A Study on Japanese Film Censorship in Colonial Korea

• In Event: Scholar to Scholar II

Abstract

This study explores Imperial Japan's film censorship in colonial Korea before 1940.This paper will begin by introducing the historical context of media censorship in colonial Korea. Then, provisions of film-related laws will be analyzed to show the aims of film censorship by Imperial Japan. The censors and the apparatus of film inspection as significant factors of media censorship will also be mentioned based on historical documents.

Author

• Min Ju Lee, Seoul National Univ