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Ae Kwan Theater

1895 establishmentsCinemas in South KoreaCulture of IncheonJung District, Incheon
Aegwan Geukjang, 2019 05 11
Aegwan Geukjang, 2019 05 11

Ae Kwan Theater (Korean: 애관극장) is a movie theater in Incheon, South Korea. It is believed to be the oldest movie theater in Korea, having been founded in 1895. It is believed to predate what was widely considered to be the first movie theater, Dansungsa, which was founded in 1907.Ae Kwan is still in operation, although Dansungsa has since ceased. It is now owned by the AE KWAN Theater Co., Ltd.The theater formerly went by the names Hyŏmnyulsa and Ch'uk'angsa.

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Ae Kwan Theater
Uhyeon-ro 62beon-gil, Incheon Dongincheon-dong

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Uhyeon-ro 62beon-gil
22321 Incheon, Dongincheon-dong
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