Independent Lens S09E27 · Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story

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A Japanese family searches for their daughter who was abducted by North Korean spies in 1977. / Recalls the 1977 kidnapping of schoolgirl Megumi Yokota from her Japanese hometown by North Korean agents, who took her to North Korea.

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26. 27 27. Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story2008-06-19 · 1h 0mA Japanese family searches for their daughter who was abducted by North Korean spies in 1977. / Recalls the 1977 kidnapping of schoolgirl Megumi Yokota from her Japanese hometown b