Sea of Blood
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Sea of Blood is a revolutionary novel, film, and opera created in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
about the mass killings during the Japanese occupation. The performance is considered as one of the "Five Great Revolutionary Operas" (Korean
: 5대 혁명가극), a group of classical, revolution-themed opera repertoires well received within North Korea.
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.
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.
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
about the mass killings during the Japanese occupation. The performance is considered as one of the "Five Great Revolutionary Operas" (Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
: 5대 혁명가극), a group of classical, revolution-themed opera repertoires well received within North Korea.
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.
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.