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Taishōkan

Taishōkan is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Taishōkan rather than just read about it. In short: Taishōkan (Japanese: 大正館; Korean: 대정관; RR: Daejeonggwan; MR: Taejŏnggwan) was a movie theater in Keijō (Seoul), Korea, Empire of Japan. It operated between 1912 and 1935.

Key takeaways

Taishōkan belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Taishōkan to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Taishōkan from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Taishōkan (Japanese: 大正館; Korean: 대정관; RR: Daejeonggwan; MR: Taejŏnggwan) was a movie theater in Keijō (Seoul), Korea, Empire of Japan. It operated between 1912 and 1935. It was located at Sakuraicho 1-chōme (櫻井町1丁目; now 26 Inhyeon-dong 1-ga). In 1914, the building was renamed Dai-ichi Taishōkan (第一大正館) after the building's owner acquired a second building that they named Dai-ni Taishōkan.

History The theater was established shortly after the beginning of the 1910 to 1945 Japanese colonial period in Korea. It was connected with the business family of patriarch Nita Matabe (新田又兵衛). Nita's four sons all moved to Korea, and operated or assisted with operating the family's various businesses there. The movie theater's founding owner was third son Koichi (新田耕市), who was assisted by younger brother Shukichi (新田秀吉). They initially intended to name the theater Yūraku-kan (遊楽; lit. 'amusement house'), but around that time, Japanese Emperor Taishō ascended to the throne. They decided to name the theater in the emperor's honor.

Taishōkan was established on November 7, 1912. It was mostly meant for Japanese audiences, and primarily screened films in the Japanese language. It attempted to differentiate itself with other theaters of the time using a variety of methods. It showed new films more frequently: every two weeks, compared to their competitors' standard of twice per month. They also priced their tickets cheaply, with pricing tiers for various qualities of seats (50 sen for special seats, 30 for 1st class, 20 for 2nd, 10 for 3rd). It also attempted to promote a clean, cutting edge, and modern image. Sanitation was a high priority, and it hired neatly-dressed female staff in modern Western clothing. Customers were receptive towards the theater, and began visiting it in great numbers. Nita Koichi began moving to expand their business. He established a company, Nita Entertainment (新田演藝部), and quickly began establishing and acquiring more movie theaters across Korea. He created a film distribution network, and developed distribution contracts with small theaters. By 1913, they were able to buy out their main competitor, Keijō Kōtō Engeikan, which they renamed to Dai-ni Taishōkan (lit. 'Taishōkan No. 2'). Their original theater was renamed to Dai-ichi Taishōkan, and it served as their flagship theater in Korea. Nita became interested in trading stocks in 1918. In May 1920, the Keijō Stock Exchange was established, and Nita handed over control of the movie theater business to his brothers so that he could focus on trading. However, the business soon suffered a setback, as Japanese movie companies acquired greater influence in Korea around the early 1920s. By January 1925, the Nita brothers sold off Taishōkan to a Fukuzaki Hamanosuke (福崎濱之助). Fukuzaki had no experience in the film business, and sought to hire more experienced management. However, the advent of sound films caused the facilities in the theater to become dated. Dissatisfied, Fukuzaki sold the theater again to film company PCL, which reopened the theater on November 15, 1934. The theater closed the following year, on December 16, 1935. The theater's properties were sold to the Scala Theatre, which opened a few weeks later on the 30th.

References

External links Media related to Taishōkan, Keijō at Wikimedia Commons

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Taishōkan

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Taishōkan claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Taishōkan before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Taishōkan ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Taishōkan

In research: Taishōkan appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Taishōkan in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Taishōkan is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1912 establishments in Korea, 1930s disestablishments in Korea, 1935 disestablishments in Asia, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Taishōkan outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Taishōkan in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Taishōkan means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Taishōkan in simple terms?

Taishōkan (Japanese: 大正館; Korean: 대정관; RR: Daejeonggwan; MR: Taejŏnggwan) was a movie theater in Keijō (Seoul), Korea, Empire of Japan. It operated between 1912 and 1935.

Why does Taishōkan matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Taishōkan?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Taishōkan.