Reflections on 1950s Korean Cinema

This book, the fruit of an interview project with senior cinema experts in 2004, is the first volume in a series. The Korean Film Archive plans to publish a book every year using the interviews of Korean senior cinema experts, which will continue to be conducted on a regular basis. This year, the Archive completed 60 recordings with 22 senior cinema individuals in total, as direct witnesses of Korean film development who were in the field producing film culture in the 1950s. Their reflections were recorded on about 200 DVCAM tapes. The interviews were transcribed from the tapes in their entirety and reorganized into publishable form. The result is the book, .

This book contains all the major cinema players: directors Noh Jinseop, Park Sangho, Ha Hansu; programmers Kim Ingi, Hwang Nam; recorder Son Inho; artist Noh Intaek; actors/actresses Lee Taekgyun, Im Haelim, Choi Jihui; dubbing artist Lee Hyegyeong; writers Kim Jiheon, Choi Seokgyu; musician Jeon Jeonggeun; journalist Kang Daeseon; lighting technicians Kim Seokjin, Ma Yongcheon; cameraman Hong Donghyeok; reviewer Ho Hyeokchan; editors Kim Huisu, Lee Doweon; special effects Choi Hyeongrae. It also includes testimonies and photographs of those who were very important in the field of Korean cinema but who were not in the limelight.

will provide invaluable information not only to film scholars but also to those that simply love Korean film.