Kim Sung-su (director)
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Kim Sung-soo | |
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| Born | November 15, 1961 |
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| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1990–present |
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| Revised Romanization | Gim Seongsu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏngsu |
Kim Sung-su (Korean: 김성수; born November 15, 1961) is a South Korean film director, known mainly for the teen film Beat, period epic Musa, comedy Please Teach Me English and the historical action drama 12.12: The Day.
He directed 12.12: The Day, released in 2023, which became the biggest grossing film of 2023 in Korea.[1]
Filmography
- Black Republic (1990) - screenplay
- Berlin Report (1991) - assistant director, script editor
- Fly High Run Far (1991) - crew
- Blue in You (1992) - script editor
- Dead End (short film, 1993) - director, screenplay
- Out to the World (1994) - script editor
- Runaway (1995) - director, screenplay
- Sunset into the Neon Lights (1995) - script editor
- Beat (1997) - director, cameo
- City of the Rising Sun (1998) - director, screenplay
- Musa (2001) - director, screenplay
- Please Teach Me English (2003) - director, screenplay, producer
- Back (short film, 2004) - director, screenplay, editor
- The Restless (2006) - producer
- My Ex-Wife's Wedding (2010) - producer
- Flu (2013) - director, screenplay[2][3][4][5][6]
- Asura: The City of Madness (2016) - director, screenplay[7][8][9]
- 12.12: The Day (2023) - director, screenplay[10]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2016 | 36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Ten Best Films of the Year | Asura: The City of Madness | Won |
| 2017 | 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards[11] | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| 26th Buil Film Awards[12] | Best Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Won |
References
- ^ Shackleton, Liz (2024-01-03). "Korean Action Drama '12.12: The Day' Grosses $90M At Local Box Office To Become Biggest Film Of 2023". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Ahn, Joo-hee (9 August 2013). "Flu spreads horror throughout Seoul suburb". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ^ Yun, Suh-young (11 August 2013). "The Flu to chill the summer". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ^ Song, Soon-jin (10 December 2013). "THE FLU Becomes 1st Korean Film to Receive Direct Distribution in UK". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
- ^ Lee, Maggie (24 September 2013). "Film Review: Flu". Variety. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ McCahill, Mike (21 November 2013). "Flu – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ "'Asura' expected to draw big crowds". 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Crime-filled thriller 'Asura' dominates box office".
- ^ "'Asura' to open across North America". 11 October 2016.
- ^ Lee Ha-neul (October 16, 2023). "황정민·정우성 '서울의 봄', 12·12 군사 반란 속 일촉즉발 상황…11월 22일 개봉" [Hwang Jeong-min and Jung Woo-sung's 'Spring of Seoul', a close call amid the 12/12 military rebellion... Released on November 22nd] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "공유·박보검·남궁민·한석규…백상예술대상 男TV연기상 4파전". Star.mk.co (in Korean). April 7, 2017.
- ^ "A TAXI DRIVER Tops Buil Film Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. October 17, 2017.
External links
- Kim Sung-su at the Korean Movie Database
- Kim Sung-su at IMDb
- Kim Sung-soo at Korean Film Biz Zone
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