Kong Su-chang (born 1961) is a South Korean

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and

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. Kong started as a screenwriter and is behind hits such as '' White Badge'' (1992), ''

The Ring Virus ''The Ring Virus'' () is a 1999 South Korean horror film adapted from the Japanese novel '' Ring'' by Koji Suzuki. A joint project between Japan and Korea, this version has Park Eun-Suh as the creator of the cursed videotape. Although the filmm ...

'' (1999) and ''

Tell Me Something ''Tell Me Something'' () is a 1999 South Korean Thriller- horror- crime film directed by Chang Yoon-hyun. It was an early South Korean film to find success abroad as part of the Korean Wave, and was selected to appear in the 2001 New York Korea ...

'' (1999). He debuted with the military-themed ''

R-Point ''R-Point'' () is a 2004 South Korean psychological horror wartime film written and directed by Kong Su-chang. Set in Vietnam in 1972, during the Vietnam War, it stars Kam Woo-sung and Son Byong-ho as members of the South Korean Army in Vietnam. ...

'' (2004), and then ''

The Guard Post ''The Guard Post'' (''GP 506'' in South Korea) is a 2008 Korean horror film written and directed by Kong Su-chang. Plot Sergeant Major Seong-gyu Noh, along with a friend in the army, are paying their last respects to Noh's wife. Later, in their c ...

'' in 2008.

Career

Born in 1961, Kong Su-chang graduated from the Korean Literature Department at

Hanyang University Hanyang University (Korean: 한양대학교) is a private research university in South Korea. The main campus is located in Seoul and its satellite campus, the Education Research Industry Cluster (ERICA campus), is in Ansan. ''Hanyang'' (한양, ...

. Upon graduating, he joined 'Jang San Got Mae', an independent film union and wrote screenplays, such as ''O Dreamland'' (1989) and ''The Night Before the Strike'' (1990). Kong is known as a talented screenwriter of thriller and war movies, such '' White Badge'' (1992), ''

'' (1999) and ''

'' (1999). His adaptation of the novel ''White Badge: A Novel of Korea'' by Ahn Jung-hyo into the screenplay for ''White Badge'' was acclaimed as the best

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film in Korea. His directorial feature debut is the military-themed ''

'' (2004), which Kong wanted as an anti-war movie. His second feature, ''

'' (2008), also military-themed is set at the

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between North and South Korea.

Filmography

Film

*''O Dreamland'' (1989) -

*''The Night Before the Strike'' (1990) - screenwriter *'' White Badge'' (1992) -

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*''No Emergency Exit'' (1993) - script editor *''A Casual Trip'' (1994) - screenwriter *''Naeireun Woldeukeop'' (1996) - screenwriter *''If It Snows on Christmas'' (1998) - screenwriter *''

'' (1999) - screenwriter *''Dulliui Baenangyeohaeng'' (

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

, 1999) - screenwriter *''

'' (1999) - screenwriter *''

'' (2004) -

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, screenwriter, script editor *''

'' (2008) - director, screenwriter, producer

Television series

*''

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'' (2006, OCN) - director, creative director

References

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* * * 1961 births Living people South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters Hanyang University alumni {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub