Arirang (1957)

Directed by

Kim So-dong

Country

South Korea

How it feels

A silent film from 1926, it is a story about the Korean resistance against Japanese colonial rule. The title comes from a traditional folk song that audiences would sing after watching. The film is now considered lost, but its plot is documented.

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What happens

Arirang (Korean: 아리랑) is a 1926 Korean silent film directed by Na Woon-gyu, who is also one of the main cast. It is regarded as one of the most influential films in Korean cinema history, as well as the first Korean nationalist film and a critique of the Japanese rule of Korea. It is named after the traditional song "Arirang," which audiences were said to sing at the conclusion of the film. Arirang is considered a lost film, but a written record of the plot still exists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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