Kang Je-kyu

Directing

Kang Je-kyu

Born December 23, 1962 · Masan, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea (age 63)

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kang Je-gyu (born December 23, 1962) is a South Korean film director. He studied in Chungang University. He firstly got his prize in Korea Youth Film festival and Korea Scenario Awards in 1991. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kang Je-gyu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

My WayMy Way · 2011
My Way
7.92011
MovieDramaAction
During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and German armies. His incredible story inspired director Kang Je-Gyu to create this epic war drama.
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of WarTae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War · 2004
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
8.02004
MovieActionAdventure
When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.
ShiriShiri · 1999
Shiri
6.41999
MovieActionAdventure
North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijack a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens South Korea as part of a plot to re-unify the two countries. Ryu and Lee, special agents of O.P., South Korea's secret intelligence service, attempt to track down the terrorists and find the CTX. Meanwhile Hee, the 8th's ultra-bad female sniper, resurfaces to wreak havoc and haunt Ryu.
Salut d'AmourSalut d'Amour · 2015
Salut d'Amour
7.92015
MovieComedyRomance
Sung-chil works at the Jang-soo Store which is owned by Jang-soo. Sung-chil is stubborn and has a bad temper, but he changes after meeting Geum-nim. Geun-nim runs a flower shop and her daughter Min-jung does not like her meeting Sung-chil.
Take OffTake Off · 2009
Take Off
6.22009
MovieComedyDrama
Cha Heon-tae, a Korean-American, was adopted with his sister to American parents. He appears on a Korean television program in search of his mother. Since Heon-tae is a trained alpine skier, he is approached by Coach Bang who wants to recruit members for a new national ski jumping team for the approaching 1998 Winter Olympics.
Kiss Me MuchKiss Me Much · 2001
Kiss Me Much
4.62001
MovieDrama
The life of a happy family is thrown into turmoil when they are given 30 days to pay back a relative's massive debt or lose everything.
LamentLament · 1997
Lament
7.01997
MovieRomance
Kwang Su (Shin Hyun Jun) has struggled his whole life to shake off the stigma of a shameful family history. He lives in a state of perpetual despair. By contrast, Jong Man (Lee Byung Hun) works as a bartender and spends his days dreaming of becoming an international movie star and his nights filming himself and contacting top Hollywood production companies in the hope that one day he will get his lucky break. Then there is the shy girl Se Hee who works in a music store. When Kwang Su stumbles into the music store, blind drunk, but still able to bash out a tune on a piano, Se Hee falls instantly in love. When Kwang Su stumbles into the bar where Jong Man works, he finds himself arrested for his brother's murder. But fortunately he manages to escape from the police, bumps into Jong Man who instantly lets him stay in his apartment.
Road to BostonRoad to Boston · 2023
Road to Boston
6.82023
MovieDrama
A rousing tale of the Korean athletes who ran the 1947 Boston International Marathon, the first international marathon held since World War II.

