Yang Woo-seok

Yang Woo-suk (born October 24, 1969) is a South Korean film scriptwriter, director, producer, and manhwaga. His first film was the critical and commercial hit The Attorney.

Career Born in Seoul in 1969, Yang Woo-suk graduated from Korea University with degrees in English Literature and Philosophy.

Yang also began working in the film industry mainly as a producer for the companies MBC Productions, SK Independence, and All That Story, doing such tasks as production planning, investment supervision and recruiting new directors. He became interested in film technology and taught himself about HD and CGI; he produced the HD film Desire in 2004 and became the creative planning director at computer graphics company Locus.

Yang's debut as a filmmaker came relatively late in life in his mid-forties, when he co-wrote and directed courtroom drama The Attorney, a fictionalized account of former South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun's early years as a human rights lawyer in 1980s Busan. Yang said, "I am interested in films that tell stories of people who struggle hard to stick to their beliefs when they come into conflict with outside environments. [...] I wanted to grasp the very moment when a man dramatically and radically changed." The Attorney received multiple awards and nominations domestically, particularly for Song who received rave reviews for his performance. Yang also won several Best New Director prizes, from the 19th Chunsa Film Art Awards, the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards (where Song won the Grand Prize and The Attorney won Best Film), the 14th Director's Cut Awards, the 34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards, and the 51st Grand Bell Awards (where Yang also won Best Screenplay).

Filmography +Film creditsYear Title Credited as English Korean Director Writer Producer 2004 Desire 2020 Steel Rain 2: Summit 강철비2: 정상회담 2024 About Family 대가족

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Awards and nominations + Year Award Category Recipient Result201416th Udine Far East Film Festival Black Dragon Audience AwardThe Attorney First Runner-up, Golden Mulberry Award 201419th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best New Director 201450th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Film Best New Director Best Screenplay 201414th Director's Cut Awards Best New Director 201423rd Buil Film Awards Best Film Best Director Best New Director Best Screenplay Buil Reader's Jury Award 201434th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best New Director Critics' Top 10 201451st Grand Bell Awards Best Film Best New Director Best Screenplay 201435th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Film Best New Director Best Screenplay 201754th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Director Steel Rain 201738th Korean Association of Film Critics AwardsTop 11 Films