Introduction
This module introduces a brief history of Korean comfort women during World War II, which has been unresolved and still remains a controversial political debate between Korea and Japan. This module also overviews documentary and news reports about comfort women and discusses three movies depicting the lives of Korean comfort women.
Cover image copyright information: a drawing of Bok-Dong Kim, a former Korean comfort woman, titled as a memory of a day when a thirteen-year-old girl was taken away by Japanese soldiers. In memory of Bok-Dong Kim, who passed away on January 28, 2019.