Song Kang-ho
Song Kang-ho (2013)
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Korean spelling | |
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Hangeul | 송강호 |
Revised Romanization |
Song Gang-ho |
McCune- Reischauer |
Song Kangho |
Song Kang-ho ( sʰoːŋ ɡaŋho ; born January 17, 1967 in Gimhae ) is a South Korean actor .
Life
He never took real acting classes, but played in a theater group at his Gimhae High School. He trained in the influential theater company of Kee Kuk-seo . In his first role he was just an extra, but now he's big in business , mainly because of his involvement in films by Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon-ho . In 2013 he won the Daejong Film Award for Best Actor for his role in The Face Reader .
At the Locarno Festival 2019, Song is the first personality in Asian film to be honored with the Excellence Award . The Locarno Film Festival writes that his collaboration with Bong Joon-ho, Hong Sang-soo, Kim Jee-woon and Park Chan-wook “make him one of the most celebrated and sought-after actors in South Korea and internationally”.
He is married and has a son and a daughter. His son is the soccer player Song Jun-pyoung , who is currently under contract with Suwon Samsung Bluewings .
Filmography
- 1996: The day a pig fell into the well ( 돼지 가 우물 에 빠진 날 Daijiga Umule Pajinnal )
- 1997: Green Fish ( 초록 물고기 Chorok Mulgogi )
- 1997: No. 3 ( 넘버 3 )
- 1998: The Quiet Family ( 조용한 가족 Joyonghan Gajok )
- 1998: Bad Movie ( 나쁜 영화 Nappeun Yeonghwa )
- 1999: Shiri ( 쉬리 Swiri )
- 2000: The Foul King ( 반칙왕 Banchikwang )
- 2000: Joint Security Area ( 공동 경비 구역 JSA)
- 2002: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance ( 복수 는 나의 것 Boksuneun Naui Geot )
- 2002: YMCA Baseball Team (YMCA 야구단 )
- 2003: Memories of Murder ( 살인 의 추억 Sarinui Chueok )
- 2004: The President's Barber ( 효자동 이발사 Hyojadong Ibalsa )
- 2005: Antarctic Journal ( 남극 일기 Namgeuk-ilgi )
- 2005: Lady Vengeance ( 친절한 금자씨 Chinjeolhan Geumjassi )
- 2006: The Host ( 괴물 Gwoemul )
- 2007: Portrait of a Gangster - The Path of the Godfather ( 우아한 세계 Uahan Segye )
- 2007: Secret Sunshine ( 밀양 Miryang )
- 2008: The Good, the Bad, the Weird ( 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈 Joeun nom, Nappeun nom, Isanghan nom )
- 2009: Thirst ( 박쥐 Bak-Jwi )
- 2010: Secret Reunion ( 의형제 Uihyeongje )
- 2011: Hindsight ( 푸른 소금 Pureun Sogeum )
- 2012: Howling ( 하울링 Haulling )
- 2012: Cheongchul Eoram ( 청출어람 , short film)
- 2013: The Face Reader ( 관상 Gwansang )
- 2013: Snowpiercer ( 설국 열차 )
- 2013: The Attorney ( 변호인 Byeonhoin )
- 2015: The Throne ( 사도 Sado )
- 2016: The Age of Shadows ( 밀정 Miljeong )
- 2017: A Taxi Driver ( 택시 운전사 Taeksi Woonjunsa )
- 2018: The Drug King
- 2019: Parasite ( 기생충 Gisaengchung )
- 2019: The King's Letters ( 나랏 말 싸미 Naratmalssami )
Awards
- 1997
- Daejong Film Award : Best Young Actor for No. 3
- Blue Dragon Award : Best Supporting Actor for No. 3
- 1998
- Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best Actor for The Quiet Family
- 2000
- Busan Film Critics Awards: Best Actor for Joint Security Area
- Director's Cut Awards: Best Actor for Joint Security Area
- 2001
- Baeksang Arts Award : Popularity Award in the Film Category for Joint Security Area
- Daejong Film Award : Best Actor for Joint Security Area
- 2003
- Daejong Film Award : Best Actor and Netizen Popularity Award for Memories of Murder
- Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best Actor for Memories of Murder
- Korean Film Award: Best Actor for Memories of Murder
- Director's Cut Awards: Best Actor for Memories of Murder
- Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Actor for Memories of Murder
- 2006
- Director's Cut Awards: Best Actor for The Host
- 2007
- Asian Film Award : Best Actor for The Host
- Busan Film Critics Award: Best Actor for Portrait of a Gangster
- Blue Dragon Award : Best Actor for Portrait of a Gangster
- Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal : Best Actor for Portrait of a Gangster
- Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best Actor for Portrait of a Gangster
- Korean Film Award: Best Actor for Secret Sunshine
- Director's Cut Awards: Best Actor for Secret Sunshine
- 2008
- Palm Springs International Film Festival : Best Actor for Secret Sunshine
- 2009
- Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Actor for Thirst
- Director's Cut Awards: Best Actor for Thirst
- 2013
- Daejong Film Award: Best Actor for The Face Reader
- Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best Actor for The Face Reader
- 2014
- Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Actor for The Attorney
- Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Actor for The Attorney
- Director's Cut Awards: Best Actor for The Attorney
- Buil Film Awards: Best Actor for The Attorney
- Blue Dragon Award : Best Actor for The Attorney
- 2017
- Blue Dragon Award : Best Actor for A Taxi Driver
- 2019
- Locarno Festival : Excellence Award
Web links
- Song Kang-ho in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Song Kang-ho in the Korean Movie Database
- Song Kang-ho on HanCinema
Individual evidence
- ↑ Daejong Film Awards on movie.naver.com, accessed January 11, 2014 (Korean).
- ↑ Locarno Film Festival presents Song Kang-ho with the Excellence Award. In: Wiener Zeitung . May 16, 2019, accessed May 17, 2019 .
- ^ Locarno is in Korea. SONG Kang-ho and BONG Joon-ho at Locarno72. In: Locarno Film Festival. June 9, 2019, accessed June 22, 2019 .
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SURNAME | Song, kang-ho |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 송강호 (Korean, Hangeul); Song, Gang-ho (Revised Romanization); Song, Kangho (McCune-Reischauer) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th January 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Gimhae , South Korea |