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Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize – Film
The Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize – Film () is an award presented annually at the Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony organised by ''Ilgan Sports ''Ilgan Sports'' ( ko, 일간스포츠; ''The Daily Sports'' or ''1S'' for short) is a South Korean daily sports and entertainment newspaper founded in 1969. Formerly under ''Hankook Ilbo'', it is now owned by the ''JoongAng Ilbo, JoongAng Media ...'' and JTBC Plus, affiliates of '' JoongAng Ilbo'', usually in the second quarter of each year in Seoul. It is considered the highest honor in the Film division of the ceremony. Grand Prize for Film candidates are chosen from the list of nominees in the Film division each year and are not announced prior to the ceremony. Grand Prize winners, which could be either a movie or an individual, are ineligible for other major awards they are nominated for in the Film division. Winners and nominees No prize (**) was awarded in 1982,1991,1997,1998. The other empty entries indicate that the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decision To Leave
''Decision to Leave'' () is a 2022 South Korean romantic mystery film produced, co-written and directed by Park Chan-wook. It stars Tang Wei and Park Hae-il. In April 2022, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where Park Chan-wook won Best Director. ''Decision to Leave'' was released theatrically on 29 June 2022 in South Korea. It was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, making the December shortlist. It was also named one of the top 5 international films of 2022 by the National Board of Review. Plot An insomniac detective, Hae-Jun, works in Busan and only sees his wife, Jung-An, a nuclear power plant worker residing in Ipo, once a week. Hae-Jun and his partner Soo-Wan encounter a case where a retired immigration worker, Ki Do Soo, is found dead at the foot of a mountain he often climbed. They interview his much younger wife, Seo-Rae, an emigrant from China who wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Cops
''Two Cops'' () is a 1993 South Korean action/comedy film directed by Kang Woo-suk. It stars Ahn Sung-ki and Park Joong-hoon as a pair of police detectives with different outlooks who end up working on a case together. Plot The experienced detective Jo has a new partner, Kang who recently graduated from the Police Academy at the top of the class. The idealistic Kang always sticks to his principles and often conflicts with Jo, an amoral cop who always tries to take advantage of his position. Kang tries to win Jo over to his side, but fails. One day, a beautiful woman who works in a bar comes to the police station for help, and Kang falls in love with her. He starts going to the bar often to see her, and begins to become more like Jo. Jo is initially pleased at this, but later begins to experience a dilemma with Kang's change in attitude. Cast *Ahn Sung-ki as Jo, senior detective * Park Joong-hoon as Kang, new recruit * Ji Soo-won as Soo-won *Kim Bo-sung as Lee, detective *Kim Hye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd Baeksang Arts Awards
The 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony took place on April 14, 2006 in Seoul. It was presented by IS Plus Corp. and broadcast on SBS. Nominations and winners Complete list of nominees and winners: (Winners denoted in bold) Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baeksang Arts Awards, 42nd Baeksang Baeksang Baeksang Arts Awards Baek Baek Baek (), also often spelled Paek, Baik, Paik is a Korean family name. In the year 2000, there were 351,275 people with this surname in South Korea. The word means the color white. Baek (白) "白" has a Cantonese origin from the Yuan dynasty an ... 2000s in Seoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathon (2005 Film)
''Marathon'' () is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Jeong Yoon-cheol, and starring Cho Seung-woo and Kim Mi-sook. It received 5,148,022 admissions, making it the 4th most attended Korean film of 2005."The Best Selling Films of 2005" ''Koreanfilm.org''. Retrieved 2012-12-07. Based on the true story of Bae Hyeong-jin, an autistic marathon runner, the film popularized the South Korean term for () which can be translated as "self-closed syndrome." Plot A young man with , named Cho- ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
41st Baeksang Arts Awards
The 41st Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony took place on May 20, 2005 at the Little Angels Performing Arts Center in Seoul. Presented by IS Plus Corp., it was broadcast on SBS and hosted by comedian Park Soo-hong and announcer Lee Hye-seung. Nominations and winners Complete list of nominees and winners: (Winners denoted in bold) Film Television Other awards * Hallyu Special Award - Choi Ji-woo References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baeksang Arts Awards, 41st Baeksang Baeksang Baeksang Arts Awards Baek Baek Baek (), also often spelled Paek, Baik, Paik is a Korean family name. In the year 2000, there were 351,275 people with this surname in South Korea. The word means the color white. Baek (白) "白" has a Cantonese origin from the Yuan dynasty an ... 2000s in Seoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silmido (film)
''Silmido'' is a 2003 South Korean action drama film directed by Kang Woo-suk. It is based on the 1999 novel ''Silmido'' by Baek Dong-ho, which in turn is based on the true story of Unit 684. Some parts of the film are dramatizations, as the actual details of certain events remain unknown. The film was both critically well received and a financial success, and was the first film in South Korea to attract a box office audience of over 10 million viewers. Plot On 21 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos of Unit 124 are shown to have infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. As a means of retaliation, the Republic of Korea Armed Forces assembled a team of 31 social outcasts including criminals on death row and life imprisonment, in a plot to kill Kim Il-sung. The team is designated 'Unit 684'. The recruits are taken to the island of Silmido for training. The mission is offered to the recruits as the only way to redeem themselves and show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way Home (2002 Film)
