Movie 'Broker' puts spotlight on 'baby boxes' in Japan, South Korea

Director Koreeda inspired by difference in two countries' drop-off services

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A poster for "Broker," the first film Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda has made in South Korea. (Photo courtesy of CJENM)

YOSUKE ONCHI, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda's "Broker," a drama about an abandoned child and illegal baby brokers in South Korea, began screening in Japan on June 24 after proving a smash hit in the country where it was filmed.

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