Dansungsa

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Dansungsa (1953)
Korean spelling
Korean alphabet : 단성사
Hanja : 團 成 社
Revised Romanization : Danseongsa
McCune-Reischauer : Tansǒngsa

The Dansungsa in Seoul opened as a stage theater in 1907. From 1918 films were also shown, making it one of the first cinemas in Korea . On October 27, 1919, the first Korean film was shown there with Fight for Justice (original title: 의리 적 구투 ) . Since 1966, October 27 has been considered Korean Film Day .

In 2005 the Dansungsa was reopened.

Web links

Commons : Dansungsa  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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  1. Cho Junhyoung: A Brief History of Korean Cinema . In: Sangjoon Lee (Ed.): Rediscovering Korean Cinema . University of Michigan Press, Michigan 2019, ISBN 978-0-472-05429-9 , pp. 35 , doi : 10.3998 / mpub.10027126 .
  2. Film industry holds seminar in the run-up to the centenary of Korean cinema. In: KBS World Radio. October 27, 2018, accessed February 9, 2019 .