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'''Song Hae-sung''' (born October 11, 1964) is a South Korean [[film director]] and [[screenwriter]].
'''Song Hae-sung''' ({{Korean|hangul=송해성}}; born October 11, 1964) is a South Korean [[film director]] and [[screenwriter]].


==Career==
==Career==
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In 2006, he made a film adaptation of [[Gong Ji-young]]'s bestselling novel ''Our Happy Time''. Starring [[Lee Na-young]] and [[Kang Dong-won]], ''[[Maundy Thursday (film)|Maundy Thursday]]'' focuses on the relationship between a suicidal woman and the man she visits on death row. A melodrama less about love than about compassion,<ref>{{cite web|title=A Superior Weepie About the Meaning of Compassion|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2006/09/14/2006091461007.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|accessdate=2013-07-16|date=14 September 2006}}</ref> the film was a hit, attracting more than 3 million viewers to become the seventh most popular domestic film of 2006.<ref>[http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm06.html "The Best Selling Films of 2006 "]. ''Koreanfilm.org''. Retrieved 2013-07-16.</ref>
In 2006, he made a film adaptation of [[Gong Ji-young]]'s bestselling novel ''Our Happy Time''. Starring [[Lee Na-young]] and [[Kang Dong-won]], ''[[Maundy Thursday (film)|Maundy Thursday]]'' focuses on the relationship between a suicidal woman and the man she visits on death row. A melodrama less about love than about compassion,<ref>{{cite web|title=A Superior Weepie About the Meaning of Compassion|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2006/09/14/2006091461007.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|accessdate=2013-07-16|date=14 September 2006}}</ref> the film was a hit, attracting more than 3 million viewers to become the seventh most popular domestic film of 2006.<ref>[http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm06.html "The Best Selling Films of 2006 "]. ''Koreanfilm.org''. Retrieved 2013-07-16.</ref>


Though he flatly refused when first approached to direct a [[remake]] of [[John Woo]]'s Hong Kong noir classic ''[[A Better Tomorrow]]'', Song eventually decided to make a South Korean version revolving around brotherhood and [[North Korean defectors]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Ji-hye|title=Song Seung-heon ''Invincible'' will be "lucky to break even"|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010090916040064857|work=10Asia|accessdate=2013-07-16|date=9 September 2010}}</ref> ''[[A Better Tomorrow (2010 film)|A Better Tomorrow]]'' (also known as ''Invincible'', 2010) starred [[Song Seung-heon]], [[Joo Jin-mo (actor, born 1974)|Joo Jin-mo]], [[Kim Kang-woo]], and [[Jo Han-sun]], and director Song described the film as a drama more than an action film, "propelled by the emotional interaction between the characters, and the action is there to heighten and express the dramatic tension."<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Hyo-won|title=Tomorrow remake to bring macho drama|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/08/135_71554.html|work=[[The Korea Times]]|accessdate=2013-07-16|date=17 August 2010}}</ref>
Though he flatly refused when first approached to direct a [[remake]] of [[John Woo]]'s Hong Kong noir classic ''[[A Better Tomorrow]]'', Song eventually decided to make a South Korean version revolving around brotherhood and [[North Korean defectors]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Ji-hye|title=Song Seung-heon ''Invincible'' will be "lucky to break even"|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010090916040064857|work=10Asia|accessdate=2013-07-16|date=9 September 2010}}</ref> ''[[A Better Tomorrow (2010 film)|A Better Tomorrow]]'' (also known as ''Invincible'', 2010) starred [[Song Seung-heon]], [[Joo Jin-mo (actor, born 1974)|Joo Jin-mo]], [[Kim Kang-woo]], and [[Jo Han-sun]], and director Song described the film as a drama more than an action film, "propelled by the emotional interaction between the characters, and the action is there to heighten and express the dramatic tension."<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Hyo-won|title=Tomorrow remake to bring macho drama|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/08/135_71554.html|work=[[The Korea Times]]|access-date=2013-07-16|date=17 August 2010}}</ref>


He adapted another novel in 2013, Cheon Myung-gwan's ''Aging Family'', about a grown-up trio of loser siblings who embark on a series of misadventures after moving back into their mother's home. Song said the image that crossed his mind while making the film was a bowl of [[Doenjang jjigae|bean paste stew]] adorned with five spoons, symbolizing a troubled but loving family. Casting [[Youn Yuh-jung]], [[Yoon Je-moon]], [[Park Hae-il]], [[Gong Hyo-jin]] and [[Jin Ji-hee]] in the ensemble comedy (based on a work by [[Cheon Myeong-kwan]] ''[[Boomerang Family]]'', Song joked that it was a "low-budget family ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|Avengers]]''."<ref>{{cite web|last=Huh|first=Nam-woong|title=A FAMILY REUNION Shows the Happiness of a Troubled Family|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=2230|work=Korean Film Council|accessdate=2013-07-16|date=8 February 2013}}</ref>
He adapted another novel in 2013, Cheon Myung-gwan's ''Aging Family'', about a grown-up trio of loser siblings who embark on a series of misadventures after moving back into their mother's home. Song said the image that crossed his mind while making the film was a bowl of [[Doenjang jjigae|bean paste stew]] adorned with five spoons, symbolizing a troubled but loving family. Casting [[Youn Yuh-jung]], [[Yoon Je-moon]], [[Park Hae-il]], [[Gong Hyo-jin]] and [[Jin Ji-hee]] in the ensemble comedy (based on a work by [[Cheon Myeong-kwan]] ''[[Boomerang Family]]'', Song joked that it was a "low-budget family ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|Avengers]]''."<ref>{{cite web|last=Huh|first=Nam-woong|title=A FAMILY REUNION Shows the Happiness of a Troubled Family|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=2230|work=Korean Film Council|accessdate=2013-07-16|date=8 February 2013}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 01:36, 15 October 2024

