Na Woon-gyu
Korean film studios at this time were Japanese-operated. A hat-merchant known as Yodo Orajo established a film company called Choson Kinema Productions. After appearing in the Choson Kinema's 1926 production "Nongjungjo" (), the young actor Na Woon-gyu got the chance to write, direct and star in his own film. The release of Na's film, "Arirang" () (1926) is the start of the era of silent film in Korea.