COLLECTION · Movie · 2002

Marching Toward the Sun

走向太阳

In the summer of 2002, a concert by composer Jin Yeong-shin drew attention away from the present and back to 1920s colonial Korea. In the occupied southern province of Gyeongsangnam-do, young Jin Yeong-shin, with his natural affinity for music, caught the eye of local violinist Professor An. Tragedy struck when Jin's older siblings were studying in China, and the Japanese captured his father and killed his younger brother, destroying their family. Jin's mother sent him to China to find his siblings, carrying a violin given to him by Professor An. In 1937 Shanghai, Jin joined Chinese youth in patriotic anti-Japanese activities, but was threatened and persecuted by collaborators. At a critical moment, Woodlan, a friend of Jin's late sister, rescued him and guided him towards revolutionary vengeance. Jin followed Woodlan to the long-awaited revolutionary haven of Yan'an, where he reunited with his mentor, Professor An. Soon after, Jin took over Professor An's role, becoming the music director of the Yan'an Women's University. In Yan'an, Jin witnessed the fiery labor of the army and civilians...