A Portrait of Photography

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Japanese photojournalist Kuwabara Shisei boards a flight to Korea. Since his first visit in 1964 as a 27-year-old, Shisei has spent six decades documenting the turbulence of Korea's modern history: Cheonggyecheon, military camp towns, the Vietnam War deployment, and democracy movements. Now elderly, he returns, believing this might be his final journey. He carries a mission: to revisit the places and people that defined his life’s work. The film follows the photographer’s footsteps back into the heart of these historical sites.

Release dates

• Theatrical release: 2026-09-02
• Trailer: 2025-08-21

Timeline

• 2026-09-02 — Released: TMDb status: Released
• 2026-09-02 — Release date set: Release date set to 2026-09-02
• 2026-09-02 — Theatrical release: Theatrical Release (KR)
• 2025-08-21 — Trailer: Trailer: 사진의 얼굴 A Portrait of Photography | 한국경쟁 Korean Competition | 17TH DMZ Docs Trailer

Also confirmed: Casting, Director attached, Writer attached.

Cast & crew

Kazuko Kuwabara · Shisei Kuwabara · Koh Hee-young