Kang Je-gyu

Kang Je-gyu
Kang Je-gyu
	Je-gyu in 2015
Born	December 23, 1962 (age 61); South Korea
Occupation	Film director
Korean name
Hangul	강제규
Hanja	姜帝圭
Revised Romanization	Kang Je-gyu
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Chegyu

Kang Je-gyu (born December 23, 1962) is a South Korean film director.

Career

After graduating from ChungAng University, Kang received his first prize at the Korea Youth Film Festival and Korea Scenario Awards in 1991.^[1]

Kang's most notable contributions to Korean cinema have been Shiri and Taegukgi. Shiri was the first big budget Hollywood-style action film made in Korea, which broke box office records and was partially responsible for the popularization of domestic films in the country. Taegukgi, directed five years later, again rewrote box office records, having been seen by over ten million people in South Korea alone.

After establishing his own production film company under his name, he merged it with Myung Films in 2004, forming MK Pictures.^[2]

In an interview for the BBC special Asian Invasion, Kang revealed that he wanted his next project to be a science fiction film. He said, "I have produced two movies about Korea. So now I'm preparing a new movie that is related to something more global--a problem that the whole world is facing right now."

After a 7-year hiatus, in 2011 Kang unveiled his film My Way, set during World War II with a star-studded pan-Asian cast and the highest budget to date for a Korean film.^[3]

Filmography

As director

Gingko Bed (1996)
Shiri (1999)
Taegukgi (2004)
My Way (2011)
Awaiting (2014) (short film)
Salut d'Amour (2015)
Road to Boston (2023)

As writer

Well, Let's Look at the Sky Sometimes - 1990
Who Saw the Dragon's Claws - 1991
Days of Roses - 1994
Rules of the Game - 1994
Legend of Gingko 2 (1996)
Lament (1997)
Shiri (1999)
Taegukgi (2004)
Iris (2009)
My Way (2011)
Awaiting (2014) (short film)
Salut d'Amour (2015)
Road to Boston (2023)

As producer

The Legend of Gingko (2000)
Kiss Me Much (2001)
Iris (2009)
My Way (2011)
Bad Guys Always Die (2015)
Road to Boston (2023)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2004	Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Film	Taegukgi	Won
	Grand Bell Awards^[4]	Best Director		Nominated
	Grand Bell Awards^[4]	Best Planning		Nominated
	Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Film		Nominated
		Best Director		Nominated
		Best Screenplay^[a]		Nominated
2005	Asia Pacific Film Festival	Best Film		Won
2005	Asia Pacific Film Festival	Best Director		Won
2015	The Golden Goblet	Best Film	Salut d'Amour	Nominated

Notes

^ with Han Ji-hun, Kim Sang-don

References

^ "Movist.com - 무비스트는 영화다". Archived from the original on 2005-11-28. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
^ Lynn Kim (July 14, 2010). "Myung Films, MK Pictures to merge into one brand". asiae.co.kr. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
^ "Kang Je Kyu: 'I Devoted My Passion to 'My Way". KBS Global. 2011-12-16. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
^ "Grand Bell Awards 2004". Korean Film Biz Zone. 2004-06-11. Archived from the original on 2021-04-03. Retrieved 2015-09-04.

External links

Kang Je-gyu at IMDb
Detailed information about Kang Je-gyu at the KMDb (in Korean)

[5] with Han Ji-hun, Kim Sang-don

[1] "Movist.com - 무비스트는 영화다". Archived from the original on 2005-11-28. Retrieved 2008-01-28.

[2] Lynn Kim (July 14, 2010). "Myung Films, MK Pictures to merge into one brand". asiae.co.kr. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[3] "Kang Je Kyu: 'I Devoted My Passion to 'My Way". KBS Global. 2011-12-16. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-03-17.

[4] "Grand Bell Awards 2004". Korean Film Biz Zone. 2004-06-11. Archived from the original on 2021-04-03. Retrieved 2015-09-04.

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