일제 강점기 해항 도시 통영의 지역극장 ‘봉래좌’ 연구

Abstract

This study examines the construction process of the cultural hub of local area and the artistic or commercial use of Bongrae-Theater. The Bongrae-Theater shows the cultural tension between ‘Koreans conquered’ and ‘Japanese residing in Korea.’ Bongrae-Theater is the theater that was built on Tongyeong 1914. Bongrae-Theater was basically a theater, and was as a public hall. Construction subject of Bongrae-Theater was Japanese merchants lived in Tongyeong on Japanese Colonial Era. Traders forces included Gyobongongbak(橋本公博), Japanese merchant. Japanese merchants had built a theater and public hall for not only Koreans but also Japanese residents in Tongyeong. Bongrae-Theater was basically operating as space for commercial interests. Bongrae-Theater was the theater as a space built for Koreans, these applications was diluted and eventually fell by commercial interests. The number of works presented at Bongrae-Theater of Tongyeong city is quite lot and some works among them has a great significance in the history of cinema and local entertainment of South Korea. But a research on Bongrae-Theater of Tongyeong city are still left with much of an uncharted territory. Except for some articles, the academic interest in Bongrae-Theater and Local Culture Exchange of Tongyeong city as Seaport on Japanese Colonial Era, had not been expressed properly in the history of Korea's movie and theater. To solve this problem, this study investigated the history, the stakeholders and the theatre features of Bongrae-Theater of Tongyeong City. In conclusion, Bongrae-Theater of Tongyeong City as the local theater, was served with the days of trouble, with the Korean shipbuilding.