Director
Park Kwang-su
71 years · Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea · 14 films
Born in 1955 in Sokcho. He studied film directing at the École supérieure d′études cinématographiques (ESEC) in Paris, then worked as an assistant director to Lee Jang-ho before making his feature directorial debut with Chil-su and Man-su. He went on to become a leading figure in the Korean New Wave, addressing the realities of Korean society in films such as Black Republic (1990) and A Single Spark (1995). A Single Spark won Best Film and Best Director at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.
Best known for
Filmography 14
Black Republic
2026 · Director, Editor
Through Korean Cinema
2010 · Self
On Plex
Meet Mr. Daddy
2007 · Director, Screenplay
If You Were Me
2003 · Director, Writer
Face Value
2003 · Director
The Uprising
1999 · Director, Screenplay
A Single Spark
1995 · Director, Writer
The Cinema on the Road
1995 · Self
To the Starry Island
1993 · Director, Writer
Berlin Report
1991 · Writer, Director
Black Republic
1990 · Director, Writer
Chilsu and Mansu
1988 · Director
Street of the Blind
1982 · Director
The Island
1981 · Director