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Park Kwang-su

Park Kwang-su

Director & actor · born 22 January 1955 · Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea

Born in 1955 in Sokcho. He studied film directing at the École supérieure d′études cinématographiques (ESEC) in Paris, then worked as an assistant director to Lee Jang-ho before making his feature directorial debut with Chil-su and Man-su. He went on to become a leading figure in the Korean New Wave, addressing the realities of Korean society in films such as Black Republic (1990) and A Single Spark (1995). A Single Spark won Best Film and Best Director at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.

Where to start: Black Republic (2026).

As director 14

As actor 1

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