Gyeongseong Creature: Japan's Invasion Collides with Joseon

Did you ever experience the pain from pulling a nail off? This inhumane act served as common torture for independence activists in Joseon by Japanese policemen. In 1910, Japan colonized Joseon and forced civilians to follow its rules. The violence also exploited Joseon's socioeconomic status. History distortion, culture manipulation, inhibiting Korean use, and heritage damage were inevitable. Despite Korea's depression period, the stubborn persistence from Joseon's independence activists had won colonization, winning liberty. Released on December 22nd, 2023, the drama, Gyeongseong Creature displays the reality of colliding independence activists' lives through fictional stories. The directors, Dong-Yun Jeong and Yeong-Seop Noh, criticize experiments on civilians, describe historic events, and examine hostility during the colonization period. Therefore, Gyeongseong Creature vividly portrays the melancholic memory of Joseon through symbols, motifs, and conflict.

Foremost, Gyeongseong Creature condemns inhumane experiments on independence activists through symbolic victims. Throughout the film, a ridiculous amount of experimental subjects appear, from children to seniors. During this scene, they are exposed to bacillus anthracis, which is a contagious toxic bacteria to humans, and injected with unauthorized chemicals testing their reactions. In spite of those, the reality is not completely revealed due to high rated experiments. Subjects from the drama symbolize independence activists from Joseon. A report by Keiichi, an assistant professor in National Nagasaki University, exposed the serious crimes committed by the Japanese military unit, stating: