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

Career

After graduating from

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, Kang received his first prize at the

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and

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in 1991. Kang's most notable contributions to Korean cinema have been '' Shiri'' and ''

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''. ''Shiri'' was the first big budget

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-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

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in 2004, forming MK Pictures. 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

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with a star-studded pan-Asian cast and the highest budget to date for a Korean film.

Filmography

As director

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'' (1996) *'' Shiri'' (1999) *''

'' (2004) *'' My Way'' (2011) *''

Awaiting ''Awaiting'' (; lit. "The Day Min-woo Arrives") is a 2014 South Korean short film written and directed by Kang Je-gyu, starring Moon Chae-won and Go Soo. It is one of four short films comprising ''Beautiful 2014'', the third annual omnibus proje ...

'' (2014) (

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) *'' Salut d'Amour'' (2015) *'' Boston 1947'' (TBA)

As writer

*'' Well, Let's Look at the Sky Sometimes'' - 1990 *'' Who Saw the Dragon's Claws'' - 1991 *'' Days of Roses'' - 1994 *'' Rules of the Game'' - 1994 *''

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'' (1996) *''Lament'' (1997) *'' Shiri'' (1999) *''

'' (2004) *'' Iris'' (2009) *'' My Way'' (2011) *''

'' (2014) (

) *'' Salut d'Amour'' (2015) *'' Boston 1947'' (TBA)

As producer

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'' (2000) *'' Kiss Me Much'' (2001) *'' Iris'' (2009) *'' My Way'' (2011) *'' Bad Guys Always Die'' (2015) *'' Boston 1947'' (TBA)

References

External links

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Detailed information about Kang Je-gyu
at the KMDb {{DEFAULTSORT:Kang, Je-Gyu 1962 births Living people South Korean film directors Best Director Paeksang Arts Award (film) winners category:Grand Prize Paeksang Arts Award (Film) winners