Kang Je-gyu
Je-gyu in 2015
Born (1962-12-23) December 23, 1962
South Korea
OccupationFilm director
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationKang Je-gyu
McCune–ReischauerKang Chegyu

Kang Je-gyu (born December 23, 1962) is a South Korean film director.

Career

After graduating from ChungAng University, Kang received his first prize at the Korea Youth Film Festival and Korea Scenario Awards in 1991.[1]

Kang's most notable contributions to Korean cinema have been Shiri 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.

After establishing his own production film company under his name, he merged it with Myung Films in 2004, forming MK Pictures.[2]

In an interview for the BBC special Asian Invasion, Kang revealed that he wanted his next project to 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, in 2011 Kang unveiled his film My Way, set during World War II with a star-studded pan-Asian cast and the highest budget to date for a Korean film.[3]

Filmography

As director

As writer

As producer

Awards and nominations

Year

 Award Category Recipient Result
2004 Baeksang Arts AwardsBest FilmTaegukgiWon
Grand Bell Awards[4] Best DirectorNominated
Best PlanningNominated
Blue Dragon Film Awards Best FilmNominated
Best DirectorNominated
Best Screenplay[lower-alpha 1]Nominated
2005 Asia Pacific Film Festival Best FilmWon
Best DirectorWon
2015 The Golden Goblet Best Film Salut d'Amour Nominated

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ with Han Ji-hun, Kim Sang-don

References

  1. ↑ "Movist.com - 무비스트는 영화다". Archived from the original on 2005-11-28. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  2. ↑ Lynn Kim (14 July 2010). "Myung Films, MK Pictures to merge into one brand". asiae.co.kr. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kang Je Kyu: 'I Devoted My Passion to 'My Way". KBS Global. 2011-12-16. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
  4. ↑ "Grand Bell Awards 2004". Korean Film Biz Zone. 2004-06-11. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
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