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Ra Un Gyu, Talent of Korea’s Film World
2021-11-19
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Ra Un Gyu, Talent of Korea’s Film World

Screenwriter, producer and film and drama actor Mr. Ra Un Gyu (1901-1937) was one of the talents in the Korea’s film world.
In 1923, he joined the new-acting troupe “Yerim society” and made an itinerary for the performance to the Northern Jiandao, China.
After he joined the “Korean Cinema” in Pusan in 1924, his film creation started in full scale. He took a part in the feature films “Life of Unyong” and “Trailblazer” in 1925 and another film “Black and White” in 1926.
In 1926, he made the feature film “Arirang” independently. In this film, he was screenwriter, producer and hero.
The film was one of the high in anti-Japanese sentiments and strong national coloring.
He also took charge of screenwriting, directing and acting in the successive creation of the feature films “Lucky Adventurer” (1926), “Field Mouse” (1926), “Goldfish” (1927), “Good-bye!” (1927), “Oknyo” (1928) and “Dumb Samryongi” (1929).
In 1936, he succeeded in making a silent film into a talking film while adapting the feature film “Arirang” to contribute greatly to the development of the Korean films.
Within a decade of film working, he created 18 scenarios, produced 20 films and played a leading part in 25 films.
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