Kong Su-chang
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Kong Su-chang | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 (age 63–64) South Korea |
| Alma mater | Hanyang University |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 공수창 |
| RR | Gong Suchang |
| MR | Kong Such'ang |
Kong Su-chang (Korean: 공수창; 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]
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.[3][4] His second feature, The Guard Post (2008), also military-themed is set at the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.[5]
