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Choi Min-sik
Choi Min-sik (born April 27, 1962) is a South Korean actor. He received critical acclaim for his roles in '' Oldboy'' (2003), ''I Saw the Devil'' (2010) and '' The Admiral: Roaring Currents'' (2014). For his role in ''Oldboy'', he won the Best Actor prize at the 40th Baeksang Art Awards, the 24th Blue Dragon Awards, and the 41st Grand Bell Awards. In 2014, he was listed as Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year. Early life Choi was born in Seoul, South Korea. When he was in third grade, Choi was diagnosed with tuberculosis and told that he could not be cured. He claims to have regained his health by a month-long stay in the mountains. Career Graduating with a degree in theatre from Dongguk University, Choi began his career as a theatre actor by joining a theater company named ‘Ppuri’(극단 뿌리) in 1982. His debut was a play named ‘Our Town’. He then started filming, playing roles in Park Jong-won's early movies, like '' Kuro Arirang'' and ''Our Twisted Hero''. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of the Constitution of North Korea, 1948 constitution. According to the 2020 census, Seoul has a population of 9.9 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi Province, Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), Seoul was the world's List of cities by GDP, fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, following Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. Seoul was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis in 2015, with a List of South Korean regions by GDP, GDP per capita (PPP) of around $40,000. With ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Twisted Hero (film)
''Our Twisted Hero'' () is a 1992 South Korean film directed by Park Jong-won. It was chosen as Best Film at the Chunsa Film Art Awards. It is based on the short novel ''Our Twisted Hero'' by Yi Munyol. Synopsis A man traveling to the funeral of his fifth-grade teacher recalls his life at the time. As a city boy transferred to a country school, he encountered an unexpectedly old-fashioned hierarchical bullying system. When he tried to create a rebellion against the system, both those oppressed by it and the teachers and parents opposed him. When change finally came to the school, it was in an equally harsh form.Synopsis based on Cast * Hong Kyung-in: Eom Seok-dae * Go Jeong-il: Han Byeong-tae * Choi Min-sik: Teacher Kim * Shin Goo: Teacher Choi * Shin Cheol-jin: Kim Young-pal * Lee Jin-seon: Woman teacher * U Sang-jeon: Byeong-tae's father * Kim Hye-ok: Byeong-tae's mother * Jeong Un-bong: Kyo-gam * Park Kwang-jin A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Im Kwon-taek
Im Kwon-taek (born December 8, 1934) is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry. As of spring 2015, he has directed 102 films. Early life Im Kwon-taek was born in Jangseong, Jeollanam-do and grew up in Gwangju. After the Korean War, he moved to Busan in search of work. He then moved to Seoul in 1956, where Jeong Chang-hwa, director of '' Five Fingers of Death'' (1972), offered him room and board for work as a production assistant. Jeong recommended him for directing in 1961. Career Im's directorial premiere was with the 1962 film, ''Farewell to the Duman River'' (''Dumanganga jal itgeola''). Before 1980 he was known primarily as a commercial filmmaker who could efficiently direct as many as eight genre pictures a year, helping to fulfill the quota for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseon
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom was founded following the aftermath of the overthrow of Goryeo in what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul. The kingdom's northernmost borders were expanded to the natural boundaries at the rivers of Amrok and Tuman through the subjugation of the Jurchens. During its 500-year duration, Joseon encouraged the entrenchment of Confucian ideals and doctrines in Korean society. Neo-Confucianism was installed as the new state's ideology. Buddhism was accordingly discouraged, and occasionally the practitioners faced persecutions. Joseon consolidated its effective rule over the territory of current Korea and saw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Seung-eop
Jang Seung-eop (1843 – 1897) (commonly known by his pen name Owon) was a painter of the late Joseon Dynasty in Korea. His life was dramatized in the award-winning 2002 film ''Chi-hwa-seon'' directed by Im Kwon-taek. He was one of the few painters to hold a position of rank in the Joseon court. Biography Growing up as an orphan, Owon learned painting while staying at another family's house. He first had the opportunity to paint extensively when he was taken into the household of aristocrat Yi Ung-heon in his 20s. Later, his talent became widely known, and he painted extensively in all genres of the time, including landscapes, flower paintings, and paintings of daily life. Together with the earlier painters Danwon and Hyewon, Owon is remembered today as one of the "Three Wons" of Joseon-period painting. Gallery Image:Owon-Samin.munnyeondo.jpg, ''Samin munnyeondo'' Image:Owon-Hochwido.jpg, ''Hochwido'' Image:Owoncat.gif, Painting of a cat by Owon Image:Owon-Sansu.inmuldo.j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Failan
''Failan'' () is a List of South Korean films of 2001, 2001 South Korean film written and directed by Song Hae-sung. The film was adapted from the Japanese literature, Japanese novel ''Love Letter'' by Jirō Asada. It stars Choi Min-sik and Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung. Plot After losing both her parents, Failan (Cecilia Cheung) immigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well over a year ago. Desperate to stay and make a living in Korea, Failan is forced to have an arranged marriage through a match-making agency. Kang-jae (Choi Min-sik) is an old and outdated gangster who has no respect from his peers. Short on money, Kang-jae decides to take on the arranged marriage. Having nothing more than a picture of Kang-jae, Failan spends her days dreaming and wishing that Kang-jae would come to visit her. Failan often writes to Kang-jae in sorrow about how much she misses and thinks about him, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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