일제강점기에 방어진은 국내 3대 어항으로 성장했으나, 일본인들이 쌓아올린 막대한 부의 이면에서 토착민들의 한과 고통은 더해만 갔다.
Defense facility of the nation`s three major fishing port during the Japanese occupation era were developed into 3 major ports whereas local residents' pain got only worse and worse compared to Japanese people who gained big stack of enormous wealth.