Kim Sung-su (Korean: 김성수; born November 15, 1961) is a South Korean film director, known mainly for Beat (1997), Musa (2001), Please Teach Me English (2003), and 12.12: The Day (2023), the highest grossing film of 2023 in South Korea.[1]
Kim Sung-soo | |
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Born | |
Alma mater |
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Occupations | |
Years active | 1990–present |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김성수 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Seongsu |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏngsu |
Filmography
editFeature films
editYear | Title | Credited as | Ref. | ||
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Director | Writer | Producer | |||
1990 | Black Republic | No | Yes | No | |
1991 | Berlin Report | Assistant director | No | No | |
1995 | Runaway | Yes | Yes | No | |
1997 | Beat | Yes | No | No | |
1999 | City of the Rising Sun | Yes | Yes | No | |
2001 | Musa | Yes | Yes | No | |
2003 | Please Teach Me English | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2006 | The Restless | No | No | Yes | |
2010 | My Ex-Wife's Wedding | No | No | Yes | |
2013 | Flu | Yes | Yes | No | [2][3][4][5][6] |
2016 | Asura: The City of Madness | Yes | Yes | No | [7][8][9] |
2023 | 12.12: The Day | Yes | Yes | No | [10] |
Short films
editYear | Title | Credited as | |
---|---|---|---|
Director | Writer | ||
1993 | Dead End | Yes | Yes |
2004 | Back | Yes | Yes |
Awards and nominations
editYear | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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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 | Best Film | Nominated | [11] | |
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
26th Buil Film Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [12] | ||
Best Director | Won | ||||
2024 | 60th Baeksang Arts Awards | Grand Prize – Film | Kim Sung-su | Won | [13][14] |
Best Film | 12.12: The Day | Won | |||
Best Director – Film | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Lee, Seung-hoon (May 7, 2024). '무빙'→'서울의 봄' 대상..'파묘'는 4관왕 [제60회 백상예술대상][종합] ['Moving' → 'Seoul Spring' Grand Prize..'Buried Grave' wins 4 awards [60th Baeksang Arts Awards] [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Hwang, So-young (April 8, 2024). 60회 맞은 '백상예술대상' TV·영화·연극 후보 공개 [60th 'Baeksang Arts Awards' TV, Film and Theater Candidates Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024 – via Naver.
External links
edit- 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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