In this Korean name, the family name is Song.
Song Hae-sung
Born (1964-10-11) October 11, 1964 (age 60)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationHanyang University - Theater and Film
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1991–present
Korean name
Hangul
송해성
Hanja
宋海星
Revised RomanizationSong Haeseong
McCune–ReischauerSong Haesŏng

Song Hae-sung (Korean: 송해성; born October 11, 1964) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.

Career

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Song made his feature film debut in 1999 with the time-traveling romance Calla, starring Song Seung-heon and Kim Hee-sun, but didn't become more widely known until the success of his second film, Failan (2001). Starring Choi Min-sik and Cecilia Cheung, the film is about a hoodlum who finds purpose in life after discovering true love, and it won praise from audiences and critics alike for its sympathetic portrayal of the weakness and deep flaws lingering behind the façade of bravado of Korean men. It earned Song two best director honors, from the 2001 Blue Dragon Film Awards and the 2002 Grand Bell Awards, cementing him as a major force in Korean cinema.[1]

His ambitious follow-up in 2004 was Rikidozan, a biopic on Rikidōzan, a legendary ethnic Korean pro-wrestler who became a national hero in Japan in the 1950s, starring Sol Kyung-gu in the title role.[2][3] Despite its underwhelming box office, Song received his second Grand Bell Award for best director in 2005.

In 2006, he made a film adaptation of Gong Ji-young's bestselling novel Our Happy Time. Starring Lee Na-young and Kang Dong-won, Maundy Thursday focuses on the relationship between a suicidal woman and the man she visits on death row. A melodrama less about love than about compassion,[4] the film was a hit, attracting more than 3 million viewers to become the seventh most popular domestic film of 2006.[5]

Though he flatly refused when first approached to direct a remake of John Woo's Hong Kong noir classic A Better Tomorrow, Song eventually decided to make a South Korean version revolving around brotherhood and North Korean defectors.[6] A Better Tomorrow (also known as Invincible, 2010) starred Song Seung-heon, Joo Jin-mo, Kim Kang-woo, and Jo Han-sun, and director Song described the film as a drama more than an action film, "propelled by the emotional interaction between the characters, and the action is there to heighten and express the dramatic tension."[7]

He adapted another novel in 2013, Cheon Myung-gwan's Aging Family, about a grown-up trio of loser siblings who embark on a series of misadventures after moving back into their mother's home. Song said the image that crossed his mind while making the film was a bowl of bean paste stew adorned with five spoons, symbolizing a troubled but loving family. Casting Youn Yuh-jung, Yoon Je-moon, Park Hae-il, Gong Hyo-jin and Jin Ji-hee in the ensemble comedy (based on a work by Cheon Myeong-kwan Boomerang Family, Song joked that it was a "low-budget family Avengers."[8]

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

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Year presented, name of the award ceremony, category, nominated work, and the result of the nomination
Year Award Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
2001 Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Director Failan Won [9]
Director's Cut Awards Best Director Won
2001 Cine21 Film Award Best Screenplay[a] Won
2002 Deauville Asian Film Festival Lotus d'Or (Prix du Jury) ("Jury Prize") Won
Lotus du Meilleur Réalisateur ("Best Director") Won
Lotus du Public (Prix du Public) ("Audience Choice Award") Won
2002 39th Grand Bell Awards Best Director Won
Jury Prize Won
2005 42nd Grand Bell Awards Best Director Rikidozan Won
Best Film Nominated
2013 50th Grand Bell Awards Best Director Boomerang Family Won
Best Film Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ with Ahn Sang-hoon and Kim Hae-gon

References

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  1. ^ "SONG Hae-sung". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  2. ^ "Sul Kyung-gu Brings a Touch of Muscle to Wrestling Role". The Chosun Ilbo. 15 December 2004. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  3. ^ Kim, Gab-sik (13 October 2004). "A Dialogue between Film Directors Song Hae-sung and Iwai Shunji". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  4. ^ "A Superior Weepie About the Meaning of Compassion". The Chosun Ilbo. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  5. ^ "The Best Selling Films of 2006 ". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  6. ^ Lee, Ji-hye (9 September 2010). "Song Seung-heon Invincible will be "lucky to break even"". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  7. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (17 August 2010). "Tomorrow remake to bring macho drama". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  8. ^ Huh, Nam-woong (8 February 2013). "A FAMILY REUNION Shows the Happiness of a Troubled Family". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  9. ^ "Failan - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
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