Cho Ui-seok
Cho Ui-seok | |
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| Born | January 1, 1976 South Korea |
| Alma mater | Korea National University of Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조의석 |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Uiseok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Ŭisŏk |
Cho Ui-seok (Korean: 조의석; born January 1, 1976) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
Career
[edit]Cho made his debut with the action comedy Make It Big (2002). His third feature is the thriller Cold Eyes (2013).[1][2][3] His fourth film was the star-studded thriller Master (2016), featuring Lee Byung-hun, Kang Dong-won and Kim Woo-bin. Released in December, it grossed US$34 million with 4.9 million total admissions, making it the No. 11 bestselling film for 2016 in Korea.[4]
Filmography
[edit]- Illusion (short film, 1998) - cinematographer
- We Can't Share A Toilet (short film, 1999) - cinematographer
- How Have You Been, Man-soo? (short film, 1999) - cinematographer
- Fanta Tropical (1999) - director, screenwriter
- Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) - cinematography department
- Make It Big (2002) - director, screenwriter
- Psycho Drama (short film, 2002) - actor
- The World of Silence (2006) - director, script editor
- Cold Eyes (2013) - director, screenwriter
- Master [5] (2016) - director
- Golden Slumber (2017) - screenwriter
References
[edit]- ^ "CHO Ui-seok". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ Jung, Han-seok (August 1, 2013). "JOH Ui-seok and KIM Byeong-seo, Directors of COLD EYES". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "Interview with Cold Eyes Director Jo Ui-Seok". 24hrkpop. March 19, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ Hicap, Jonathan (February 3, 2017). "Master continues to rake it in". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (May 10, 2016). "LEE Byung-hun Thriller MASTER Goes into Production". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Cho Ui-seok at the Korean Movie Database
- Cho Ui-seok at IMDb
- Cho Ui-seok at HanCinema
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