Kang Je-gyu
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Kang Je-gyu is a South Korean film director. He studied in Chungang University.
He firstly got his prize in Korea Youth Film festival and Korea Scenario Awards in 1991.
and Taegukgi
. Shiri was the first big budget Hollywood-style action film made in Korea, which broke box office records and was partially responsible for the popularization of domestic films in the country. Taegukgi, directed five years later, again rewrote box office records, having been seen by over ten million people in South Korea alone.
In an interview for the BBC special Asian Invasion, Kang revealed that his next project will be a science fiction film. He said, "I have produced two movies about Korea. So now I'm preparing a new movie that is related to something more global--a problem that the whole world is facing right now."
After a 7 year hiatus, Kang reveals his latest project titled "My Way," a WWII film at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival.
He firstly got his prize in Korea Youth Film festival and Korea Scenario Awards in 1991.
Career
Kang's most notable contributions to Korean cinema have been ShiriShiri (film)
Shiri is a 1999 South Korean action film, written and directed by Kang Je-gyu.Swiri was the first Hollywood-style big-budget blockbuster to be produced in the "new" Korean film industry...
and Taegukgi
Taegukgi (film)
Taegukgi Hwinallimyo is a 2004 South Korean war film directed by Kang Je-gyu. It tells the story about the effect of the Korean War on two brothers. The film's title is the name of the pre-war Flag of Korea as well as the postwar Flag of South Korea...
. Shiri was the first big budget Hollywood-style action film made in Korea, which broke box office records and was partially responsible for the popularization of domestic films in the country. Taegukgi, directed five years later, again rewrote box office records, having been seen by over ten million people in South Korea alone.
In an interview for the BBC special Asian Invasion, Kang revealed that his next project will be a science fiction film. He said, "I have produced two movies about Korea. So now I'm preparing a new movie that is related to something more global--a problem that the whole world is facing right now."
After a 7 year hiatus, Kang reveals his latest project titled "My Way," a WWII film at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival.
Filmography
- Well, Let's Look at the Sky Sometimes - 1990
- Who Saw the Dragon's Claws - 1991
- Days of Roses - 1994
- Rules of the Game - 1994
- ShiriShiri (film)Shiri is a 1999 South Korean action film, written and directed by Kang Je-gyu.Swiri was the first Hollywood-style big-budget blockbuster to be produced in the "new" Korean film industry...
- 1999 - TaegukgiTaegukgi (film)Taegukgi Hwinallimyo is a 2004 South Korean war film directed by Kang Je-gyu. It tells the story about the effect of the Korean War on two brothers. The film's title is the name of the pre-war Flag of Korea as well as the postwar Flag of South Korea...
- 2004 - My WayMy Way (2011 film)My Way formally known as D-Day, is a joint South Korean and US war movie by Kang Je-gyu, stars Jang Dong-gun along with Japanese actor Joe Odagiri and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing. The film is about the rivalry between Jong-sik and Tatsuo , who are runners that came from colonized Korea and the...
- 2011
Film production
He established his own office for producing high quality movies naming his name. In 2005, he incorporated firm with Myung film for giving contribution on Korean cinema.See also
- List of Korean film directors
- Cinema of KoreaCinema of KoreaKorean cinema encompasses the motion picture industries of North and South Korea. As with all aspects of Korean life during the past century, the film industry has often been at the mercy of political events, from the late Joseon dynasty to the Korean War to domestic governmental interference...
- Contemporary culture of South KoreaContemporary culture of South KoreaThe contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea, and on its own path away from North Korean culture since the division of Korea in 1948. The industrialization and urbanization of South Korea, especially Seoul, have brought many changes to the way Korean...