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Viva Freedom!
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Viva Freedom!
| image = Jayu manse poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster to 'Viva Freedom!' (1946)
| director = Choi In-kyuInfobox data from 'and'
| producer = Choi Wan-gyoo
| writer = Jeon Chang-geun
| starring = Jeon Chang-geun
Hwang Yeo-heui
Yu Gye-seon
| music = Pak T'ae-hyeon
Jo Baek-bong
| cinematography = Han Hyeong-mo
| editing =
| distributor = Koryo Film Co. Ltd.
| released =
| runtime = 53 minutes
| country = Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| native_name =
}}
'Viva Freedom!' (, 'Jayu Manse', aka 'Hurrah! For Freedom') is a 1946 Korean film directed by Choi In-kyu. It was the first film made in the country after achieving independence from Japan. During the colonial period, Choi was only allowed to make certain films, but the plot of 'Viva Freedom!' is distinctly different, telling the story of a Korean patriotic resistance fighter in 1945.
Plot
Protagonist Choi Han-Jung, who was imprisoned for his independence activism, succeeds in breaking out of prison. Upon escaping, he stays with a comrade in the cause for independence, Park Jin-beom. He meets his other political comrades in a basement under a house built in a western-style and persuades them to continue their resistance to the Japanese Kenpeitai in the 1940s when the fall of the Japanese empire was imminent. However, a member of the movement gets caught by the Japanese while moving the dynamite, which leads to Choi striving to save him and ends up surrounded by the Japanese military police. He hides in the residence of Mi-hyang, who is a mistress of the Japanese police high official Nanbu (). A gunfight with the Kenpeitai ensues, which leads to Choi being injured and imprisoned in a university hospital while receiving treatment. With the help of nurse Hye-ja who loved Choi, Han-jung can keep doing his endeavors for independence. With the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Korea gains its independence due to Japan's surrender. While the streets of Jongno celebrate the event, Han-jung searches for the tomb of Mi-hyang, who lost her life.https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0048023
Cast
Choi han jung: Jeon Chang-geun ()
Mihyang: Yu Gye-seon ()
Hyeja: Hwang Yeo-heui ()
Reception
The film was well-received by the then audience who was touched by the liberation of Korea.https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0048023
Chiang Kai-shek is reported to have written a calligraphic banner that reads "Viva freedom! Viva Korea! ( )" after watching the movie in China.
Literature
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References
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