Yang Ik-june

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Yang Ik-june
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Born (1975-10-19) October 19, 1975 (age 48)
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesYang Ik-joon
Occupation(s) Actor, film director, screenwriter, film editor
Agent Prain TPC
Korean name
Hangul
양익준
Hanja
Revised Romanization Yang Ik-jun
McCune–Reischauer Yang Ik-chun

Yang Ik-june (born October 19, 1975) is a South Korean actor and film director. He is best known for the 2009 film Breathless , which he wrote, directed, edited, and starred in.

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Career

Born in Seoul in 1975, Yang graduated from the Department of Entertainment & Acting at the Kongju Communication Arts College. After discharge from his military service, Yang studied theatre and trained at the Actor's 21 Academy before delving into the film industry. In the next six years he starred in 30 short films, and won the Best Actor award at the Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival for the 2005 short film Ooh, You Make Me Sick. In 2005 he directed his first short film, Always Behind You, which earned him the Audience Award at the Seoul Independent Short Film Festival. [1] He also played minor roles in more than ten mainstream films such as Les Formidables, Maundy Thursday , and Viva! Love. [2]

But it was Breathless , his semi-autobiographical feature directorial debut in which he also played the lead role, that catapulted Yang into star director status. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Breathless was selected for the Asian Cinema Fund which provided post-production support, and the low-budget film had its world premiere at the 2008 Busan International Film Festival. It proceeded to receive much critical acclaim, winning 23 prizes in the international film festival circuit including a Tiger Award at Rotterdam. [10] [11] [12] Upon its theater release in Korea, the film performed better than expected at the box office with 130,000 admissions, a rare accomplishment for an independent film. [13]

Yang then starred in a supporting role in the 2010 comedy/road movie Looking for My Wife (also known as Runaway from Home). [14] [15] [16] [17] In 2011, he was a voice actor for The King of Pigs , an adult animated film on violence and bullying. [18] He also directed the short films Departure and Immature that same year. Immature was funded by the Jeonju International Film Festival and released as part of the omnibus A Time to Love. [19] Another short film Shibata & Nagao, a comedy inspired by actor's workshops and co-produced with Japan, won the Best Korean Short Film Award at the Asiana International Short Film Festival in 2012. [20] Yang made his television acting debut in the melodrama The Innocent Man , imbuing his supporting role as a small-time thug with an air of menace. In 2013 he was among four celebrities who directed a short film using smartphone Samsung Galaxy S4 with the theme "Meet a Life Companion"; his short Dance Together focused on a Japanese woman who encounters someone new through a cell phone after experiencing the pain of a parting. [21]

