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|image=[[Image:sea-of-blood.jpg]] <REF>{{cite web | last = unknown|title = Sea of Blood |url= http://www.north-korea-books.com/catalog/sea-of-blood.jpg | accessdate = 2008-03-01 }}</REF> |
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|caption=The cover to the novel Sea of Blood. |
|caption=The cover to the novel Sea of Blood. |
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Revision as of 06:33, 2 March 2008
| Sea of Blood | |
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| File:Sea-of-blood.jpg [1] The cover to the novel Sea of Blood. | |
| Lyrics | written by Kim Il Sung |
| Basis | The mass killings of Koreans during the Japanese occupation. |
| Productions | July 1971 till present [2] |
A revolutionary novel, film, and opera created in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) about the mass killings during the Japanese occupation. [3]
At Pyongyang's main theatre, the operatic version of "The Sea of Blood" is the only show in town and plays three to four times a week. Sea of Blood is also North Korea's longest-running production being staged 1,500 times.[4]
It is also a novel and a three hour black and white film rumored to have been directed in part by Kim Jong Il, the son of Kim Il Sung.
References
- ^ unknown. "Sea of Blood". Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ Karl Malakunas. "It ain't Hollywood, but North Korean cinema only has room for one star". Retrieved 2006-04-30.
- ^ KCNA. "Revolutionary opera "Sea of Blood" 30 years old". Retrieved 2006-04-30.
- ^ John Gorenfeld. "Dear Playwright". Retrieved 2006-04-30.
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