Cho Chang-ho (born 1972) is a South Korean

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and

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. Cho wrote and directed ''The Peter Pan Formula'' (2006) and ''

Lovers Vanished ''Lovers Vanished'' (; lit. "Before the Storm") is a 2010 South Korean film, directed by Cho Chang-ho as both a love story and a character drama. It stars Kim Nam-gil and Hwang Woo-seul-hye as two people who find love at the edge of life. Plot Su ...

'' (2010).

Career

Born in 1972 in

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, Cho Chang-ho studied film directing at the

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. He began his filmmaking career as an

assistant director The role of an assistant director on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have to tak ...

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's ''Three Friends'' (1996),

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's ''

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'' (1998) and ''

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'' (2002), and Byun Hyuk's ''Interview'' (2000). In 2002, Cho wrote and directed ''A Little Indian Boy'', a

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about a disabled boy and his sister who live by the seashore. He made his

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directorial debut in 2005 with ''The Peter Pan Formula'', a

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about a high school swimming prodigy who suddenly decides to quit, then faces skyrocketing credit card bills when his mother becomes comatose after a suicide attempt. It was invited to screen at several international film festivals, and it took the Jury Prize at the 9th

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, while Cho won Best Young Director (or Best First Feature Film) at the 27th

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(

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won Best Actor at DIFF as well). ''The Peter Pan Formula'' received a theatrical release in South Korea in 2006. In 2007, alongside fellow directors Park Soo-young and Kim Sung-ho, Cho joined ''Fantastic Parasuicides'', an omnibus of three short films that center on people who undergo

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experiences in the moment they decide to kill themselves. In Cho's segment "Fly Away, Chicken!,"

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played a suicidal police officer who witnesses two men sexually assaulting a woman, then later uses two of the three bullets in his gun to kill them, leaving the last one for himself. Cho then cast

Kim Nam-gil Kim Nam-gil () is a South Korean actor, producer, director, singer and philanthropist. He is best known from leading roles in disaster blockbuster '' Pandora'' (2016); crime thriller ''Memoir of a Murderer '' (2017); adventure film '' The Pirate ...

and

Hwang Woo-seul-hye Hwang Woo-seul-hye (born Hwang Jin-hee on August 10, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut as a " dumb blonde"-type character in the critically praised black comedy '' Crush and Blush'' (2008). Hwang has since played leading ...

in ''

'' (2010), a moody melodrama about an

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-infected fugitive who becomes the chef of an emotionally withdrawn restaurateur. Cho said, "The first phrase that pops into mind when I think about this movie is 'maximization of emotion.' ''Vanished'' asks how a person overcome with despair can continue to exist and become curious about his future. I wanted to deliver that message by showing the process of how the two people try to achieve their love."

Filmography

*''Three Friends'' (1996) -

*''

'' (1998) - assistant director *''Interview'' (2000) - assistant director *''

'' (2002) - assistant director *''A Little Indian Boy'' (

, 2002) -

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*''The Peter Pan Formula'' (2006) - director, screenwriter *''Fantastic Parasuicides'' (segment: "Fly Away, Chicken!") (2007) - director, screenwriter *''

'' (2010) - director, screenwriter *''Another Way'' (2015) - director, screenwriter

Awards

*2006 27th

: Best Young Director (''The Peter Pan Formula'')

References

External links

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