Kim Sung-su (director)

Kim Sung-soo
Kim Sung-soo
Born	November 15, 1961 (age 62); South Korea
Alma mater	Sejong University – English Language and Literature (BA); Dongguk University – Theater and Film Master (MA);
Occupations	Film director; screenwriter;
Years active	1990–present
Korean name
Hangul	김성수
Hanja	金成洙
Revised Romanization	Gim Seongsu
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sŏngsu

Kim Sung-su (Korean: 김성수; born November 15, 1961) is a South Korean film director, known mainly for Beat (1997), City of the Rising Sun (1998), Musa (2001), Please Teach Me English (2003), Flu (2013), Asura: The City of Madness (2016), and 12.12: The Day (2023).^[1]

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Credited as			Ref.
Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Ref.
1990	Black Republic	No	Yes	No
1991	Berlin Report	Assistant director	No	No
1995	Runaway	Yes	Yes	No
1997	Beat	Yes	No	No
1999	City of the Rising Sun	Yes	Yes	No
2001	Musa	Yes	Yes	No
2003	Please Teach Me English	Yes	Yes	Yes
2006	The Restless	No	No	Yes
2010	My Ex-Wife's Wedding	No	No	Yes
2013	Flu	Yes	Yes	No	^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
2016	Asura: The City of Madness	Yes	Yes	No	^[7]^[8]^[9]
2023	12.12: The Day	Yes	Yes	No	^[10]

Short films

Year	Title	Credited as
Year	Title	Director	Writer
1993	Dead End	Yes	Yes
2004	Back	Yes	Yes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2016	36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards	Ten Best Films of the Year	Asura: The City of Madness	Won
2017	53rd Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Film		Nominated	^[11]
		Best Director		Nominated
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
	26th Buil Film Awards	Best Film		Nominated	^[12]
	26th Buil Film Awards	Best Director		Won	^[12]
2024	60th Baeksang Arts Awards	Grand Prize – Film	Kim Sung-su	Won	^[13]^[14]
		Best Film	12.12: The Day	Won
		Best Director – Film	12.12: The Day	Nominated

References

^ Shackleton, Liz (2024-01-03). "Korean Action Drama '12.12: The Day' Grosses $90M At Local Box Office To Become Biggest Film Of 2023". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
^ Ahn, Joo-hee (9 August 2013). "Flu spreads horror throughout Seoul suburb". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
^ Yun, Suh-young (11 August 2013). "The Flu to chill the summer". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
^ Song, Soon-jin (10 December 2013). "THE FLU Becomes 1st Korean Film to Receive Direct Distribution in UK". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
^ Lee, Maggie (24 September 2013). "Film Review: Flu". Variety. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
^ McCahill, Mike (21 November 2013). "Flu – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
^ "'Asura' expected to draw big crowds". 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
^ "Crime-filled thriller 'Asura' dominates box office". 3 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
^ "'Asura' to open across North America". 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
^ Lee Ha-neul (October 16, 2023). "황정민·정우성 '서울의 봄', 12·12 군사 반란 속 일촉즉발 상황…11월 22일 개봉" [Hwang Jeong-min and Jung Woo-sung's 'Spring of Seoul', a close call amid the 12/12 military rebellion... Released on November 22nd] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
^ "공유·박보검·남궁민·한석규…백상예술대상 男TV연기상 4파전". Star.mk.co (in Korean). April 7, 2017. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
^ "A TAXI DRIVER Tops Buil Film Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. October 17, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
^ Lee, Seung-hoon (May 7, 2024). '무빙'→'서울의 봄' 대상..'파묘'는 4관왕 [제60회 백상예술대상][종합] ['Moving' → 'Seoul Spring' Grand Prize..'Buried Grave' wins 4 awards [60th Baeksang Arts Awards] [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Naver.
^ Hwang, So-young (April 8, 2024). 60회 맞은 '백상예술대상' TV·영화·연극 후보 공개 [60th 'Baeksang Arts Awards' TV, Film and Theater Candidates Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024 – via Naver.

External links

Kim Sung-su at the Korean Movie Database
Kim Sung-su at IMDb
Kim Sung-soo at Korean Film Biz Zone

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[1] Shackleton, Liz (2024-01-03). "Korean Action Drama '12.12: The Day' Grosses $90M At Local Box Office To Become Biggest Film Of 2023". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-03.

[2] Ahn, Joo-hee (9 August 2013). "Flu spreads horror throughout Seoul suburb". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-17.

