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Kim Sung-soo
Born (1961-11-15) November 15, 1961 (age 62)
South Korea
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1990–present
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Seongsu
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏngsu

Kim Sung-su (Korean: 김성수; born November 15, 1961) is a South Korean film director, known mainly for the teen film Beat, period epic Musa, comedy Please Teach Me English and the historical action drama 12.12: The Day.

He directed 12.12: The Day, released in 2023, which became the biggest grossing film of 2023 in Korea.[1]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
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[11] Best Film Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
26th Buil Film Awards[12] Best Film Nominated
Best Director Won

References

  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. 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.
  8. ^ "Crime-filled thriller 'Asura' dominates box office".
  9. ^ "'Asura' to open across North America". 11 October 2016.
  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. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "공유·박보검·남궁민·한석규…백상예술대상 男TV연기상 4파전". Star.mk.co (in Korean). April 7, 2017.
  12. ^ "A TAXI DRIVER Tops Buil Film Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. October 17, 2017.

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