Kang Je-gyu
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Hangeul | 강제규 |
| Hanja | 姜帝圭 |
|
Revised Romanization |
Kang Je-gyu |
|
McCune- Reischauer |
Kang Chegyu |
Kang Je-gyu (born December 23, 1962 in Anyang ) is a South Korean film director .
Kang is known in Korea as a specialist in action-packed commercial cinema.
Shiri with Kim Yoon-jin and Choi Min-sik is considered the first Korean action film in Hollywood style in 1999 and broke the records at the South Korean box office at the time.
Brotherhood - When Brothers Must Shoot Each Other 2004, often compared to Saving Private Ryan by Steven Spielberg , a war film about the Korean War , drew ten million viewers to South Korean theaters.
Filmography
- 1990: Well, Let's Look at the Sky Sometimes
- 1991: Who Saw the Dragon's Claws
- 1994: Days of Roses
- 1994: Rules of the Game
- 1997: The Legend of Gingko II - The Gingko Bed
- 1999: Shiri
- 2004: Brotherhood - When Brothers Have to Shoot Each Other ( Taegukgi )
- 2011: Prisoners of War ( Mei wei )
- 2015: Salut d'Amour ( 장수 상회 Jang-su Sanghoe )
Awards
- 1999: Asia-Pacific Film Festival : Special Jury Award for Shiri
- 2005: Asia-Pacific Film Festival: Best Director for Brotherhood - When Brothers Have to Shoot Each Other
- 2005: Asia-Pacific Film Festival: Best Film for Brotherhood - When Brothers Have to Shoot Each Other
Web links
- Kang Je-gyu in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Kang Je-gyu in the Korean Movie Database
- Kang Je-gyu on HanCinema
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kang, Je-gyu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 강제규 (Korean, Hangeul); 姜帝圭 (Korean, Hanja); Kang, Je-gyu (Revised Romanization); Kang, Chegyu (McCune-Reischauer) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Anyang |