[3] Yun, Suh-young (11 August 2013). "The Flu to chill the summer". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-17.

[4] Song, Soon-jin (10 December 2013). "THE FLU Becomes 1st Korean Film to Receive Direct Distribution in UK". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-13.

[5] Lee, Maggie (24 September 2013). "Film Review: Flu". Variety. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-08.

[6] McCahill, Mike (21 November 2013). "Flu – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-08.

[7] "'Asura' expected to draw big crowds". 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2024.

[8] "Crime-filled thriller 'Asura' dominates box office". 3 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2024-09-14.

[9] "'Asura' to open across North America". 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2024.

[10] Lee Ha-neul (October 16, 2023). "황정민·정우성 '서울의 봄', 12·12 군사 반란 속 일촉즉발 상황…11월 22일 개봉" [Hwang Jeong-min and Jung Woo-sung's 'Spring of Seoul', a close call amid the 12/12 military rebellion... Released on November 22nd] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

[11] "공유·박보검·남궁민·한석규…백상예술대상 男TV연기상 4파전". Star.mk.co (in Korean). April 7, 2017. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

[12] "A TAXI DRIVER Tops Buil Film Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. October 17, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

[13] Lee, Seung-hoon (May 7, 2024). '무빙'→'서울의 봄' 대상..'파묘'는 4관왕 [제60회 백상예술대상][종합] ['Moving' → 'Seoul Spring' Grand Prize..'Buried Grave' wins 4 awards [60th Baeksang Arts Awards] [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Naver.

[14] Hwang, So-young (April 8, 2024). 60회 맞은 '백상예술대상' TV·영화·연극 후보 공개 [60th 'Baeksang Arts Awards' TV, Film and Theater Candidates Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024 – via Naver.

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v t e Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize – Film
1960s	Kim Jin-kyu (Deaf Sam-yong) (1965) - (1966)^* Late Autumn (1967) Choi Nam-hyun (Legend of Ssarigol) (1968) - (1969)^*
1970s	- (1970)^* - (1971)^* - (1972)^* Gate of Women (1973) - (1974)^* - (1975)^* - (1976)^* Concentration Of Attention (1977) A Splendid Outing (1978) The Last Words from a Comrade in Arms (1979)
1980s	Man-suk, Run! (1980) A Fine, Windy Day (1981) - (1982)^** Village of Haze (1983) Whale Hunting (1984) Deep Blue Night (1985) Gilsoddeum (1986) Moonlight Hunter (1987) Adada (1988) Seoul Rainbow (1989)
1990s	The Lovers of Woomook-baemi (1990) - (1991)^** Stairways of Heaven (1992) Our Twisted Hero (1993) Ahn Sung-ki (Two Cops) (1994) Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid (1995) Park Chul-soo (Farewell my darling) (1996) - (1997)^ - (1998)^ Kang Je-gyu (Shiri) (1999)
2000s	Chunhyang (2000) Libera Me (2001) Sol Kyung-gu (Public Enemy) (2002) The Way Home (2003) Kang Woo-suk (Silmido) (2004) Marathon (2005) King and the Clown (2006) Tazza: The High Rollers (2007) The Chaser (2008) Kang Woo-suk(Public Enemy Returns) (2009)
2010s	Yoon Je-kyoon (Tidal Wave) (2010) Lee Byung-hun (I Saw the Devil) (2011) Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012) Ryu Seung-ryong (Miracle in Cell No. 7) (2013) Song Kang-ho (The Attorney) (2014) Choi Min-sik (The Admiral: Roaring Currents) (2015) Lee Joon-ik (The Throne and Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet) (2016) Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden) (2017) 1987: When the Day Comes (2018) Jung Woo-sung (Innocent Witness) (2019)
2020s	Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) (2020) Lee Joon-ik (The Book of Fish) (2021) Ryoo Seung-wan (Escape from Mogadishu) (2022) Decision to Leave (2023) Kim Sung-su (12.12: The Day) (2024)
^* awarded to theatrical play; ^** no winner

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Kim Sung-soo
Born	(1961-11-15) November 15, 1961 (age 62) South Korea
Alma mater	Sejong University – English Language and Literature (BA) Dongguk University – Theater and Film Master (MA)
Occupations	Film director screenwriter
Years active	1990–present

Korean name
Hangul	김성수
Hanja	金成洙
Revised Romanization	Gim Seongsu
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sŏngsu

Kim Sung-su (director)

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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