1923 Kanto Massacre (2024)

The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 marked a moment of unprecedented material destruction and cultural rupture in modern Japan. The disaster soon became subject to human interpretation and political manipulation as the earth tremors and subsequent fire produced not only physical chaos but also the rumors and violence against Koreans revealing what was fearful and why. After a century, this documentary reconstructs the course of this mayhem against the colonized, and traces the ways in which the story of this genocidal violence has long been covered up, haunting those whose lives were never the same after encountering the forbidden truth.

Released

2024-08-15

Genres

Documentary, History

Runtime

112 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Kim Tae-yeong, Choi Gyu-seog

TMDB rating

5.3/10 from 3 votes