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Scholars, teachers, and students of Korea are invited to the following online film and discussion event on Thursday, November 14, 2024. It is free but registration is required. 

1923 Kanto Massacre (documentary, Korea/Japan/US, 2024, 116 min; directed by KIM Tae-yeong & CHOI Gyu-seok)

Thurs Nov 14, 2024 8:00 AM (EST)/ 2:00 PM (Germany, France)/ 9:00 PM (Singapore, China)/ 10:00 PM (Japan, Korea)

ONLINE via Zoom with: 

Discussant: Reinhard Zöllner, the University of Bonn, Germany

Moderator: Sayaka Chatani, National University of Singapore

Speaker and Creative Producer: Jinhee Josephine Lee

The Modern Japan History Association invites scholars, teachers, and students of Japan and East Asia to the online premiere of a new documentary film, 1923 Kanto Massacre. The Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923 marked a moment of unprecedented material destruction and cultural rupture in modern Japan. The disaster soon became subject to varying interpretation and political manipulation. The tremors and subsequent fire produced not only physical chaos in the Tokyo-Yokohama area but also the rumors and violence against Koreans. Produced in commemoration of the massacre's centenary, this film reconstructs the course of the post-quake mayhem against the colonized and migrant minorities revealing what was fearful and why at the heart of the Japanese Empire. Equally important, the film traces the ways in which the reality of the genocidal violence has been concealed over a century, haunting those whose lives were never the same after encountering the forbidden truth. The film is in Japanese, Korean, and English with English subtitles.

For further information, or interested in scheduling a film & discussion event in your area, contact: 1923kantomassacre@proton.me (theatre release in Japan in March, 2025.)