Jang Jin

Infobox Korean name


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Jang Jin (born 1971 in Seoul) is a leading theatre director, playwright, movie director, screenwriter, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_producer producer] in South Korea.

Writer/director Jang is known as one of the most distinctive voices to emerge out of the Korean cinema renaissance that began in the late 1990s. From the time he broke into the realm of theatre in 1995 with critically acclaimed plays like "Heotang", he has developed a unique style that mixes humor, melodrama, and a keen observation of society. Jang's experience in film first began back in 1995 when he assisted with the screenplay of the critically acclaimed "A Hot Roof". After directing a short film, he dedicated himself to debuting as a film director, and in 1998 his first feature "The Happenings" was screened at the Pusan International Film Festival. Jang's biggest box-office success to date was with "Guns and Talks" (2001), a comedy about four talkative assassins that was a major hit in Korea, and is also being remade for the Chinese market. Besides his feature films, he also never ceased to participate in short film festivals such as the Environment Film Festival, and the Seoul Human Rights Film Festival. [ [http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/ Korean Film Council] (KOFIC)]

He is also the CEO of the film production company " [http://www.filmitsuda.com Film It Suda] " and co-founder of the film production company KnJ Entertainment Inc.

Filmography

Director:
*1998 The Happenings (기막힌 사내들)
*1999 The Spy (간첩 리철진)
*2000 A Terrible Day (극단적 하루) - short
*2001 Guns and Talks (킬러들의 수다)
*2002 아버지 몰래 - short
*2004 Has the Shower Ended? (소나기는 그쳤나요?) - short from 1.3.6
*2004 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Someone_Special_(film) Someone Special] (아는 여자)
*2005 Someone Grateful (고마운 사람 ) - short from If You Were Me 2 (다섯 개의 시선)
*2005 The Big Scene (박수칠 때 떠나라)
*2006 Righteous Ties (거룩한 계보)
*2007 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Day_with_My_Son My Son] (아들)

Writer:
*1995 A Hot Roof (개같은 날의 오후)
*1996 Do You Believe in Jazz (너희가 재즈를 믿느냐)
*1997 Trio (삼인조)
*1998 The Happenings (기막힌 사내들)
*1999 The Spy (간첩 리철진)
*2000 A Terrible Day (극단적 하루) - short
*2000 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditto_(2000_film) Ditto] (동감)
*2001 Guns and Talks (킬러들의 수다)
*2002 No Comment (묻지마 패밀리)
*2003 A Man Who Went to Mars (화성으로 간 사나이)
*2004 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Someone_Special_(film) Someone Special] (아는 여자)
*2005 The Big Scene (박수칠 때 떠나라)
*2005 Welcome to Dongmakgol (웰컴 투 동막골)
*2006 Righteous Ties (거룩한 계보)
*2007 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Day_with_My_Son My Son] (아들)
*2007 Going by the Book (바르게 살자)
*2008 Public Enemy Returns (강철중: 공공의 적 1-1)

Producer:
*2002 No Comment (묻지마 패밀리)
*2005 Welcome to Dongmakgol (웰컴 투 동막골)
*2007 Going by the Book (바르게 살자)

Acting Cameos:
*2001 Guns and Talks (킬러들의 수다)
*2004 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Someone_Special_(film) Someone Special] (아는 여자)

In 2008 he put on Clumsy People (서툰사람들), a play he had written when he was just twenty-three. [ Cho Chung-un, 2007, "Robbery-romance farce takes Daehangno stage," "The Korea Herald," p. 16, December 17.]

References

Reflist

Links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151733/ IMDb Filmography]
* [http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Person/person_info.php?id=7786 Cine21 Profile]
* [http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Jang_Jin.php HanCinema Profile]