Directing
Park Kwang-su
Born January 22, 1955 · Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea (age 71)
Born in 1955 in Sokcho. He studied film directing at the École supérieure d′études cinématographiques (ESEC) in Paris, then worked as an assistant director to Lee Jang-ho before making his feature directorial debut with Chil-su and Man-su. He went on to become a leading figure in the Korean New Wave, addressing the realities of Korean society in films such as Black Republic (1990) and A Single Spa…
Known For
A Single Spark · 1995A Single Spark
★ 7.11995
MovieDrama
Activist and law school graduate Kim is being persecuted by the mid-’70s Park regime for trying to write a book about Jeon Tae-il, a union activist who immolated himself at age 22 to protest government hypocrisy.
Chilsu and Mansu · 1988Chilsu and Mansu
★ 7.01988
MovieDramaComedy
An aimless young man and his sign-painter friend draw a crowd when they climb to the top of a high-rise billboard.
If You Were Me · 2003If You Were Me
★ 6.02003
MovieDrama
Anthology film of six shorts by leading Korean directors. Park Chan-Wook, tackles racial prejudice and the economic exploitation of immigrant workers through the real-life story of a Nepalese woman in Korea. Jeong Jae-Eun, tackles the plight of a paedophile released into the community. Yeo Gyun-Dong, invites disabled actor Kim Moon-Joo to re-enact his most famous protest. Im Soon-Rye, goes for the engrained sexism of Korean men with superb wit and, Park Jin-Pyo, confronts the horror of children forced into oral surgery to improve their English-speaking ability.
The Uprising · 1999The Uprising
★ 5.01999
MovieDramaHistory
In the late 19th century Catholicism was gaining a foothold on Jeju island, much to the horror of the Confucian community, who were seeing their influence diminishing as well as getting increased taxes from Catholic-friendly government officers. The conflict became a religious war that resulted in a rebel Confucian army massacring hundreds of Christians in little more than a matter of days. The Uprising details the events leading up to the assault, focusing on the story of Yi Jae-su, the young man destined to become the leader of the rebel army.
Black Republic · 1990Black Republic
★ 6.51990
MovieDrama
A social drama about a young student activist who hides from the authorities by working in a small mining town.
Wild Animals · 1997Wild Animals
★ 5.81997
MovieCrimeDrama
Two Korean ex-pats in Paris are recruited by a French mobster. The duo find themselves at war with their mobster recruiters and each other.
To the Starry Island · 1993To the Starry Island
★ 7.21993
MovieFantasyDrama
Two men have returned to their hometown (the titular island) from Seoul to bury the father of one of them, but the islanders vehemently refuse their request, triggering memories of their childhood before and during the Korean War.
Berlin Report · 1991Berlin Report
★ 4.01991
MovieDrama
A reporter investigates a case in which a Korean woman, who has been living in Europe since she was 3 years old, is accused of murdering her adopted father. This is complicated by the fact that she is suffering from traumatic memory loss.
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