Hyŏmnyulsa (Korean: 협률사) was among the earliest indoor theatres in Korea, and was supported by the Korean Empire from its opening in 1902 until its closing...

during the First Sino-Japanese War, as Hyŏmnyulsa (협률사; 協律舍; Hyeomnyulsa, not to be confused with Hyŏmnyulsa, which has a different final Hanja character)...

claims that the Incheon-based Ae Kwan Theater, which first opened as Hyŏmnyulsa (협률사; 協律舍) in 1895, is the first. Before the creation of a domestic film...

operation, and now hosts a jewelry business. Another notable theater was Hyomnyulsa, which opened in 1902 in Seoul, although it was not intended to be a permanent...