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What are good films?

The evolution of Korean films through 1945 can be viewed most clearly through the lens of Japanese occupation, often as propaganda films. there is a long history of censorship and subversion in Korean films.

From the time, June 19, 1964, Comrade Kim Jong-Il started working at the Workers’ Party Central Committee (WPCC), he directed close attention to work in the field of art and literature. It can be said that in DPR korea after liberation radical change took place first in the cinema in the sphere of literature and art. While leading film production long ago, the Comrade Kim Jong-Il made public his classic work "On the art of Cinema" which includes his original theories on film.

His work gives a comprehensive account of the principles to be adhered to in film production, especially, the seed as the core of work of literature as humanics, film production system centered on producer, the head of film makers, action of actors and actress, scenes and music and other theoretical and practical problems arising in film production in accordance with the requirements of our age.

In recent years many excellent films have been produced in Korea. There are "The Sea of Blood". "The Fate of a Self-Defence Corps Man", "The flower girl" which have been adapted for screen can be cited as masterpieces of Korean film art for their revolutionary themes, true representation and original form. Revolutionary film "Star of Korea(10 part film)", "The Sun of the Nation","Mt. Paektu" which gave artistical representation of the history of the revolutionary activities of Comrade Kim Il-Sung.

The Tale of Chun Hyang and Rim Ggokjeong which are screen version of national classics are good films.

"A Boy Beats the Thief" and "Child Commander" are good cartoon films for children. "The flower Girl"," Spring Thaw". "Morning Star". "A Bellflower" and many other feature films. science, documentary and cartoon films won high-class prizes and medals at the international film festival.

There are a timeline of the Korea film industry, a period of the Japanese Forced Occupation (1910 to 1945), the period of the birth of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(1945 to 1964) and from June 19, 1964 to the present.