''The Way Home'' () is a 2002 film written and directed by Lee Jeong-hyang. It tells the heart-warming story about a grandmother and her city-born grandson who comes to live with her in a rural village. The film, which reminds the younger generation of the unconditional love and care that old people selflessly give, won South Korea's equivalent of the Oscars for Grand Bell Awards#Best film, best picture and Grand Bell Awards#Best screenplay, screenplay. It was the second-highest grossing homegrown film in South Korea in 2002. It was released on DVD and VHS, with English subtitles, in 2003 by Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics. The film is in the List of highest-grossing films in South Korea, with 4,091,000 number of admissions nationwide. Plot The story begins on a fine summer's morning, when Sang-woo (Yoo Seung-ho) and his mother board a bus to the country. It is soon clear that the unsophisticated rural passengers annoy the seven-year-old urban boy. His mother is taking him t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Enemy (2002 Film)
''Public Enemy'' () is a 2002 South Korean action film directed by Kang Woo-suk. The film was well received by audiences and critics alike, being seen by almost 3 million people in South Korea,"The Best Selling Films of 2002" ''Koreanfilm.org''. Retrieved 2008-04-19. while winning Best Actor at the and for his lead role. The success of the film led to the making of the sequel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sol Kyung-gu
Sol Kyung-gu (born May 14, 1967) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Public Enemy (2002 film), Public Enemy'' film series, ''Peppermint Candy'', ''Oasis (2002 film), Oasis'', ''Silmido (film), Silmido'', ''Hope (2013 film), Hope'' and ''The Merciless (film), The Merciless''. Career Sol was born in Seocheon on May 1, 1968, and studied Theater and Film at Hanyang University (Class of '86). Upon his graduation in 1994, he appeared in numerous theatrical productions, such as the hit Korean adaptation of the German rock musical ''Linie 1, Subway Line 1'', and productions of Sam Shepard's ''True West (play), True West'' and A. R. Gurney's ''Love Letters (play), Love Letters''. In the mid-1990s, Sol began taking on minor roles in feature films, but it was not until 1999 that he made his breakthrough, with major roles in ''The Bird That Stops in the Air'', ''Rainbow Trout'', and ''Peppermint Candy'' in which he played a suicidal man devastated by the two-decades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libera Me (2000 Film)
''Libera Me'' () is a 2000 South Korean action blockbuster film about a mentally-unbalanced arsonist and the firefighters who struggle to stop him. Plot Five months after his release from prison after serving a twelve-year sentence, arsonist Yeo Hee-soo terrorizes the city of Seoul with a series of deadly blazes. Yeo rigs each fire so that a second, far more lethal conflagration ignites shortly after the firefighters have arrived, causing further casualties. He then turns his attention to those members of the department he feels are interfering with his "mission", which develops into a game of cat and mouse with veteran fireman Jo Sang-woo. Cast *Choi Min-soo - Jo Sang-woo * Cha Seung-won - Yeo Hee-soo *Yoo Ji-tae - Kim Hyun-tae *Park Sang-myun - Park Han-mo * Jung Joon - Lee Jun-seong * Kim Gyu-ri - Hyun Min-seong *Kim Su-ro *Lee Ho-jae - Kim In-ho *Park Jae-hoon *Heo Joon-ho - Lee In-soo *Jung Ae-ri - Jung Myung-jin *Park Ji-mi *Jeong Won-jung Production The film was shot in Bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chunhyang (2000 Film)
''Chunhyang'' () is a Korean Pansori film directed by Im Kwon-taek, with a screenplay by Kang Hye-yeon and Kim Myung-gon. Distributed by CJ Entertainment, the film was released on January 29, 2000 in South Korea. Lee Hyo-jeong plays Chunhyang and Cho Seung-woo plays Mongryong. It is a film adaptation of the ''pansori'' Chunhyangga, one of the most notable works in the pansori tradition. To date, there have been more than sixteen works based on this narrative, including three North Korean films. Im Kwon-taek's ''Chunhyang'' presents a new interpretation of this oral tradition with a focus towards a more global audience. It is the first Chunhyang adaptation that uses lyrics of pansori as a major part of the screenplay. The film uses the framing device of a present-day pansori narrator who, accompanied by a drummer, sings the story of Chunhyang in front of a responsive audience. The film flashes back and forth between the singer's presentation and scenes of Mongryong. It was entered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiri (film)
''Shiri'' () is a 1999 South Korean action film, written and directed by Kang Je-gyu. ''Shiri'' was the first Hollywood-style big-budget blockbuster to be produced in the new Korean film industry (i.e. after Korea's major economic boom in the late 1990s).Anthony Leong (2001)"Shiri Movie Review" ''Media Circus''. Retrieved 11 November 2007. Created as a deliberate homage to the "high-octane" action film made popular by Hollywood through the 1980s, it also contained a story that draws on strong Korean national sentiment to fuel its drama. Much of the film's visual style shares that of the Asian action cinema, and particularly Hong Kong action cinema, of John Woo, Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam, and the relentless pace of the second unit directors, like Vic Armstrong and Guy Hamilton, in the James Bond films. The movie was released under the name ''Shiri'' outside of South Korea; in South Korea the title was spelled ''Swiri''. The name refers to ''Coreoleuciscus splendidus'', a fish found in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