Filmography

YearTitleCredited as
Director Writer Editor DP Sound mixer Actor Role
2002 Conduct Zero NoNoNoNoNoYessesaem trio
2003 Happy Ero Christmas NoNoNoNoNoYeshenchman 2
2004What Are You Doing, Chul-sooNoNoNoNoNoYesChul-soo
2004Ain't No Maid (short film)NoNoNoNoNoYes택배기사
2004 Arahan NoNoNoNoNoYesdrain pipe worker 2
2005Ooh, You Make Me Sick (short film)NoNoNoNoNoYesYong-hee
2005Always Behind You (short film)YesYesYesNoYesYesJun-ho
2005Noryangjin Totoro (short film)NoNoNoNoNoYesKim Young-min
2005Slowly (short film)NoNoNoNoNoYesMan
2006Monologue #1 (short film)NoNoNoNoNoYes
2006The Wind Stirs (short film)NoNoNoNoNoYesKi-suk
2006Screwdriver (short film)NoNoNoNoNoYes
2006Just Leave Me Alone (short film)YesNoYesYesNoNo
2006Les FormidablesNoNoNoNoNoYesYang Jin-soon
2006 Maundy Thursday NoNoNoNoNoYesHwan-kyu
2006 No Regret NoNoNoNoNoYes
2007Picnic (short film)NoNoNoNoNoYes
2007Lost (short film)NoNoNoNoNoYes
2007Thirsty, Thirsty (short film)NoNoNoNoNoYes
2007Speechless (short film)YesYesYesNoYesNo
2007The Worst Guy EverNoNoNoNoNoYesadvertising company employee
2008 Viva! Love NoNoNoNoNoYesstudent boarder 1
2008Love is Protein (animated short)NoNoNoNoNoYesJae-ho
2008Lovers (omnibus, includes Slowly,
Screwdriver, Monologue #1, Lost)
NoNoNoNoNoYes
2009One Step More to the Sea (short film)NoNoNoNoNoYescafe guest
2009 Breathless YesYesYesNoNoYesSang-hoon
2010Looking for My WifeNoNoNoNoNoYesDong-min
2010Magic and LossNoNoNoNoNoYes
2011Departure (short film)YesYesYesNoNoYesHe
2011Immature (from omnibus A Time to Love)YesYesYesNoNoNo
2011 The King of Pigs (animated)NoNoNoNoNoYesJung Jong-suk (voice)
2012Shibata & Nagao (short film)YesYesNoNoNoNo
2012 Our Homeland NoNoNoNoNoYesMr. Yang
2012 The Innocent Man (TV)NoNoNoNoNoYesHan Jae-shik
2013Jury (short film)NoNoNoNoNoYes
2013Chuugakusei MaruyamaNoNoNoNoNoYesKorean star
2013Dance Together (short film)YesNoNoNoNoNo
2013 Let Me Out NoNoNoNoNoYeshimself
2013 The Fake (animated)NoNoNoNoNoYesMin-chul (voice)
2014 Inspiring Generation (TV)NoNoNoNoNoYesHwang Bong-shik
2014 It's Okay, That's Love (TV)NoNoNoNoNoYesJang Jae-beom
2014 Set Me Free NoNoNoNoNoYesBeom-tae's father
2014Short PlaysYesNoNoNoNoNo
2015 Intimate Enemies NoNoNoNoNoYesEumbuki
2015 The Scholar Who Walks the Night (TV)NoNoNoNoNoYesHae-seo
2016 A Quiet Dream NoNoNoNoNoYesIk-june
Canola NoNoNoNoNoYesChoong-seop
2017 Queen of Mystery NoNoNoNoNoYesJang Do-jang
The Poet and the Boy NoNoNoNoNoYesHyon Taek-gi
Bad Guys 2 NoNoNoNoNoYesJang Sung-cheol
Wilderness: Part One NoNoNoNoNoYesKenji
Wilderness: Part Two NoNoNoNoNoYesKenji
2018 To. Jenny (TV)NoNoNoNoNoYesKim Hyung-soo
2024 Confession NoNoNoNoNoYesRyu Ji-yong [22]

Television shows

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2023Black: I Saw the DevilCast memberCrime Thriller Crime Documentary (Season 2) [23]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated work
2005 Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival Best Actor
Ooh, You Make Me Sick
31st Seoul Independent Film Festival Audience Award
Always Behind You
200938th International Film Festival Rotterdam VPRO Tiger Award
10th Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival Best Actor
11th Deauville Asian Film Festival Best Film
International Critics' Prize
13th Fantasia Festival Best Feature Film
Best Male Performance
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema Audience Award (International)
3rd Asia Pacific Screen Awards High Commendation
Fantastic Fest New Wave Award - Best Director
Tokyo FILMeX Festival Grand Prize
Special Jury Prize
17th Chunsa Film Art Awards Special Jury Prize
18th Buil Film Awards Best New Director
10th Busan Film Critics Awards Best Director
30th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actor
12th Director's Cut Awards Best Independent Film Director
20101st KOFRA (Korea Film Reporters Association) AwardsDiscovery Award
10th Asiana International Short Film FestivalBest Korean Short Film
Shibata & Nagao
201891st Kinema Junpo AwardsBest Supporting Actor
12th Asian Film Awards [24] Best Supporting Actor

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