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'''Song Hae-seong''' (born October 11, 1964) is a [[South Korea]]n [[film director]] and [[screenwriter]]. He made his feature film debut in 1999 with ''Calla'', but didn't become more widely known until the success of his second film, ''[[Failan]]''.<ref>[http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/peopleView.jsp?photoRownum=7&cdKind=014003&peopleCd=10037278&strMenuId=010401&newsRownum=3&mode=INDEX_FILMS_VIEW&indexChar=A&photoType=&photoSeq=9&refCd=&searchKeyword=a+better+tomorrow&pageIndex=1&searchType=MOVIE_NM&movieCd=&pageRowSize=10&s_genre=ALL "Song Hae-sung: Director"] ''Korea Film Biz Zone'' (Korean Film Council) Retrieved 2012-04-20</ref> The film, starring [[Choi Min-sik]] and [[Cecilia Cheung]], earned Song the first of his two [[Grand Bell Award]]s for best director, with the second one coming from ''[[Rikidozan (film)|Rikidozan]]'' in 2005.
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==Filmography==
'''Song Hae-sung''' (born October 11, 1964) is a [[South Korea]]n [[film director]] and [[screenwriter]].
===Director===
* ''Calla'' (1999)
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* ''[[Failan]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Rikidozan (film)|Rikidozan]]'' (2004)
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* ''[[Maundy Thursday (film)|Maundy Thursday]]'' (2006)
* ''[[A Better Tomorrow (2010 film)|A Better Tomorrow]]'' (2010)<ref>Elley, Derek [http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/a-better-tomorrow "A Better Tomorrow 무적자"] ''Film Business Asia'' Retrieved 2011-04-20</ref>
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* ''[[Boomerang Family]]'' (2013)


==Career==
===Writer===
* ''Born to Kill'' (1996)
Song Hae-sung made his feature film debut in 1999 with the time-traveling romance ''[[Calla (film)|Calla]]'', starring [[Song Seung-heon]] and [[Kim Hee-sun]]. But he 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 Award]]s, cementing him as a major force in Korean cinema.<ref>{{cite web|title=SONG Hae-sung|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=10037278|work=Korean Film Council|accessdate=2013-07-16}}</ref>
* ''Calla'' (1999)

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* ''Failan'' (2001)
His ambitious follow-up in 2004 was ''[[Rikidozan (film)|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sul Kyung-gu Brings a Touch of Muscle to Wrestling Role|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2004/12/15/2004121561018.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|accessdate=2013-07-16|date=15 December 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Gab-sik|title=A Dialogue between Film Directors Song Hae-sung and Iwai Shunji|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=130000&biid=2004101419358|work=[[The Dong-a Ilbo]]|accessdate=2013-07-16|date=13 October 2004}}</ref> 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 (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]], [[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>

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 [[Yoon Yeo-jeong]], [[Yoon Je-moon]], [[Park Hae-il]], [[Gong Hyo-jin]] and [[Jin Ji-hee]] in the ensemble comedy, 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>

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==Filmography==
* ''[[Susanne Brink's Arirang]]'' (1991) - scripter
* ''The Story Inside the Handbag'' (1991) - assistant director
* ''The Rules of the Game'' (1994) - assistant director
* ''[[Born to Kill (1996 film)|Born to Kill]]'' (1996) - screenplay, assistant director
* ''[[Calla (film)|Calla]]'' (1999) - director
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* ''Raybang'' (2001) - actor
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* ''[[Failan]]'' (2001) - director, screenplay
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* ''[[Rikidozan (film)|Rikidozan]]'' (2004) - director, screenplay, script editor
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* ''[[Maundy Thursday (film)|Maundy Thursday]]'' (2006) - director
* ''[[A Better Tomorrow (2010 film)|A Better Tomorrow]]'' (2010) - director
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* ''[[Boomerang Family]]'' (2013) - director, screenplay


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{kmdb person|00011826|Song Hae-sung}}
* {{IMDb name|1012219|Song Hae-seong}}
* {{IMDb name|1012219|Song Hae-sung}}
* {{Hancinema person|Song_Hae-seong|Song Hae-seong}}
* {{Hancinema person|Song_Hae-seong|Song Hae-seong}}


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Revision as of 20:29, 17 July 2013

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Song Hae-sung
Hangul
송해성
Revised RomanizationSong Hae-seong
McCune–ReischauerSong Hae-sǒng

Song Hae-seong (born October 11, 1964) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He made his feature film debut in 1999 with Calla, but didn't become more widely known until the success of his second film, Failan.[1] The film, starring Choi Min-sik and Cecilia Cheung, earned Song the first of his two Grand Bell Awards for best director, with the second one coming from Rikidozan in 2005.

Filmography

Director

Writer

  • Born to Kill (1996)
  • Calla (1999)
  • Failan (2001)

References

  1. ^ "Song Hae-sung: Director" Korea Film Biz Zone (Korean Film Council) Retrieved 2012-04-20
  2. ^ Elley, Derek "A Better Tomorrow 무적자" Film Business Asia Retrieved 2011-04-20

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