Masaji Ishikawa
Masaji Ishikawa | |
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石川昌司 | |
Born | 1947 (age 76–77) |
Known for | Defection from North Korea |
Writing career | |
Pen name | Shunsuke Miyazaki (宮崎 俊輔) |
Children | 3 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 도창순 |
Hanja | 都昌巡 |
Revised Romanization | Do Changsun |
McCune–Reischauer | To Ch'angsun |
Masaji Ishikawa or Do Changsun is a
Yalu river, leaving behind three children and a spouse.[1][2] The Japanese government assisted him in leaving China.[3] In 2003, he was working as a security guard.[1]
Memoir
In 2000, Ishikawa published his memoirs in Japan under the title 北朝鮮大脱出地獄からの生還 and the nom de plume Shunsuke Miyazaki (宮崎 俊輔).[4][5] They were translated into English in 2017 under the title A River in Darkness.[6] Ishikawa's memoirs are published in Korean under his Korean name[nb 1] and the title 역사의 증언자.[7] The book was translated into Persian in 2020.[8] The part of the book focused on the river crossing was published in Literary Hub.[9]
Notes
References
- ^ a b Matsubara, Hiroshi (5 February 2003). "No welcome mat for North Korea escapees". The Japan Times. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Scanlon, Charles (25 November 2002). "Identity crises for Japan's Koreans". BBC. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Lee, Young Hwa (August 2002). "Shenyang asylum incident co-produced by Japan & China" (PDF). The Seiron. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ISBN 978-1542047197.
- ^ Matsubara, Hiroshi (23 January 2004). "Risky North Korea rescue left unfinished". The Japan Times. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Chan, Charmaine (1 February 2018). "Review: Memoir that should be standard work on the hell of North Korea". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ 북랩, 북한에 표류된 한 인간의 목숨을 건 탈출기 ‘역사의 증언자’ 출간 (in Korean). Korea Newswire. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Masaji Ishikawa's "A River in Darkness" published in Persian". Tehran Times. 3 January 2020.
- ^ Ishikawa, Masaji (2 January 2018). "One Man's Escape From North Korea". Literary Hub. Retrieved 23 May 2021.