The sixth episode of Pachinko premiered on Friday and was based on emotion and drama. Streaming on Apple TV+, the series has been a slow-burn since the first episode. Thankfully, with Episode 6, Pachinko finally picked up the pace and delivered one of his most moving episodes of all time. In the sixth episode, Sunja (Minha Kim) gives birth to her child while Pastor Isaac (Steve Sanghyun Noh) faces the harsh reality. On the other hand, Solomon (Jin Ha) is reunited with Hana (Mari Yamamoto).
WARNING: Spoilers Ahead
The episode begins with a focus on Solomon, who takes viewers back to his days as a teenager, madly in love with Hana. So much so that despite knowing about the risk of being caught, he buys a box of candy because Hana insists that he prove his love for her this way. Unfortunately for Solomon, he is caught and the owner of the Japanese store takes him to the police. A mysterious call saves Solomon from the police. Although it is not clear who made the call, I believe it may be Hansu (Lee Min-ho) / The powerful scene highlights the racism faced by Koreans, who were forced to move to Japan and in later years. Zainichi was forced to live his life. The Japan-Korea War ended.
After the incident, Mojasu (Soji Arai) decides to send Solomon to America. After brief flashbacks, Pachinko returns to 1989, and finally introduces the grown-up Hana, who had been asking Solomon for help via phone call. In a shocking turn of events, Hana is diagnosed with AIDS. The hospital refuses to treat her but a doctor offers to help. She was moved to an isolated ward, with doctors clearly informing her family that there was no hope for her and it was not certain how long she would live.
Solomon finds his way to Hana. He tried to persuade her to go to America for treatment but she turned it down. She suggests that she would prefer to die in Osaka. Sharing thoughts of her sad heart, Hana tells him that she often looked up to those living in fancy houses and wondered what their life would be like. However, one of these fancy houses left her with AIDS. Shocked by the confession, Solomon is left speechless during the conversation. Hana urges him to look at reality, saying that no matter how hard he tries, he will never be one of the Japanese.
After getting a reality check from Hana, an enraged Solomon heads to his office and packs up his desk. No one in the firm even talks to him, which makes him angry. He dumps his belongings from his office in a fountain under the building. His anger is quelled by Mamoru Yoshi, who is frequently referenced in previous episodes, but it is only in the sixth episode that we finally meet him.
The businessman, surrounded by rumors of corruption and obscure deals, tells Solomon that the two men have one thing in common – a bad reputation. When they share a cab back home, Mamoru and Solomon have a bilingual conversation – in Japanese and English – to show that both men are educated and still where they are. It is hinted that Mamoru has a serious family history, but despite this, he tells Solomon that he has grown out of his grandfather’s shadow and that Solomon should try it too. Mamoru offers Solomon to take his father’s gambling business – pachinko – to the world.
Meanwhile, back at the hospital, Hana continues to sort out her relationship with her family. Old Sunja (Yoon Yuh-jung) and Hana clarify a long-standing misunderstanding. Hana seemingly confronts Sunja, claiming that it was she who forced Hana to flee. She reminds him that Sunja had claimed that they would ruin Solomon’s life. While Hana, for many years, thought that Sunja was talking about Hana, Sunja clarified that she was talking about herself, revealing that she once had a child whom he called because of her. have lost.
Solomon goes to the hospital and learns that Sunja is also visiting Hana. In a fit of rage, Solomon tells her about the ruined deal and blames her for it. He says that it is because of him that he became weak hearted and this led to the present situation. Sunja did not retaliate. Instead, she tells him that there was a time when he had the option of choosing a life of wealth, but he chose otherwise, referring to the time he chose Isaac over Hansu. When Solomon asked her the reason behind her decision, Sunja asked how she could live a life that was split in half—one life she could talk about while the other was hidden. “It means something,” Sunja tells Solomon. She reminds him that it’s important to see how you came from your successes when you’re successful.
While the drama of the late ’80s took over the majority of episodes, the drama unfolding in the past – 1931 – was no less. Sunja goes into labor after seeing her brother-in-law Yoseb walk out of the house after a fight with her sister-in-law Kyunghee (Jung Un-chae). On the other hand, we see that Pastor Isaac has assigned a duty to persuade a boy to give up his risky affairs which could put him in a deadly trap. However, the boy refuses, helping the pastor to realize that the Koreans are living an abusive life throughout Japan and need change.
Torn between peace and chaos, Isaac returns home to find Sunja in labor. However, Sunja urges him to find Yoseb instead of asking him to be by his side. Sunja and Isaac find themselves in a whirlwind of emotions. While an emotional Sunja gets caught up in the birth of her child, Isaac finally meets reality when he sees a group of happy souls of Koreans banging against the wall when a team of special Japanese police suddenly heads to the bar to investigate. Is. When the police check their bags and wallets, he sees these ordinary men snatching their respect. The harsh slap of reality awakens in him a sense of rebellion. As he returns home, his emotions take hold when his brother defames Sunja. He not only tells his brother to back down while professing his love for Sunja, but he also decides that he doesn’t want his child to grow up in a society where such incidents are the norm.
They reach home and are greeted by a child. Sunja requests Joseb to name the child. He is taken by surprise, suggesting that he is not sure he deserves the respect. However, Isaac convinces him that he is the head of the family and it is his duty to name the child. Taking the child in his lap, the brother-in-law starts crying bitterly.
After the birth of the child, the priest is more inclined towards Sunja. In keeping with his changed mindset, the priest stops wearing his suit, indicating that he is part of the New World. The episode ends when Hansu decides to end their marriage after learning that Sunja has given birth to a child. He blames his Japanese wife for not fulfilling her son-bearing duties and hints that she is about to get custody of her son.
Pachinko Episode 6 packs in metaphors and drama. In this episode the slowly cooked broth has come to a boil. It comes as a sense of relief that Jin Ha is finally fitting into the series. The actor helped hold the episode together, even if it had the least number of lines. However, it is Mari Yamamoto who steals the show. She beautifully presents Hana’s internal and external battles with the characters and herself. She grabs your attention even when she is in Yuh-jung’s room.
The final scene of the episode has also got me excited for Pachinko Episode 7. After being hinted at by Sunja that she has lost her first son – seemingly referring to her child with Hansu, it seems that Hansu is not going to leave Sunja and Pastor Isaac so easily.
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