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South Korean filmmaker (born 1960)

In thisKorean name, the family name isKang.

Kang Woo-suk
Born	(1960-11-10)November 10, 1960 (age 65) Gyeongju,South Korea
Occupations	Film director,screenwriter
Years active	1989–present

Korean name
Hangul	강우석
Hanja	康祐碩
RR	Gang Useok
MR	Kang Usŏk

Kang Woo-suk (Korean: 강우석; born November 10, 1960, inGyeongsan) is a South Korean filmproducer anddirector.^[1] He has often been called the most powerful man inKorean cinema, toppingCine21 magazine's list of '50 Most Powerful Men in Korean Cinema' for seven consecutive years from 1998 to 2004.^[2]^[3]

Career

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Kang started as a director of successful comedy films before directingTwo Cops in 1993, a box office hit whose success at the time was only surpassed bySopyonje. More recently, he has directed several Korean blockbusters, including thePublic Enemy series (Public Enemy,Another Public Enemy, andPublic Enemy Returns) andSilmido.

After the success ofTwo Cops Kang founded his own film production anddistribution company,Cinema Service, which has since become the biggest homegrown studio in the Korean film industry and along withCJ Entertainment, one of the two largest film distributors in South Korea. In 2005, Kang stepped down from the position of president ofCinema Service, claiming he intends to concentrate more on his personal film projects.^[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Filmmaking credits^[5]
Year	Title		Credited as			Ref.
Year	English	Korean	Director	Writer	Producer	Ref.
1984	Woman Who Grabbed The Rod	장대를 잡은 여자	Assistant director	No	No
	Deer Hunting	사슴 사냥	Assistant director	No	No
	Song of a Small Love	작은 사랑의 노래	Assistant director	No	No
1985	Ae-ma Woman 3	애마부인 3	Assistant director	No	No
1986	Dancing Daughter	춤추는 딸	No	Yes	No
	Days of Seduction	유혹시대	Assistant director	No	No
	Banghwangui Kkeut	방황의 끝	Assistant director	No	No
1987	Lee Su-il Story	성 리수일뎐	Assistant director	No	No
1988	Sweet Brides	달콤한 신부들	Yes	No	No
1989	Sand Castle	모래성	No	Yes	No
1989	Happiness Does Not Come In Grades	행복은 성적순이 아니잖아요	Yes	No	No
1990	I Stand Up Every Day	나는 날마다 일어선다	Yes	No	No
1991	Who Saw The Dragon's Claws	누가 용의 발톱을 보았는가	Yes	No	No
	Teenage Love Song	열 아홉의 절망 끝에 부르는 하나의 사랑 노래	Yes	Yes	No
	I Want to Live Just Until 20 Years Old	스무살까지만 살고 싶어요	Yes	Yes	No
1992	Mister Mama	미스터 맘마	Yes	No	Yes
1993	Two Cops	투캅스	Yes	No	Yes
1994	How To Top My Wife	마누라 죽이기	Yes	No	Yes
1996	Two Cops 2	투캅스 2	Yes	No	Yes
1996	Seven Reasons Beer Is Better Than Love	맥주가 애인보다 좋은 일곱가지 이유	Yes	No	No
1998	Bedroom And Courtroom	생과부 위자료 청구 소송	Yes	No	No
2002	Public Enemy	공공의 적	Yes	No	Yes
2003	Silmido	실미도	Yes	No	No
2005	Another Public Enemy	공공의 적2	Yes	No	Yes
2006	Hanbando	한반도	Yes	No	No
2008	Public Enemy Returns	강철중: 공공의 적 1-1	Yes	No	No
2010	Moss	이끼	Yes	No	No	^[6]
2011	Glove	글러브	Yes	No	No
2013	Fists of Legend	전설의 주먹	Yes	No	No	^[7]
2016	The Map Against The World	고산자, 대동여지도	Yes	No	No

