Kang Woo-suk

Kang Woo-suk (; born November 10, 1960, in Gyeongsan) is a South Korean film producer and director. He has often been called the most powerful man in Korean cinema, topping Cine21 magazine's list of '50 Most Powerful Men in Korean Cinema' for seven consecutive years from 1998 to 2004.

Career Kang started as a director of successful comedy films before directing Two Cops in 1993, a box office hit whose success at the time was only surpassed by Sopyonje. More recently, he has directed several Korean blockbusters, including the Public Enemy series (Public Enemy, Another Public Enemy, and Public Enemy Returns) and Silmido.

After the success of Two Cops Kang founded his own film production and distribution company, Cinema Service, which has since become the biggest homegrown studio in the Korean film industry and along with CJ Entertainment, one of the two largest film distributors in South Korea. In 2005, Kang stepped down from the position of president of Cinema Service, claiming he intends to concentrate more on his personal film projects.

Filmography As director

As producer

As assistant director As screenwriter

Accolades

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 1994 30th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Director Two Cops 15th Blue Dragon Film Awards Most Popular Film 2004 24th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best FilmSilmido Best Director Baeksang Arts Awards Grand Prize for Film 2004 Grand Bell Awards Best FilmNomination Best Director2010 18th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Film Moss Best Director 47th Grand Bell Awards Best Film Best Director 31st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Film Best Director 201147th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Film Best Director (Film) Listicle