Joseon Films in Newspaper Articles 01

The Korean Film Archive (KOFA) published < Joseon Films in Newspaper Articles >, the first issue of 'Japanese Colonial Era Movie Data Series' that chronologically arranged news articles related to films, plays, and entertainment from newspapers of Joseon circulated during the 36-year Imperial Japanese Colonial Rule. This book offers a vast collection of news articles related to films and entertainment, which were carried in Meilsinbo (newspaper) from 1911 to 1917. While focusing on news stories on movies, it also includes news articles and advertisements related to theater, troupe, and filmslide groups -- which are essential in gaining insight into the early history of film -- and selectively contains articles that give a glimpse of plays including old plays and activities of troupes, Korean geisha, and contributions from readers. Published amidst the heightened interest of the public in the history of Imperial Japanese Colonial Rule, this book is expected to serve as a useful resource for researchers of literature, play, contemporary and modern history, and popular culture as well as for researchers of Korean film history. ？