Producing credits

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Year	Title		Director
Year	English	Korean	Director
1995	Mom Has a Lover!	엄마에게 애인이 생겼어요!	Kim Dong-bin
1997	Holiday in Seoul	홀리데이 인 서울	Kim Ui-seok
1998	Two Cops 3	투캅스 3	Kim Sang-jin
1999	Ghost in Love	자귀모	Lee Kwang-hoon
2000	A Masterpiece In My Life	불후의 명작	Shim Kwang-jin
2001	Last Present	선물	Oh Ki-hwan
2001	Guns & Talks	킬러들의 수다	Jang Jin
2002	No Blood No Tears	피도 눈물도 없이	Ryoo Seung-wan
2002	Jail Breakers	광복절 특사	Kim Sang-jin
2004	Ghost House	귀신이 산다	Kim Sang-jin
2005	Blossom Again	사랑니	Jung Ji-woo
2005	Princess Aurora	오로라 공주	Bang Eun-jin
2007	My Son	아들	Jang Jin
	Shadows in the Palace	궁녀	Kim Mee-jung
	Venus and Mars	싸움	Han Ji-seung
2008	Hellcats	뜨거운 것이 좋아	Kwon Chil-in
	The Divine Weapon	신기전	Kim Yoo-jin
	Modern Boy	모던 보이	Jung Ji-woo
2009	Castaway on the Moon	김씨 표류기	Lee Hae-jun
	White Night	백야행 - 하얀 어둠 속을 걷다	Park Shin-woo
	No Mercy	용서는 없다	Kim Hyeong-jun
	Attack the Gas Station 2	주유소 습격사건 2	Kim Sang-jin
2011	Romantic Heaven	로맨틱 헤븐	Jang Jin

Accolades

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Awards and nominations

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Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
1994	30thBaeksang Arts Awards	Best Director	Two Cops	Won
1994	15thBlue Dragon Film Awards	Most Popular Film^[a]	Two Cops	Won
2004	24thBlue Dragon Film Awards	Best Film	Silmido	Won
	24thBlue Dragon Film Awards	Best Director		Won
	Baeksang Arts Awards	Grand Prize for Film^[8]		Won
	2004 Grand Bell Awards	Best Film		Nominated
	2004 Grand Bell Awards	Best Director		Nominated
2010	18thChunsa Film Art Awards	Best Film	Moss	Won
	18thChunsa Film Art Awards	Best Director		Won
	47th Grand Bell Awards	Best Film		Nominated
	47th Grand Bell Awards	Best Director		Won
	31st Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Film		Nominated
	31st Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Director		Won
2011	47th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Film		Nominated
2011	47th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Director (Film)		Nominated

Listicle

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Listicle of Kang
Publisher	Year	List	Placement	Ref.
Cine21	1998	Chungmuro 50 Power Filmmaker	1st	^[2]^[3]
	1999		1st
	2000		1st
	2001		1st	^[9]
	2002		1st	^[10]
	2003		1st	^[11]
	2004		1st	^[12]
	2005		2nd	^[13]^[14]
	2006		2nd	^[15]
	2007		3rd	^[16]^[17]

