Kong Su-chang

Kong Su-chang (born 1961) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kong started as a screenwriter and is behind hits such as White Badge (1992), The Ring Virus (1999) and Tell Me Something (1999). He debuted with the military-themed R-Point (2004), and then The Guard Post in 2008.[1]

In this Korean name, the family name is Kong.
Kong Su-chang
Born1961 (age 59–60)
South Korea
Alma materHanyang University
OccupationFilm director,
screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationGong Su-chang
McCune–ReischauerKong Su-ch'ang

Career

Born in 1961, Kong Su-chang graduated from the Korean Literature Department at Hanyang University. 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).[2]

Kong is known as a talented screenwriter of thriller and war movies, such White Badge (1992), The Ring Virus (1999) and Tell Me Something (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 Vietnam War film in Korea.[1][2]

His directorial feature debut is the military-themed R-Point (2004), which Kong wanted as an anti-war movie, delves into the innermost psyche of soldiers who have to fight for their lives in the face of inexplicable threats and horror on a remote battlefield in Vietnam in 1972.[3][4] His second feature, The Guard Post (2008), also military-themed is set at the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.[5]

Filmography

Film

Television series
  • Coma (2006, OCN) - director, creative director [6]

References
  1. "KONG Su-chang". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  2. "9th Busan International Film Festival (2004)". Busan International Film Festival. 2004. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  3. Kim, Hyun-jung (17 May 2016). "R-Point". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  4. Yang, Sung-jin (19 August 2004). "R-Point puts fresh spin on the horrors of war". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  5. Yi, Ch'ang-ho (4 April 2008). "R-point's KONG Su-chang returns with The Guard Post". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  6. "Horror Film Series to Hit Television". The Korea Times via Hancinema. 13 July 2006. Retrieved 2016-05-28.



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