Kang Woo-suk
Born (1960-11-10) November 10, 1960 (age 63)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1993–present
Korean name
Hangul
강우석
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGang U-seok
McCune–ReischauerKang U'sǒk

Kang Woo-suk (Korean강우석; born November 10, 1960, in Gyeongsan) is a South Korean film producer and director.[1] He has often been called the most powerful man in Korean cinema, topping Cine21 magazine's list of '50 Most Powerful Men in Korean Cinema' for seven consecutive years from 1998 to 2004.[2][3]

Kang started as a director of successful comedy films before directing Two Cops in 1993, a box office hit whose success at the time was only surpassed by Sopyonje. More recently, he has directed several Korean blockbusters, including the Public Enemy series (Public Enemy, Another Public Enemy, and Public Enemy Returns) and Silmido.

After the success of Two Cops Kang founded his own film production and distribution company, Cinema Service, which has since become the biggest homegrown studio in the Korean film industry and along with CJ Entertainment, one of the two largest film distributors in South Korea. In 2005 Kang stepped down from the position of president of Cinema Service, claiming he intends to concentrate more on his personal film projects.

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
1994 30th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Director Two Cops Won
15th Blue Dragon Film Awards Most Popular Film[a] Won
2004 24th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Film Silmido Won
Best Director Won
Baeksang Arts Awards Grand Prize for Film[6] Won
2004 Grand Bell Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Director Nominated
2010 18th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Film Moss Won
Best Director Won
47th Grand Bell Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Director Won
31st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Director Won
2011 47th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Director (Film) Nominated

See also

Notes

  1. ^ awarded to the movie with the highest viewership throughout the previous year

References

  1. ^ Kim, Young-jin (26 September 2005). "Kang Woo-Suk Talks About 한반도 (The Korean Peninsula) (Film2.0 Interview)". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Actor Cha Seung-won plays Joseon era cartographer in new film". 31 August 2016.
  3. ^ "집계 파워50, 9년만에 1위 놓친 강우석 감독". 씨네21 (in Korean). 2005-04-28. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  4. ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (11 April 2013). "Old Hands Looking for New Action". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  5. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (1 July 2010). "Kang Woo-seok offers fresh spin on Moss". The Korea Times. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Silmido". cinemasie.com. Retrieved 27 April 2016.