Kim Dong-won (director, born 1962)

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Kim Dong-won
Born1962 (age 6162)
Occupation(s) Film director,
screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
김동원
Revised Romanization Gim Dong-won
McCune–Reischauer Kim Tong-wŏn

Kim Dong-won (born 1962) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. [1] Kim's directorial debut, the comedy film My Boss, My Teacher , was a hit at the box office with more than 6.1 million admissions, making it the fourth best-selling film of 2006. [2]

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His third feature R2B: Return to Base (2012), a remake of Shin Sang-ok's 1964 film Red Scarf , is Korea's first-ever aerial action blockbuster which starred Rain. [3] [4]

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References

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  2. "The Best Selling Films of 2006". www.koreanfilm.org. Archived from the original on November 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
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