Heartlessness

Heartlessness 1939

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Based on the novel of the same title by Kwang-Soo Lee (Yi Kwang-su), published in 'Maeil Shinbo' in 1917. The plot is based on the relationship of three young people - English teacher Hyeong-sik Lee, dancer Young-chae Park and Hyun-soo Kim, the daughter of a wealthy presbyter. Left an orphan in early childhood, Hyeong-sik was brought up in the house of Master Park. From childhood, Park predicted his daughter Young-chae as Hyeong-sik's wife. Master Park was a patriot, and when the Japanese invaders came to power, he was illegally convicted and imprisoned. His daughter Young-chae became a kisaeng to earn money to send packages to the prison. At this time, Hyeong-sik and Young-chae are moving away from each other, and Hyun-soo appears in the life of Hyeong-sik, whom he fell in love with and is going to marry her.

1939

Arirang

Arirang 1926

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The film concerns a student, Ch'oe Yeongjin, who has become mentally ill after being imprisoned and tortured by the Japanese for his involvement in the March 1, 1919 protest against the Japanese colonial rule.

1926

New start in life

New start in life 1939

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Young peasant Seong-bo and his wife, unable to bear the poverty, leave for their hometown. After 20 years of hard work, you will be able to enjoy a more leisurely life. They had two sons. The eldest son, Cheol-su, resembled his father and was a hard worker, but his younger son, Cheol-min, was a playboy. Her mother, who was struggling with her younger son, dies, and her family begins to decline. The father leaves a letter to his two sons and sets out on a hopeless journey. The two sons are shocked and weeping, vowing to make a fresh start.

1939

Bird in Cage

Bird in Cage 1926

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A sad love story of a man and a woman who cannot meet freely because of the strict surveillance around her.

1926

I Will Die Under My Flag

I Will Die Under My Flag 1939

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Pro-Japanese propaganda film to educate the people in Korea. The old man, convinced that "the expansion of production is the duty of the entire population," faints while alone carrying water to the family's rice field. At the request of the old man to spare no effort to expand production to help the emperor, the women gather together to carry water to the old man's field.

1939

A Soldier of Fortune

A Soldier of Fortune 1926

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Na Woon-gyu plays the role of Nicolai Park, a veteran of the Russian army, who has returned to Korea from European battlefields. Broke, hungry, and unable to find employment, he is taken in as a boarder by Kim Chang-ho. Chang-ho's friend, Cha-duk becomes romantically involved with Hae-ok, who had sold herself to support her parents. Cha-duk's wife, Yeong-ja becomes involved with Nicolai, who rejects her proposal to run away with him. The romantic complications spiral until Yeong-ja kills Cha-duk. The film ends with Nicolai departing for destinations unknown while the other boarders bid him farewell.

1926

Incident of the 7th Bamboo Flute

Incident of the 7th Bamboo Flute 1936

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This action-oriented film tells the story of a traveling theatrical troupe. When one of the actresses is sold to criminals running an opium den, Woon-gyu Na's character rescues her and returns her to the troupe.

1936

Field Mouse

Field Mouse 1927

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A young man called Field Mouse (Deuljwi) saves a young couple when the woman is forced to marry a rich gangster.

1927

The Golden Fish

The Golden Fish 1927

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A touching story about how, after a quarrel, the wife leaves home, and the husband is sad, watching the fish in the aquarium.

1927

Narcissus

Narcissus 1940

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The heroine, a girl of marriageable age named Yu, married a thirteen-year-old fiancé, but he died three years later. Twenty years later, Yu adopts a child from a relative named Dong-gil. Dong-gil's siblings, wishing to inherit his legacy, spread rumors that Yu is having an affair with the village teacher.

1940

Shadow

Shadow 1935

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The story is a melodrama concerning a young woman, played by Yun Bong-choon, who is abused by her stepmother and half-sister. After her stepmother expels her from her home, she stabs her stepmother.

1935

Fig Tree

Fig Tree 1935

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The violinist and the dancer fell in love. However, a man suddenly appears, with whom the dancer leaves, tempted by his wealth. A musician who has lost his beloved looks at life pessimistically and falls into despair.

1935

A Florist

A Florist 1930

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The plot tells the story of how the female protagonist was a servant in the house of a rich man, and then was expelled after losing chastity, as well as how the male protagonist sold flowers after he was kicked out of the factory.

1930

Destiny

Destiny 1927

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The film touches on the tragic impact of the traditional marriage system on young people.

1927

The Sorrowful Song of the Sea

The Sorrowful Song of the Sea 1924

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This is a melodrama about the tragedy of two generations of father and son against the backdrop of Mount Hallasan on Jeju Island.

1924