Content & Trigger Warnings for Pachinko (2022)
19 content warnings identified for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Pachinko (2022) contains 19 content warnings : Hate crimes (depicted), Racial slurs / racism (depicted), Death of a child, Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth, Terminal illness, Gaslighting / emotional manipulation, Genocide / ethnic cleansing, Infidelity, War / combat, Blood / medical gore, Explicit sexual content / nudity, Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations, Alcohol abuse (depicted), Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse, Gore / graphic violence, Sexual assault / rape, Slavery / forced labor.
The most severe warnings are for Hate crimes (depicted) (severity 4/5), Racial slurs / racism (depicted) (severity 5/5), Death of a parent (severity 4/5), Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 4/5), War / combat (severity 4/5), Sexual assault / rape (severity 4/5).
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| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Hate crimes (depicted) | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Racially motivated violence against Korean people is depicted throughout the colonial-era storylines. |
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Pervasive and severe racism against Korean people under Japanese colonial rule is a central theme, including racial slurs, systematic dehumanization, and institutional discrimination spanning decades. |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a child | All | 3/5 | Depicted | The death of children occurs as part of the hardships faced by the Korean family across generations. |
| Death of a parent | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Parental death is a recurring and emotionally devastating element across the multigenerational narrative. |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Profound and sustained grief permeates the series as characters endure loss after loss across decades of hardship. |
| Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Pregnancy loss occurs in the story, depicted with emotional weight in the context of the family's struggles. |
| Terminal illness | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Serious illness and death from disease affect characters across the generational story. |
| Other | ||||
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Emotional manipulation occurs within some relationships, particularly where power dynamics are unequal. |
| Genocide / ethnic cleansing | All | 3/5 | Referenced | The systematic cultural and physical destruction of Korean identity under Japanese imperialism is a backdrop to the entire series. |
| Infidelity | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Infidelity occurs in some relationships across the multigenerational storyline. |
| War / combat | All | 4/5 | Depicted | The series spans periods including Japanese colonialism and the aftermath of WWII, with scenes of wartime violence and its devastating impact on civilians. |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Blood is visible in scenes of violence, injury, and childbirth across the series. |
| Sexual Content | ||||
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Some sexual content is present in romantic relationships, depicted with moderate intensity. |
| Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Sexual coercion occurs in the context of power imbalances between colonizer and colonized populations. |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Alcohol abuse is depicted as a coping mechanism for characters dealing with trauma and oppression. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Domestic abuse is depicted within some family dynamics across the multigenerational story. |
| Gore / graphic violence | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Some scenes depict graphic violence related to colonial oppression, wartime atrocities, and interpersonal conflict. |
| Sexual assault / rape | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Sexual violence and assault are depicted, including the exploitation of Korean women during the colonial period. |
| Slavery / forced labor | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Forced labor and servitude of Korean people under Japanese colonial rule is depicted as part of the historical setting. |
Identity & Discrimination
Racially motivated violence against Korean people is depicted throughout the colonial-era storylines.
Pervasive and severe racism against Korean people under Japanese colonial rule is a central theme, including racial slurs, systematic dehumanization, and institutional discrimination spanning decades.
Mental Health & Emotional
The death of children occurs as part of the hardships faced by the Korean family across generations.
Parental death is a recurring and emotionally devastating element across the multigenerational narrative.
Profound and sustained grief permeates the series as characters endure loss after loss across decades of hardship.
Pregnancy loss occurs in the story, depicted with emotional weight in the context of the family's struggles.
Serious illness and death from disease affect characters across the generational story.
Other
Emotional manipulation occurs within some relationships, particularly where power dynamics are unequal.
The systematic cultural and physical destruction of Korean identity under Japanese imperialism is a backdrop to the entire series.
Infidelity occurs in some relationships across the multigenerational storyline.
The series spans periods including Japanese colonialism and the aftermath of WWII, with scenes of wartime violence and its devastating impact on civilians.
Phobias & Sensory
Blood is visible in scenes of violence, injury, and childbirth across the series.
Sexual Content
Some sexual content is present in romantic relationships, depicted with moderate intensity.
Sexual coercion occurs in the context of power imbalances between colonizer and colonized populations.
Substance Use
Alcohol abuse is depicted as a coping mechanism for characters dealing with trauma and oppression.
Violence & Physical Harm
Domestic abuse is depicted within some family dynamics across the multigenerational story.
Some scenes depict graphic violence related to colonial oppression, wartime atrocities, and interpersonal conflict.
Sexual violence and assault are depicted, including the exploitation of Korean women during the colonial period.
Forced labor and servitude of Korean people under Japanese colonial rule is depicted as part of the historical setting.
