Sea of Blood

Infobox Musical
name= Sea of Blood
music=
lyrics=written by Kim Il Sung
book=
basis=The mass killings of Koreans during the Japanese occupation.
productions= July 1971 till present cite web | last = Karl Malakunas|title = It ain't Hollywood, but North Korean cinema only has room for one star |url= http://www.thingsasian.com/stories-photos/3259 | accessdate = 2006-04-30
awards= A revolutionary novel, film, and opera created in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) about the mass killings during the Japanese occupation. cite web | last = KCNA |title = Revolutionary opera "Sea of Blood" 30 years old |url= http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2001/200108/news08/24.htm | accessdate = 2006-04-30

At Pyongyang's main theatre, the operatic version of "The Sea of Blood" is the only show in town and plays three to four times a week. Sea of Blood is also North Korea's longest-running production being staged 1,500 times.cite web | last = John Gorenfeld|title = Dear Playwright|url= http://www.reason.com/contrib/show/307.xml | accessdate = 2006-04-30

It is also a novel and a three hour black and white film rumored to have been directed in part by Kim Jong Il, the son of Kim Il Sung.

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