Kim Sung-su (director)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Sung-soo
Born (1961-11-15) November 15, 1961 (age 62)
South Korea
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1990–present
Korean name
Hangul
김성수
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Seongsu
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏngsu

Kim Sung-su (Korean: 김성수; born November 15, 1961) is a South Korean film director, known mainly for the teen film Beat, period epic Musa, comedy Please Teach Me English and the historical action drama 12.12: The Day.

He directed 12.12: The Day, released in 2023, which became the biggest grossing film of 2023 in Korea.[1]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Credited as Ref.
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

Year Title Credited as
Director Writer
1993 Dead End Yes Yes
2004 Back Yes Yes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
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 Best Film 12.12: The Day Pending [13]
Best Director Pending

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Lee, Maggie (24 September 2013). "Film Review: Flu". Variety. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  6. ^ McCahill, Mike (21 November 2013). "Flu – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  7. ^ "'Asura' expected to draw big crowds". 28 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Crime-filled thriller 'Asura' dominates box office".
  9. ^ "'Asura' to open across North America". 11 October 2016.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "공유·박보검·남궁민·한석규…백상예술대상 男TV연기상 4파전". Star.mk.co (in Korean). April 7, 2017.
  12. ^ "A TAXI DRIVER Tops Buil Film Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. October 17, 2017.
  13. ^ 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.

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