Kwak Kyung-taek

Kwak Kyung-taek

Nacimiento : 1966-05-20, Busan, South Korea

Historia

Kwak Kyung-taek (born 23 May 1966 in Busan, South Korea) is a South Korean film director best known for his 2001 record-breaking film Friend.

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Kwak Kyung-taek
Kwak Kyung-taek

Películas

School Caste
Adaptation
Aspiring writer Je-a unveils a shocking truth from the observations she makes of the fellow students at her high school where there is something akin to a caste system.
School Caste
Director
Aspiring writer Je-a unveils a shocking truth from the observations she makes of the fellow students at her high school where there is something akin to a caste system.
The Battle of Jangsari
Director
Guerra de Corea, septiembre de 1950. Para luchar contra las fuerzas enemigas asentadas en el sur de la península, el general MacArthur ordena el inicio de la Operación Desembarco en Incheon, desplegando ataques en otros lugares a modo de distracción. Sin disponer realmente de fuerzas militares de sobra, 772 jóvenes estudiantes soldados coreanos, apenas entrenados, son enviados a la playa de Jangsari, donde se enfrentarán a un destino heroico y descubrirán el valor de la amistad. (Secuela de «Operación Chromite», estrenada en 2016.)
Dark Figure of Crime
Producer
Un thriller criminal sobre la feroz confrontación psicológica entre un detective y un asesino que confesó múltiples asesinatos.
Dark Figure of Crime
Screenplay
Un thriller criminal sobre la feroz confrontación psicológica entre un detective y un asesino que confesó múltiples asesinatos.
Stay With Me
Executive Producer
Heesaeng boohwalja
Writer
Seo Jin-hong es un fiscal que está obsesionado por encontrar al hombre que asesinó a su madre hace siete años. Tras esa tragedia Seo Jin-hong se ha convertido en un hombre de corazón frío que no piensa en nadie más. Algo extraño esta sucediendo en el mundo ya que diferentes víctimas de asesinato están regresando a la vida para buscar justicia contra los que los asesinaron. La madre de Seo Jin-hong es una de esas resucitadas, pero ella ha vuelto con ganas de matar a su hijo.
Heesaeng boohwalja
Director
Seo Jin-hong es un fiscal que está obsesionado por encontrar al hombre que asesinó a su madre hace siete años. Tras esa tragedia Seo Jin-hong se ha convertido en un hombre de corazón frío que no piensa en nadie más. Algo extraño esta sucediendo en el mundo ya que diferentes víctimas de asesinato están regresando a la vida para buscar justicia contra los que los asesinaron. La madre de Seo Jin-hong es una de esas resucitadas, pero ella ha vuelto con ganas de matar a su hijo.
The Classified File
Director
Una niña llamada Eun-joo desaparece en Busan en 1978. Sin que el supuesto secuestrador haya contactado durante las dos últimas semanas y sin pistas que seguir, la policía asume que ha muerto. La madre, desesperada, pide ayuda a un adivino, que le asegura que su hija está viva y que pueden salvarla si se acupa del caso el veterano detective Gong Gil-yong. Éste, pese a su escepticismo, acepta el caso.
Friend: The Great Legacy
Screenplay
Joon-seok is sent to prison for his involvement in Dong-soo's death. He meets Dong-soo's son in prison, keeps his identity a secret, and agrees to join forces when he is released. All of their plans fall apart when Sung-hoon finds out the truth.
Friend: The Great Legacy
Director
Joon-seok is sent to prison for his involvement in Dong-soo's death. He meets Dong-soo's son in prison, keeps his identity a secret, and agrees to join forces when he is released. All of their plans fall apart when Sung-hoon finds out the truth.
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
Himself
Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over her identity as an actress. In 2009, before the movie "Unbowed" was made, they met and planned a documentary about Korean movies, including the processes a Korean movie goes through and difficulites. "Ari Ari the Korean Cinema" is a documentary with interviews of Korean directors, actors and actresses.
The Ugly Duckling
Writer
A man joins the national army as a soldier who does haircuts for other soldiers. However, he feels frustrated for being on miscellaneous duties rather than what he was conscripted for.
The Ugly Duckling
Director
A man joins the national army as a soldier who does haircuts for other soldiers. However, he feels frustrated for being on miscellaneous duties rather than what he was conscripted for.
Pained
Director
Después de perder su familia cuando era joven, Nam-Soon no siente el dolor. No puede sentir dolores físicos y no puede experimentar sentimientos hasta que conoce a Dong-Hyeon, quien se hace llamar vampiresa por tener hemofilia. A diferencia de Dong-Hyeon, cuando Nam-Soon se lastima, sangra incluso hasta de las mas pequeñas heridas. A medida que los dos se acercan, Dong-Hyeon empieza a perder su insensibilidad y el dolor de toda su vida comienza a ahogarlo.
Goodbye, Boy
Executive Producer
