Kang Je-gyu

Infobox Korean name
hangul=강제규
hanja=姜帝圭
rr=Kang Je-gyu
mr=Kang Chegyu

Kang Je-gyu (born December 23 1962) is a South Korean film director. He studied in Chungang University.

He firstly got his prize in Korea Youth Film festival and Korea Scenario Awards in 1991. [ [http://www.movist.com/movies/movist.asp?id=3136 ▒ 강제규 ▒ MOVIST.COM - 무비스트는 영화다 ] ]

Career

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.

Ambition

In an interview for the BBC special Asian Invasion, Kang revealed that his next project will 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."

Filmography

*"Taegukgi" - 2004
*"Shiri" - 1999
*"Rules of the Game" - 1994
*"Days of Roses" - 1994
*"Who Saw the Dragon's Claws" - 1991
*"Well, Let's Look at the Sky Sometimes" - 1990

Film production

He established his own office for producing high quality movies naming his name. In 2005, he incorporated firm with Myung film for giving contribution on Korean Cinema. [ [http://www.mkpictures.co.kr/index_eng.asp :: Mk Pictures :: ] ]

ee also

*List of Korean film directors
*Cinema of Korea
*Contemporary culture of South Korea

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0437625|name=Kang Je-gyu
* [http://www.kmdb.or.kr/actor/mm_basic.asp?person_id=00001797&keyword=%B0%AD%C1%A6%B1%D4 Detailed information about Kang Je-gyu] at the KMDb