Kwak Kyung-taek is a South Korean film director best known for his 2001 record-breaking film Friend.

Career

Friend, a drama where conflicting criminal alliances turn old friends into enemies, set a new Korean box office record with an audience of 8 million, and he received the Holden Award for the Best Script at the 2001 Torino Film Festival. In 2003 he received an award at the Philadelphia Film Festival

Philadelphia Film Festival

The Philadelphia Film Festival is held annually in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Until 2009 it was generally held during the first weeks of April....

 for the tragic boxer film Champion

Champion (2002 film)

Champion is a 2002 South Korean film, directed by Kwak Kyung-taek, about South Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim, portrayed by Yu Oh-seong. Kim was Korea's most popular boxer, who in his rise to international fame faced the reigning lightweight champion Ray Mancini in 1982. He lost the match after 14 long...

. His 2005 action film Typhoon

Typhoon (2005 film)

Typhoon is a 2005 South Korean action film directed by Kwak Kyung-taek and starring Jang Dong-gun, Lee Jung-jae and Lee Mi-yeon.-Plot:...

, however, was a big budget flop.

Filmography as director

• 3pm Bathhouse Paradise (1997)
• Dr. K (1999)
• Friend (2001)
• Champion
  Champion (2002 film)
  Champion is a 2002 South Korean film, directed by Kwak Kyung-taek, about South Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim, portrayed by Yu Oh-seong. Kim was Korea's most popular boxer, who in his rise to international fame faced the reigning lightweight champion Ray Mancini in 1982. He lost the match after 14 long...
  
  (2002)
• Mutt Boy (2003)
• Typhoon
  Typhoon (2005 film)
  Typhoon is a 2005 South Korean action film directed by Kwak Kyung-taek and starring Jang Dong-gun, Lee Jung-jae and Lee Mi-yeon.-Plot:...
  
  (2005)
• A Love
  A Love
  A Love is a 2007 South Korean film directed by Kwak Kyung-taek. Kwak Kyung-taek's most notable film is Chingoo. A Love stars Ju Jin-mo from 200 Pounds Beauty and Park Si-yeon.-Plot:...
  
  (2007)
• Eye for an Eye
  Eye for an Eye (2008 film)
  Eye for an Eye is a 2008 South Korean film.- Plot :Veteran police detective Baek Seong-chan is on the verge of retiring to set up his own business. But he is forced to put his plans on hold when ₩1.8 billion is stolen from a bank truck, and then 600 kg of gold from an airport, with the thief...
  
  (2008)
• Pained
  Pained
  Pained is a 2011 South Korean film directed by Kwak Kyung-Taek and written by Kang Pool. The film's depicts the romance between a man who cannot feel physical pain and a woman who suffers from hemophilia. It stars Kwon Sang-woo and Jung Ryu-won in the lead roles....
  
  (2011)

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