Arirang (1926 film)

Arirang , Arirang is a 1926 Korean film. One of the earliest feature films to be made in the country, it is named after the traditional song Arirang, which audiences were said to sing at the conclusion of the film. The silent, black and white film was written and directed by Na Ungyu 19021937, and stars Na Ungyu, Shin Ilseon and Nam Kungun. It depicts life in Japanese Korea.

The premiere of the film at Dansungsa Theater in Seoul on October 1, 1926 caused a national sensation, and the film was soon shown throughout the country. Arirang became an extremely influential film in the history of Korean cinema, and started what is known as the Golden Age of Silent Films in Korea which continued until about 1935. It was also the first in a line of nationalist, antiJapanese films which ended with the increased suppression of the national culture in the mid1930s.Na Ungyu made two sequels to this film Arirang keuhu iyagi 1930 and Arirang1936. Also, IMDB shows that Na Ungyus story for Arirang has been remade at least three times since the 1926 debut of the original. Director Lee Kangcheon filmed his version of Arirang in 1954, Yu Hyunmok filmed his in 1968, and most recently, Lee Dooyong made a version in 2003. ........

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