Abstract: A number of South Korean films produced in the 1930s were rediscovered since the beginning of the 21st century. These earlier productions are similar to China’s movies of the same period in terms of subject matter, theme and style. They both use this modern artistic medium to explore “antimodernity” themes. By comparing the three representative early Korean movies “Sweet Dream”, “Fisherman’s Fire” and “Military Train”, with China’s early productions, this article explores how East Asia is imagined in the early films from a dual perspective.
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Key words:  early films, South Korea, China, imagining East Asia