Park Kwang-su
- Directing
- January 22, 1955 · Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Black Republic · Director, Editing
- Through Korean Cinema · Self
- Meet Mr. Daddy · Director, Screenplay
- If You Were Me · Director, Writer
- Face Value · Director
- www.whitelover.com · Director, Writer
- The Uprising · Director, Screenplay
- Wild Animals · Executive producer
- A Single Spark · Director, Writer
- The Cinema on the Road · Self
- To the Starry Island · Director, Writer
- Berlin Report · Writer, Director
- Black Republic · Director, Writer
- Chilsu and Mansu · Director
- Lee Jang-ho's Baseball Team · Assistant Director
- Street of the Blind · Director
- Performance Arirang · Director
- The Island · Director