''Deuljwi'' (들쥐, ''Field Mouse'') is a 1927 Korean film written, directed, edited by and starring
Na Woon-gyu
Na Woon-gyu (October 27, 1902 – August 9, 1937) was a Korean actor, screenwriter and director. He is widely considered the most important filmmaker in early Korean cinema, and possibly Korea's first true movie star. Since he often wrote, dir ...
(1902-1937). It premiered at the Danseongsa Theater in Seoul.
Plot
The plot concerns a young couple who have made a marriage vow with each other. Their marriage is thwarted when the woman is forced to marry a rich gangster. A fighter for justice called "Deuljwi(Field Mouse)" stops the wedding, kills the gangsters, and returns the bride to her betrothed.
Reception
The film was considered to be work of art that symbollically represent the invasiveness of Japanese colonialists with the rich gangster being the Japanese and the man who was stolen of his potential wife being the korean nation and was banned by the Japanese authorities on the very next day of release.
The film was the first one to be banned and was able to be screened after cuts.
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See also
*Contemporary culture of South Korea
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Cinema of Korea
The term "Cinema of Korea" (or "Korean cinema") encompasses the motion picture industries of North and South Korea. As with all aspects of Korean life during the past century, the film industry has often been at the mercy of political events, ...
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1927 films
Pre-1948 Korean films
Korean silent films
Korean black-and-white films
Korean-language films
Films directed by Na Woon-gyu
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