Movies

My WayMy Way · 2011
My Way
7.92011
MovieDramaAction
During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and German armies. His incredible story inspired director Kang Je-Gyu to create this epic war drama.
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of WarTae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War · 2004
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
8.02004
MovieActionAdventure
When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.
ShiriShiri · 1999
Shiri
6.41999
MovieActionAdventure
North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijack a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens South Korea as part of a plot to re-unify the two countries. Ryu and Lee, special agents of O.P., South Korea's secret intelligence service, attempt to track down the terrorists and find the CTX. Meanwhile Hee, the 8th's ultra-bad female sniper, resurfaces to wreak havoc and haunt Ryu.
Salut d'AmourSalut d'Amour · 2015
Salut d'Amour
7.92015
MovieComedyRomance
Sung-chil works at the Jang-soo Store which is owned by Jang-soo. Sung-chil is stubborn and has a bad temper, but he changes after meeting Geum-nim. Geun-nim runs a flower shop and her daughter Min-jung does not like her meeting Sung-chil.
Take OffTake Off · 2009
Take Off
6.22009
MovieComedyDrama
Cha Heon-tae, a Korean-American, was adopted with his sister to American parents. He appears on a Korean television program in search of his mother. Since Heon-tae is a trained alpine skier, he is approached by Coach Bang who wants to recruit members for a new national ski jumping team for the approaching 1998 Winter Olympics.
Kiss Me MuchKiss Me Much · 2001
Kiss Me Much
4.62001
MovieDrama
The life of a happy family is thrown into turmoil when they are given 30 days to pay back a relative's massive debt or lose everything.
LamentLament · 1997
Lament
7.01997
MovieRomance
Kwang Su (Shin Hyun Jun) has struggled his whole life to shake off the stigma of a shameful family history. He lives in a state of perpetual despair. By contrast, Jong Man (Lee Byung Hun) works as a bartender and spends his days dreaming of becoming an international movie star and his nights filming himself and contacting top Hollywood production companies in the hope that one day he will get his lucky break. Then there is the shy girl Se Hee who works in a music store. When Kwang Su stumbles into the music store, blind drunk, but still able to bash out a tune on a piano, Se Hee falls instantly in love. When Kwang Su stumbles into the bar where Jong Man works, he finds himself arrested for his brother's murder. But fortunately he manages to escape from the police, bumps into Jong Man who instantly lets him stay in his apartment.
Road to BostonRoad to Boston · 2023
Road to Boston
6.82023
MovieDrama
A rousing tale of the Korean athletes who ran the 1947 Boston International Marathon, the first international marathon held since World War II.
Ari Ari the Korean CinemaAri Ari the Korean Cinema · 2012
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
5.52012
MovieDocumentary
Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over her identity as an actress. In 2009, before the movie "Unbowed" was made, they met and planned a documentary about Korean movies, including the processes a Korean movie goes through and difficulites. "Ari Ari the Korean Cinema" is a documentary with interviews of Korean directors, actors and actresses.
Bad Guys Always DieBad Guys Always Die · 2015
Bad Guys Always Die
5.62015
MovieActionComedy
A Chinese teacher in Busan awaits 3 of his friends to spend holidays together in Jeju Island, Korea. Secret gangsters, Sexy Korean woman, old policeman and pastors exist in their tour one by one. The tour became a mysterious and unknown adventures.
The Legend of GingkoThe Legend of Gingko · 2000
The Legend of Gingko
5.42000
MovieActionAdventure
Caught in between an ethnic war, Bee struggles between love and death.
Rules of the GameRules of the Game · 1994
Rules of the Game
6.01994
MovieAction
A car wash attendant Yong-dae decides move to Seoul with his girlfriend Tae-suk for join the most dangerous gang Yu Kwangcheon. On the way to Seoul they lost entire of savings to a swindler Man-su whom the most wanted by Yu Kwangcheon.
AwaitingAwaiting · 2014
Awaiting
7.22014
MovieRomanceDrama
A young woman named Yeon-hee is traveling to Pyongyang with a coach full of elderly people. As she flips through old photographs, she remembers telling her husband Min-woo that she wouldn't allow him to "cross over" to North Korea given the political situation of the day. But Min-woo left anyway and never returned home, and their marriage was torn apart by the Korean War. Now, sixty years after the division of Korea, she looks forward to reuniting with her beloved Min-woo again.
Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?Who Saw The Dragon's Claws? · 1991
Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
8.01991
MovieMysteryThriller
Ji-won, a news anchor woman, witnesses Jung Yong-wook, an emerging leader of the ruling party, being terrorized. She sees the incident from car parked on a deserted road as she was enjoying a secret redez-vous with Park In-gyu, the presidential candidate of the opposition party. She barely escapes being killed herself. The country is thrown in turmoil with the news of Jung Yong-wook's alleged suicide, and Park In-gyu urges Ji-won to keep quiet.
The Gingko BedThe Gingko Bed · 1996
The Gingko Bed
5.11996
MovieFantasyAction
A young art professor, Su-hyun lives a contented existence with his pretty girlfriend. Things change, however, when he discovers an antique wooden bed in the garbage and brings it home.
Peach BlossomsPeach Blossoms · 1987
Peach Blossoms
1987
MovieDrama
Do-hwa was born with both blessing and curse of the peach tree in the village. She masters the value of 'Yin and Yang' at the age of three and amazes neighbors with special senses as she grows up. She is told by Dang-gol, the village's shaman to have super power regarding sex and soon brings disaster to the village by having contact with virgin men. She struggles and survives her fate through turbulent corners of life beyond her control.
Days of RosesDays of Roses · 1994
Days of Roses
6.01994
MovieThriller
BlueBlue · 2003
Blue
7.32003
MovieDramaAction
Two friends in the Korean Navy, Lee and Kim are both part of an elite diving squad, specialising in emergency deep sea salvage dives. Lee is straight-laced and takes his duties seriously, while Kim treats the Navy as a lark. When Kang, a diving instructor and Kim's former girlfriend, is posted to the unit, this creates tension between the friends as they compete for Kang's affections. The tension is heightened when Lee is promoted ahead of Kim, creating a rivalry between the two. Kim's gung-ho approach to diving, and the danger he poses for himself (and his fellow divers), leads to further problems. Matters come to a head when an incident at sea causes the sinking of a submarine, requiring the unit to attempt a dangerous salvage rescue of the sunken submarine.
Let's Look at the Sky SometimesLet's Look at the Sky Sometimes · 1990
Let's Look at the Sky Sometimes
7.01990
MovieDrama
Hye-joo and Eun-kyung vie for 1st place in school. Tae-ho, who's tormented by his parents who incessantly nag about grades, has a crush on Hye-joo. The two girls begin an earnest struggle for the top score as they prepare for the final exams. But when Eun-kyung sees Hye-joo, who's been too sick to study, cheat, she becomes indignant.
Beautiful 2014Beautiful 2014 · 2014
Beautiful 2014
2014
Movie
The 2014 edition of an annual short film compilation. Zhang Yuan directs "I love you boss," about the relationship between a wealthy man and his driver. Kang Je-kyu directs "Awaiting," about a South Korean woman striving to reconnect with her husband in Pyongyang. Christopher Doyle does "Education for All," a documentary about the next generation in Hong Kong and Shu Kei's the dream focuses on a bored housewife who fixates on an attractive stranger at the next table.