Kim Sung-soo

Kim Sung-soo

Birth : 1961-06-19, Seoul, South Korea

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Kim Sung-soo (김성수) is a South Korean film director.

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Kim Sung-soo
Kim Sung-soo
Kim Sung-soo
Kim Sung-soo

Movies

12.12: The Day
Screenplay
After the assassination of President Park, martial law has been declared. A coup d’état bursts out by Defense Security Commander Chun Doo-gwang and a private band of officers following him. Capital Defense Commander Lee Tae-shin, an obstinate soldier who believes the military should not take political actions, fights against Chun Doo-gwang to stop him. The conflict between the two grows while military leaders are holding their decision and Defense Minister is gone. In the midst of chaos, the spring of Seoul that everyone longed for heads to unexpected direction.
12.12: The Day
Director
After the assassination of President Park, martial law has been declared. A coup d’état bursts out by Defense Security Commander Chun Doo-gwang and a private band of officers following him. Capital Defense Commander Lee Tae-shin, an obstinate soldier who believes the military should not take political actions, fights against Chun Doo-gwang to stop him. The conflict between the two grows while military leaders are holding their decision and Defense Minister is gone. In the midst of chaos, the spring of Seoul that everyone longed for heads to unexpected direction.
Asura: The City of Madness
Writer
A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city’s corrupt mayor.
Asura: The City of Madness
Director
A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city’s corrupt mayor.
The Flu
Screenplay
A case of the flu quickly morphs into a pandemic. As the death toll mounts and the living panic, the government plans extreme measures to contain it.
The Flu
Director
A case of the flu quickly morphs into a pandemic. As the death toll mounts and the living panic, the government plans extreme measures to contain it.
My Ex-Wife's Wedding
Executive Producer
Divorcé Ma Yong is in love with his new girlfriend Zhao Hui. However, he has a hang-up about his ex-wife, Xiaohong who puts obstacles in the way of him and his girlfriend. So he decides to introduce his best friend to his ex-wife.
The Restless
Executive Producer
After his beloved fiancée is killed by demons, Yi Gwak joins the royal demon-hunting squad and distinguishes himself as a great hero. And though Yi eventually falls in battle, his adventures are just beginning. His spirit is whisked away to Joong-cheon, a place between heaven and earth where souls await reincarnation -- and where the final, epic clash between the forces of good and evil will be played out.
Please Teach Me English
Executive Producer
Young Ju is forced to take English classes after failing to assist a foreigner at her government office. At English class she develops feelings for classmate Moon Su, but he might not feel the same way.
Please Teach Me English
Screenplay
Young Ju is forced to take English classes after failing to assist a foreigner at her government office. At English class she develops feelings for classmate Moon Su, but he might not feel the same way.
Please Teach Me English
Director
Young Ju is forced to take English classes after failing to assist a foreigner at her government office. At English class she develops feelings for classmate Moon Su, but he might not feel the same way.
The Warrior
Writer
In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers and a silent slave to make peace with the new Chinese government. However, this delegation got charged as spies and sent in exile to a remote desert.
The Warrior
Director
In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers and a silent slave to make peace with the new Chinese government. However, this delegation got charged as spies and sent in exile to a remote desert.
City of the Rising Sun
Director
This is about two young men who want to find the meaning of their lives. Do-chul is a boxer who never wins a game. While trying to make some money, he gets involved with Hong-gi, a small-time crook. They somehow make friends and hang around together, but their views toward life and the world are almost opposite. Do-chul despises Hong-gi's blind materialism. Hong-gi mocks Do-chul's obsession with good-for-nothing boxing career.
Beat
Director
This movie follows the story of three friends in Korea, all three of whom drop out of school. The main character is Min, a tough guy whose widowed mother is a drunk. The story traces his journey from high school to the underworld as one of his friends introduces him to life in the mob. Complicating Min's life further is his romance with Romi, a girl from an upper-class family with dreams of going to a prestigious college.
Run Away
Screenplay
Video game producer Lee Dong Ho (Lee Byung Hun) and freelance artist Choi Mi Ran are both young, ambitious people who are passionate about their life and work. They meet by chance one night on the road, and end up spending the night together. On their way home, they witness a gang-related murder, and from that day on their lives take a dramatic turn as they become the perpetrators' next targets.
Run Away
Director
Video game producer Lee Dong Ho (Lee Byung Hun) and freelance artist Choi Mi Ran are both young, ambitious people who are passionate about their life and work. They meet by chance one night on the road, and end up spending the night together. On their way home, they witness a gang-related murder, and from that day on their lives take a dramatic turn as they become the perpetrators' next targets.
Sunset on the Neon Lights
Adaptation
Sang-min faces sexual discrimination at her advertising job and her lover's publishing company goes bankrupt. However she is determined to find a solution to both their problems
Out to the World
Adaptation
A satirical allegory of contemporary South Korean politics, the film follows the exploits of two convicts who accidentally escape while being transferred to another prison. Before they can turn themselves back into custody, they meet a female outlaw. She persuades the pair of prisoners to rob a bank in Seoul. When their robbery turns into an embarrassing fiasco, the two decide to flee to the North Korean border.
Dead End
Producer
Short film by Kim Sung-su.
Dead End
Director
Short film by Kim Sung-su.
Blue In You
Adaptation
Berlin Report
Assistant Director
A reporter investigates a case in which a Korean woman, who has been living in Europe since she was 3 years old, is accused of murdering her adopted father. This is complicated by the fact that she is suffering from traumatic memory loss.
Berlin Report
Adaptation
A reporter investigates a case in which a Korean woman, who has been living in Europe since she was 3 years old, is accused of murdering her adopted father. This is complicated by the fact that she is suffering from traumatic memory loss.
The Black Republic
Writer
A social drama about a young student activist who hides from the authorities by working in a small mining town.