Notes

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

References

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^Kim, Young-jin (September 26, 2005)."Kang Woo-Suk Talks About 한반도 (The Korean Peninsula) (Film2.0 Interview)".Twitch Film. Archived fromthe original on May 18, 2015. RetrievedMay 12, 2015.
^^a ^b"Actor Cha Seung-won plays Joseon era cartographer in new film". August 31, 2016.Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. RetrievedAugust 31, 2016.
^^a ^b"집계 파워50, 9년만에 1위 놓친 강우석 감독" [Counting Power 50, Director Kang Woo-seok who missed the first place in 9 years].씨네21 (in Korean). 2005-04-28. Retrieved2024-01-21.
^"Twitch - Kang Woo-Suk Talks About '한반도' ('The Korean Peninsula')". 2005-09-05. Archived fromthe original on 2005-12-11.
^"KMDb - Kang Woo-suk".www.kmdb.or.kr.Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved2024-03-22.
^Lee, Hyo-won (1 July 2010)."Kang Woo-seok offers fresh spin onMoss".The Korea Times. Retrieved25 January 2015.
^Catsoulis, Jeannette (11 April 2013)."Old Hands Looking for New Action".The New York Times. Retrieved12 May 2015.
^"Silmido". cinemasie.com.Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved27 April 2016.
^"2001 충무로 파워 50 – [3] 11위~20위" [2001 Chungmuro Power 50 – [3] 11th to 20th].Cine21 (in Korean). 2001-05-03. Retrieved2024-01-21.
^"2002 충무로 파워 50 – [3] 11위~20위" [2002 Chungmuro Power 50 – [3] 11th to 20th].Cine21 (in Korean). 2002-05-03.Archived from the original on 2024-03-22. Retrieved2024-01-21.
^"2003 충무로 파워 50 – [1] 1위~10위" [2003 Chungmuro Power 50 – [1] 1st to 10th].Cine21 (in Korean). 2003-05-02.Archived from the original on 2024-03-22. Retrieved2024-01-21.
^"2004 충무로 파워 50 – [2] 1위~10위" [2004 Chungmuro Power 50 – [2] 1st to 10th].Cine21 (in Korean). 2004-05-04. Retrieved2024-01-21.
^"2005 충무로 파워 50 [2] – 1위~10위" [2005 Chungmuro Power 50 [2] – 1st to 10th].Cine21 (in Korean). 2005-05-03.Archived from the original on 2024-03-22. Retrieved2024-01-21.
^"'충무로 파워맨' 바뀌었네!" ['Chungmuro Power Man' has changed!].The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2020-08-12. Retrieved2024-01-21.
^"한국 영화산업 파워 50 [2] – 1위~10위" [Korean Film Industry Power 50 [2] – 1st to 10th].Cine21 (in Korean). 2006-05-04. Retrieved2024-01-21.
^"[2007 한국 영화산업 파워50] 영화노사가 파워 실세로!" [[2007 Korean Film Industry Power 50] Filmmaker are the power!].Cine21 (in Korean). 2007-05-03. Retrieved2024-01-06.
^"[2007 한국 영화산업 파워50] 1위~10위" [[2007 Korean Film Industry Power 50] 1st to 10th place].Cine21 (in Korean). 2007-05-03.Archived from the original on 2024-08-07. Retrieved2024-01-06.

External links

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Kang Woo-suk at theKorean Movie Database
Kang Woo-suk atIMDb
Kang Woo-suk atHanCinema

v t e Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Director
1960s	Lee Man-hee (1963) Yu Hyun-mok (1964) Kim Soo-yong (1965) Lee Man-hee (1966) Kim Soo-yong (1967) Yu Hyun-mok (1969)
1970s	Choi Ha-won (1970) Kim Ki-young (1971) Kim Hyo-cheon (1972) Jung Jin-woo (1973)
1990s	Chung Ji-young (1990) Im Kwon-taek (1991) Park Jong-won (1992) Kim Yoo-jin (1993) Jang Sun-woo (1994) Park Kwang-su (1995) Im Kwon-taek (1996) Lee Chang-dong (1997) Hong Sang-soo (1998) Kang Je-gyu (1999)
2000s	Park Chan-wook (2000) Song Hae-sung (2001) Im Kwon-taek (2002) Park Chan-wook (2003) Kang Woo-suk (2004) Park Jin-pyo (2005) Kim Tae-yong (2006) Hur Jin-ho (2007) Kim Jee-woon (2008) Kim Yong-hwa (2009)
2010s	Kang Woo-suk (2010) Ryoo Seung-wan (2011) Chung Ji-young (2012) Bong Joon-ho (2013) Kim Han-min (2014) Ryoo Seung-wan (2015) Na Hong-jin (2016) Kim Hyun-seok (2017) Yoon Jong-bin (2018) Bong Joon-ho (2019)
2020s	Lim Dae-hyung (2020) Ryoo Seung-wan (2021) Park Chan-wook (2022) Um Tae-hwa (2023) Jang Jae-hyun (2024) Park Chan-wook (2025)

