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Calling of Imperial, Missed Answer -On The Cinema Jiwonbyoung and The Problem of 'Naseon Ilchea'-

Ducgi Lee 1

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Following the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, imperial Japan tried to prepare a full wartime mobilization with their 'Naeson Ilchae' propaganda, meaning Japan and Joseon should be one, undoubtedly under Japan's domination. In 1938, the Japanese Empire promulgated an imperial order to draft enough volunteer soldiers, which got Japan itself in high gear to gather 'volunteer' soldiers from Joseon. The film Jiwonbyoung was made as an immediate and strong response to these wartime calls from the Japanese Empire. The protagonist, Chunho hopes to erase everything he has gotten from his father in order to acquire qualifications to become a complete Japanese. The movie, at the same time, uses another main character, Bunok, to naturalize Joseon. This traditional female character provokes a sense of nostalgia for the dominated homeland, idealizing Joseon's traditional virtues such as devotion, chastity, and faithfulness. This duplicity in the film was why it could not get permission to be screened; that is, Jiwonbyoung was aiming for 'Naeson Ilchae' propaganda, whereas reminding audiences of the nation, Joseon. Another movie, which led up to Jiwonbyoung, Kimitoboku, the title of which means 'you and I both' in Japanese, also failed to get approval from the empire because of its frequent use of Korean language, although far more active in supporting the propaganda in it. The Japanese Empire, actually, was not to approve any Joseon-made movies. In this sense, Jiwonbyoung can be shown as one of the most realistic examples that had shown Joseon movies' contradiction during Japanese wartimes.

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