Arirang (lost Korean silent film; 1926): Difference between revisions

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The original poster for the film.

Status: Lost

Arirang (아리랑) is a 1926 Korean film. This film was directed by Na Un-gyu who also starred in the lead role.^[1] Its title refers to a traditional Korean song of the same name.

Plot

This film is about Yeong-jin, a young man who has become mentally ill after being imprisoned and tortured by the Japanese police, because he protested against their occupation of Korea. He comes back to his family home to live with his father and sister. Yeong-hui, his sister, is raped by O Gi-ho, a pro-Japanese collaborator. Yeong-jin suffers from hallucinations and in blind fury kills O Gi-ho with a sickle. He comes back to his senses, but is taken away by the Japanese police.^[2]

Loss

The film is known, like many other silent Korean films, to likely be lost permanently in the destruction of the Korean War.

Produced during Japan's invasion of Korea, Arirang was the first Korean feature film,^[3] starting the golden age of Korean films.^[4]

In 2005, there was a rumor that the film could be found in a recently deceased Japanese film collector's collection, but no further news was heard of these developments.^[5]

External Link

IMDb page on the film. Retrieved 08 Sept '17.

References

↑ Details lost status of film. Retrieved 08 Sept '17.
↑ Details prospect of finding the lost film. Retrieved 08 Sept '17.
↑ Korea Herald article on the film. Retrieved 11 Jun '19
↑ Article on Arirang. Retrieved 11 Jun '19
↑ An archive of an article that states that the film was rumored to be found in a collection. Retrieved 11 Jun '19

[1] Details lost status of film. Retrieved 08 Sept '17.

[2] Details prospect of finding the lost film. Retrieved 08 Sept '17.

[3] Korea Herald article on the film. Retrieved 11 Jun '19

[4] Article on Arirang. Retrieved 11 Jun '19

[5] An archive of an article that states that the film was rumored to be found in a collection. Retrieved 11 Jun '19

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+|title=<center>Arirang (1926)</center>
-|image=Arirang.jpg
+|image=Original_Arirang_poster.png
-|imagecaption=Cover of the film.
+|imagecaption=The original poster for the film.
 |status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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+'''''Arirang''''' (''아리랑'') is a 1926 Korean film. This film was directed by Na Un-gyu who also starred in the lead role.<ref>[https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Arirang%20(1926%20film)  Details lost status of film.] Retrieved 08 Sept '17.</ref> Its title refers to a traditional Korean song of the same name.
+==Plot==
+This film is about Yeong-jin, a young man who has become mentally ill after being imprisoned and tortured by the Japanese police, because he protested against their occupation of Korea. He comes back to his family home to live with his father and sister. Yeong-hui, his sister, is raped by O Gi-ho, a pro-Japanese collaborator. Yeong-jin suffers from hallucinations and in blind fury kills O Gi-ho with a sickle. He comes back to his senses, but is taken away by the Japanese police.<ref>[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/02/11/2005021161014.html  Details prospect of finding the lost film.] Retrieved 08 Sept '17.</ref>
-'''''Arirang''''' is a 1926 film. <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0149706/  IMDb page] Retrieved 8 Sep 2017.</ref> This film was directed by Ra Un-Gya and starred Woon-gyu Na in the lead role. <ref>[https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Arirang%20(1926%20film)  Details lost status of film] Retrieved 8 Sep 2017.</ref> Its country of origin is South Korea. This film is about a man's visit to a friend's house in the countryside, where he falls in love with the daughter. <ref>[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/02/11/2005021161014.html  Details prospect of finding the lost film] Retrieved 8 Sep 2017.</ref>
+==Loss==
+The film is known, like many other silent Korean films, to likely be lost permanently in the destruction of the Korean War.
-This is an important film because it has always been regarded as a masterpiece of early Korean cinema. There is even an annual film festival and celebration of the film in South Korea, which is allegedly held on the original film set.
+Produced during Japan's invasion of Korea, ''Arirang'' was the first Korean feature film,<ref>[http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190530000560 Korea Herald article on the film.] Retrieved 11 Jun '19</ref> starting the golden age of Korean films.<ref>[https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/Arirang_(1926_film).html Article on ''Arirang''.] Retrieved 11 Jun '19</ref>
-The film is known, like many other silent Korean films, to likely be lost permanently in the destruction of the Korean War. In 2005, there was a rumor that the film could be found in a recently deceased Japanese film collector's collection, but no further news was heard of these developments.
+In 2005, there was a rumor that the film could be found in a recently deceased Japanese film collector's collection, but no further news was heard of these developments.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060204190739/http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200502/200502110014.html An archive of an article that states that the film was rumored to be found in a collection.] Retrieved 11 Jun '19</ref>
+==External Link==
+*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0149706/  IMDb page on the film.] Retrieved 08 Sept '17.
 ==References==
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+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Lost films]]
+[[Category:Historic]]
+[[Category:Completely lost media]]