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Like most other developed countries, South Korea’s film industry has had a great influence on the public. As films can affect the public with their great popularity and their vivid audio-visual effect, it has such influence that alarms the government to place strict regulations which the films must follow in order to be viewed by the public. This control on the film industry and filmmakers resulted in film censorship. The censorship often changed depends on the government's attitude toward the social structure and films. Thus, the filmmakers could not criticize the government in any aspect, instead, they could only promote and support the government. Consequently, the filmmakers were not allowed to freely express their creativity as well as their ideas and thoughts, and these restrictions lead to the decline of the film industry. There are 2 major time periods where film censorship strongly impacted on the growth of the film industry in South Korea, namely, the period during Colonial Korea which was under Japanese Rule (Japanese occupation) and the period when the film industry were under heavily surveillance from the new military regime. ==Film censorship in Colonial Korea under Japanese rule== Film was first introduced during the Chosun dynasty (1897–1910) and it gained popularity along with superfluous positive outcomes from its viewers. As a result, it could be the great introduction of Western culture and high technology as well. However, when Japan took over the country, they started to take control of the film industry by establishing film censorship regulations which prohibited to make scenes that might damage image of the Japanese Empire. And also, films that deterred war related objective or praised America were prohibited. The film censorship laws such as the Motion Picture Censorship Regulation and the Chosun Motion Picture Law were introduced during the Colonial Period. The Motion Picture Censorship Regulation includes: # All foreign and domestic films needed for approval before screened # Japanese police must attend at the time of screenings The Chosun Motion Picture Law includes: 1) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Film censorship in South Korea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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