Byun Jang-ho (27 April 1940 – 25 February 2022) was a South Korean film director.

Byun Jang-ho
Born(1940-04-27)27 April 1940
Died25 February 2022(2022-02-25) (aged 81)
OccupationFilm director
Years active1967–2022
Korean name
Hangul
변장호
Hanja
Revised RomanizationByeon Jang-ho
McCune–ReischauerPyŏn Chang-ho

Biography

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Byun made about 90 films in a career that spans more than 30 years. His film Love Me Once Again Despite Hatred '80 (1980) is one of the greatest box office hits in 1980.[1][2]

Jang-ho was born on 27 April 1940.[3] His film Potato (1988) is a remake of a 1967 film and the second adaptation of Kim Dong-in's short novel of the same name. It won Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay and Best Music at the 26th Grand Bell Awards in 1987.[4]

Jang-ho died on 25 February 2022, at the age of 81.[5]

Filmography

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  • The Sun is Mine (1967)
  • Lost Love in the Mist (1969)
  • Affection and Love (1969)
  • Window (1969)
  • Temptation (1969)
  • The Rainy Myungdong Street (1970)
  • Wang and Pak on Myeongdong Street (1970)
  • When a Woman Removes Her Makeup (1970)
  • Men vs. Women (1970)
  • My Love, My Foe (1971)
  • Find the 72 Karat Diamond (1971)
  • It Rains on the Heart of a Man (1971)
  • I'm a Man on Myungdong (1971)
  • Black Rose in Shanghai (1971)
  • Leaving in the Rain (1971)
  • Cruel History of Myeongdong (1972)
  • Life is on the Lonely Road (1972)
  • A Way of Farewell (1972)
  • An Odd General (1972)
  • Gate of Woman (1972)
  • Wedding Dress in Tears (1973)
  • The Tragedy of Deaf Sam-yong (1973)
  • Wedding Dress in Tears 2 (1974)
  • Black Butterfly (1974)
  • The Executioner (1975)
  • Story of the Youth (1975)
  • Woman Like A Crane (1975)
  • The Kept Woman (1976)
  • Miss Oh's Apartment (1978)
  • Young-ah's Confession (1978)
  • The Light Goes Off in Your Window (1978)
  • Red Gate of Tragedy (1979)
  • Miss Oh's Apartment (Sequel) (1979)
  • Zero Woman (1979)
  • Eul-hwa (1979)
  • The Happiness of an Unhappy Woman (1979)
  • Love Me Once Again Despite Hatred '80 (1980)
  • Goodbye Daddy '81 (1981)
  • Forgive Me Once Again Despite Hatred '80' (1981)
  • Choi In-ho's Evening Color (1982)
  • Night of a Sorceress (1982)
  • Love and Farewell (1984)
  • Milky Way in Blue Sky (1986)
  • Eve's Second Bedroom (1987)
  • Potato (1988)
  • Honeymoon (1989)
  • A Journey with Korean Masters (2013)[6]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "BYUN Jang-ho". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. ^ Paquet, Darcy. "What were the greatest box office hits from 1974 to 2008". www.koreanfilm.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. ^ Byun Jang-ho's birthdate: movie.naver.com [1] gave the 1940 date in the introduction, but the text said he was born in 1935. Two articles said he was born in 1939 [2][3]. However, Daum agrees with the 1940 birthdate [4]. All the news articles from when he was named to the National Academy of Arts in 2012 agree that he was 72 at the time [5][6]. Similarly he won an art award from Goyang City in 2007 and the article said he was 67 at the time [7]. It seemed the 1940 date is more likely to be correct. Researched by User 58.176.246.42.
  4. ^ Paquet, Darcy. "Potato (1987) review". www.koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. ^ "변장호 감독 별세". Kyunghyang Shinmun. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. ^ Kim, Hyun-min (18 March 2013). "PARK Pulled Off Many Extraordinary Feats for Korean Film World". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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