v t e Chunsa Film Art Awards for Best Director
1990s	Chung Ji-young (1990) Im Kwon-taek (1991) Chung Ji-young (1992) Im Kwon-taek (1993) Uhm Jong-sun (1994) Park Kwang-su (1995) Park Chul-soo (1999)
2000s	Park Chan-wook (2000) Kwak Kyung-taek (2001) Lee Chang-dong (2002) Bong Joon-ho (2003) Yun In-ho (2004) Kim Dae-seung (2005) Kang Woo-suk (2006) Joh Keun-shik (2007) Kim Tae-kyun andHa Jung-woo (2008) Park Chan-wook (2009)
2010s	Kang Woo-suk (2010) NA (2014) Kim Seong-hun (2015) Choi Dong-hoon (2016) Na Hong-jin (2017) Hwang Dong-hyuk (2018) Bong Joon-ho (2019)
2020s	Won Shin-yun (2020) Jo Sung-hee (2021) Park Chan-wook (2022) Kim Jee-woon (2023) Yoon Ga-eun (2025)

v t e Grand Bell Awards for Best Director
1960s	Shin Sang-ok (1962) Yu Hyun-mok (1963) Lee Man-hee (1964) Shin Sang-ok (1965) Yu Hyun-mok (1966) Kim Soo-yong (1967) Shin Sang-ok (1968)
1970s	N/A (1971) Shin Sang-ok (1972) Choi Hun (1973) Kim Soo-yong (1974) Lee Man-hee (1975) Seol Tae-ho (1976) Choi In-hyeon (1977) Im Kwon-taek (1978) Jung Jin-woo (1979)
1980s	Lee Jang-ho (1980) Im Kwon-taek (1981) Lee Jang-ho (1982) Lee Doo-yong (1983) Jung Jin-woo (1984) Bae Chang-ho (1985) Im Kwon-taek (1986), (1987) Kim Ho-sun (1989)
1990s	Chang Gil-soo (1990) Kwak Ji-kyoon (1991) Kim Ho-sun (1992) Im Kwon-taek (1993) Jang Sun-woo (1994) Park Jong-won (director) (1995) Kim Ho-sun (1996) Chung Ji-young (1997) Lee Kwang-mo (1999)
2000s	Lee Chang-dong (2000) Han Ji-seung (2001) Song Hae-sung (2002) Bong Joon-ho (2003) Park Chan-wook (2004) Song Hae-sung (2005) Lee Joon-ik (2006) Bong Joon-ho (2007) Na Hong-jin (2008) Kim Yong-hwa (2009)
2010s	Kang Woo-suk (2010) Kang Hyeong-cheol (2011) Choo Chang-min (2012) Han Jae-rim (2013) Kim Seong-hun (2014) Yoon Je-kyoon (2015) Woo Min-ho (2016) Lee Joon-ik (2017) Jang Joon-hwan (2018) Bong Joon-ho (2019)
2020s	N/A (2020) N/A (2021) Byun Sung-hyun (2022) Ryoo Seung-wan (2023)

