Park Kwang-su
Born: 1955-01-22 in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Known For: Directing
Biography
Born in 1955 in Sokcho. He studied film directing at the École supérieure d′études cinématographiques (ESEC) in Paris, then worked as an assistant director to Lee Jang-ho before making his feature directorial debut with Chil-su and Man-su. He went on to become a leading figure in the Korean New Wave, addressing the realities of Korean society in films such as Black Republic (1990) and A Single Spark (1995). A Single Spark won Best Film and Best Director at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.
Filmography
2026
- Black Republic ... (Director)
2010
- Through Korean Cinema as Self
2007
- Meet Mr. Daddy ... (Director)
2003
- If You Were Me ... (Director)
- Face Value ... (Director)
2000
- www.whitelover.com ... (Director)
1999
- The Uprising ... (Director)
1997
- Wild Animals ... (Executive Producer)
1995
- A Single Spark ... (Director)
- The Cinema on the Road as Self
1993
- To the Starry Island ... (Director)
1991
- Berlin Report ... (Writer)
1990
- Black Republic ... (Director)
1988
- Chilsu and Mansu ... (Director)
1986
- Lee Jang-ho's Baseball Team ... (Assistant Director)
1982
- Performance Arirang ... (Director)
- Street of the Blind ... (Director)
1981
- The Island ... (Director)