Winter 1988 - Middle school student Jin-Woo lives with his unemployed alcoholic father and his mother who frequently attempts to run away from home due to her unhappiness with her husband. Jin-Woo's older sister does whatever she wants and fumes at her mother for the life she lives. Jin-Woo feels sorry for his mom who has to support the family alone and starts to work as a newspaper delivery boy. At the newspaper distribution plant, he meets another boy named Chang-Geun who works hard to save money. Jin-Woo learns from Chang-Geun things like how to smoke, drink alcohol and how to deal with girls. Jin-Woo learns about life through Chang-Geun.
Bronze Medalist
Co-Executive Producer
Lee Ji-Bong is a former Olympics bronze medalist for weight-lifting, but a career-ending injury from the games forces him into early retirement. Unable to find another vocation, he becomes destitute. Down and out, he ends up working at a shady nightclub passing out flyers until he is visited by his former coach who insists he begin a career as a coach at a high school. There, he forms a weight-lifting team comprised of a rag-tag group of outcasts.
Eye For An Eye
Screenplay
The devious brain behind a heist draws a top police detective, on the eve of his retirement, into an elaborate plot of robbery and revenge.
Eye For An Eye
Director
The devious brain behind a heist draws a top police detective, on the eve of his retirement, into an elaborate plot of robbery and revenge.
A Love
Writer
In-ho is willing to do anything to protect his first love, Mi-ju, including murder. They cannot forget each other while In-ho is in prison, but their love does not go smoothly.
A Love
Director
In-ho is willing to do anything to protect his first love, Mi-ju, including murder. They cannot forget each other while In-ho is in prison, but their love does not go smoothly.
Typhoon: Amenaza Pirata
Writer
Un barco estadounidense es asaltado por unos piratas en aguas del Sur de Asia, robando un cargamento de sistemas de navegación para satélites del tipo que se usan para dirigir misiles nucleares. Los Estados Unidos no pueden involucrarse en el asunto porque era una operación ilegal y altamente secreta. Cuando se descubre que los piratas eran de Corea del Norte, se decide enviar a un agente especial de Corea del Sur para que recupere el sistema de navegación. Pero el tiempo corre en su contra ya que hay dos tifones acercándose a la zona.
Typhoon: Amenaza Pirata
Director
Un barco estadounidense es asaltado por unos piratas en aguas del Sur de Asia, robando un cargamento de sistemas de navegación para satélites del tipo que se usan para dirigir misiles nucleares. Los Estados Unidos no pueden involucrarse en el asunto porque era una operación ilegal y altamente secreta. Cuando se descubre que los piratas eran de Corea del Norte, se decide enviar a un agente especial de Corea del Sur para que recupere el sistema de navegación. Pero el tiempo corre en su contra ya que hay dos tifones acercándose a la zona.
Mutt Boy
Writer
Life is tough for Chol-Min - his mother died during labor, forcing him to grow up alonge with his stoic police officer father. However, Chol-Min lives a high-spirited life and roams around town with his own mutt, a half-bred police dog, making friends and enemies along the way.
Mutt Boy
Director
Life is tough for Chol-Min - his mother died during labor, forcing him to grow up alonge with his stoic police officer father. However, Chol-Min lives a high-spirited life and roams around town with his own mutt, a half-bred police dog, making friends and enemies along the way.
Champion
Director
This biopic tells the true story of Korean boxer Kim Deuk-gu. Born into poverty, Kim used boxing to free himself from his bleak surroundings, eventually becoming the world's top lightweight. Tragically, Kim's life was cut short when he died from a blood clot in his brain during a championship fight with Ray Boom Boom Mancini.
Amigo
Writer
Narra la historia de un grupo de amigos, desde su juventud en Pusan (la segunda ciudad más grande de Corea) a principios de los años setenta, hasta que son adultos, cuando sus relaciones y amistades han sido probadas de una manera que nunca imaginaron en sus tiempos de colegio.
Amigo
Director
Narra la historia de un grupo de amigos, desde su juventud en Pusan (la segunda ciudad más grande de Corea) a principios de los años setenta, hasta que son adultos, cuando sus relaciones y amistades han sido probadas de una manera que nunca imaginaron en sus tiempos de colegio.
Doctor K
Writer
Terminally ill patients are magically cured by a neurosurgeon who transfers their tumors to his own brain.
Doctor K
Director
Terminally ill patients are magically cured by a neurosurgeon who transfers their tumors to his own brain.
3pm Paradise
Writer
A mix of social classes and characters mingle at the Eoksutang, a popular public sauna, every afternoon. Wan-ki, a wannabe movie director, a monk with VD, nude photographer searching for the perfect body, a Russian model and a peeping Tom are among the clients.
3pm Paradise
Director
A mix of social classes and characters mingle at the Eoksutang, a popular public sauna, every afternoon. Wan-ki, a wannabe movie director, a monk with VD, nude photographer searching for the perfect body, a Russian model and a peeping Tom are among the clients.
Firefighters
Director