v t e Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize – Film
1960s	Kim Jin-kyu (Deaf Sam-yong) (1965) - (1966)^* Late Autumn (1967) Choi Nam-hyun (Legend of Ssarigol) (1968) - (1969)^*
1970s	- (1970)^* - (1971)^* - (1972)^* Gate of Women (1973) - (1974)^* - (1975)^* - (1976)^* Concentration Of Attention (1977) A Splendid Outing (1978) The Last Words from a Comrade in Arms (1979)
1980s	Man-suk, Run! (1980) A Fine, Windy Day (1981) - (1982)^** Village of Haze (1983) Whale Hunting (1984) Deep Blue Night (1985) Gilsoddeum (1986) Moonlight Hunter (1987) Adada (1988) Seoul Rainbow (1989)
1990s	The Lovers of Woomook-baemi (1990) - (1991)^** Stairways of Heaven (1992) Our Twisted Hero (1993) Ahn Sung-ki (Two Cops) (1994) Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid (1995) Park Chul-soo (Farewell my darling) (1996) - (1997)^ - (1998)^ Kang Je-gyu (Shiri) (1999)
2000s	Chunhyang (2000) Libera Me (2001) Sul Kyung-gu (Public Enemy) (2002) The Way Home (2003) Kang Woo-suk (Silmido) (2004) Marathon (2005) King and the Clown (2006) Tazza: The High Rollers (2007) The Chaser (2008) Kang Woo-suk(Public Enemy Returns) (2009)
2010s	Yoon Je-kyoon (Tidal Wave) (2010) Lee Byung-hun (I Saw the Devil) (2011) Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012) Ryu Seung-ryong (Miracle in Cell No. 7) (2013) Song Kang-ho (The Attorney) (2014) Choi Min-sik (The Admiral: Roaring Currents) (2015) Lee Joon-ik (The Throne andDongju: The Portrait of a Poet) (2016) Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden) (2017) 1987: When the Day Comes (2018) Jung Woo-sung (Innocent Witness) (2019)
2020s	Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) (2020) Lee Joon-ik (The Book of Fish) (2021) Ryoo Seung-wan (Escape from Mogadishu) (2022) Decision to Leave (2023) Kim Sung-su (12.12: The Day) (2024)
^* awarded to theatrical play;^** no winner

v t e Baeksang Arts Award for Best Director – Film
1960s	Shin Sang-ok (1965) Kim Soo-yong (1966) Lee Man-hee (1967) Lee Man-hee (1968) Lee Seong-gu (1969)
1970s	Lee Seong-gu (1970) Jeong So-young (1971) Shin Sang-ok (1972) Kim Ki-young (1973) Lee Won-se (1974) Byun Jang-ho (1975) Im Kwon-taek (1976) Im Kwon-taek (1977) Kim Ho-sun (1978) Kim Soo-yong (1979)
1980s	Lee Won-se (1980) Lee Doo-yong (1981) Lee Won-se (1982) Im Kwon-taek (1983) Byun Jang-ho (1984) Bae Chang-ho (1985) Lee Doo-yong (1986) Byun Jang-ho (1987) Park Chul-soo (1988) Kim Ho-sun (1989)
1990s	Lee Doo-yong (1990) Jang Kil-soo (1991) Bae Chang-ho (1992) Park Jong-won (1993) Kang Woo-suk (1994) Chung Ji-young (1995) Park Chul-soo (1996) Im Kwon-taek (1997) Chung Ji-young (1998) Kang Je-gyu (1999)
2000s	Im Kwon-taek (2000) Park Chan-wook (2001) Hur Jin-ho (2002) Lee Chang-dong (2003) Park Chan-wook (2004) Park Heung-sik (2005) Lee Myung-se (2006) Choi Dong-hoon (2007) Lee Chang-dong (2008) Lee Yoon-ki (2009)
2010s	Jang Hoon (2010) Lee Chang-dong (2011) Byun Young-joo (2012) Choo Chang-min (2013) Bong Joon-ho (2014) Kim Seong-hun (2015) Ryoo Seung-wan (2016) Kim Jee-woon (2017) Kim Yong-hwa (2018) Kang Hyeong-cheol (2019)
2020s	Kim Bora (2020) Hong Eui-jeong (2021) Byun Sung-hyun (2022) Park Chan-wook (2023)