Kong Su-chang

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Kong Su-chang
Born1961 (age 62–63)
South Korea
Alma mater Hanyang University
Occupation(s) Film director,
screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
공수창
Revised Romanization Gong Su-chang
McCune–Reischauer Kong Su-ch'ang

Kong Su-chang (born 1961) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kong started as a screenwriter and is behind hits such as White Badge (1992), The Ring Virus (1999) and Tell Me Something (1999). He debuted with the military-themed R-Point (2004), and then The Guard Post in 2008. [1]

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Career

Born in 1961, Kong Su-chang graduated from the Korean Literature Department at Hanyang University. Upon graduating, he joined 'Jang San Got Mae', an independent film union and wrote screenplays, such as O Dreamland (1989) and The Night Before the Strike (1990). [2]

Kong is known as a talented screenwriter of thriller and war movies, such White Badge (1992), The Ring Virus (1999) and Tell Me Something (1999). His adaptation of the novel White Badge: A Novel of Korea by Ahn Jung-hyo into the screenplay for White Badge was acclaimed as the best Vietnam War film in Korea. [1] [2]

His directorial feature debut is the military-themed R-Point (2004), which Kong wanted as an anti-war movie. [3] [4] His second feature, The Guard Post (2008), also military-themed is set at the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea. [5]

Filmography

Film

Television series

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References

  1. 1 2 "KONG Su-chang". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  2. 1 2 "9th Busan International Film Festival (2004)". Busan International Film Festival . 2004. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  3. ↑ Kim, Hyun-jung (17 May 2016). "R-Point". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  4. ↑ Yang, Sung-jin (19 August 2004). "R-Point puts fresh spin on the horrors of war". The Korea Herald via Hancinema . Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  5. ↑ Yi, Ch'ang-ho (4 April 2008). "R-point's KONG Su-chang returns with The Guard Post". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  6. ↑ "Horror Film Series to Hit Television". The Korea Times via Hancinema . 13 July 2006. Retrieved 2016-05-28.


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