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Kang Hye-jung (Korean: 강혜정; born 1970) is a South Korean filmmaker and entertainment executive. She is the CEO of the film production house company Filmmaker R&K, which was established in 2005 with director Ryoo Seung-wan.
Kang Hye-jung (born January 4, 1982) is a South Korean actress. Making her film debut in arthouse film Nabi (2001), she rose to stardom and critical acclaim in Park Chan-wook's 2003 revenge thriller Oldboy.
Top star LEE Jung-jae is taking on the lead role in Sabaha (Korean title), director JANG Jae-hyun’s follow-up to his smash hit exorcism debut The Priests. From production company Filmmaker R & K, the project is scheduled to begin production in November.
- The Hallyu Wave and A New Korean Film Industry
- Two Icons of The New Korean Cinema
- The Y2K Asian Cinema Explosion
- A Timeless Legacy
It was in 1988, the same year that Oh Dae-su was arrested in Oldboy, that the seeds for Korea’s nascent filmmaking transformation were sown: Alongside a new democratic constitution — which granted creative freedoms not permissible in the military dictatorships prior — a screen quota was introduced in 1988 to guarantee that domestically-produced fil...
Korean cinema was in increasingly good shape — and so were the minds behind Oldboy. Director Park Chan-wook had already landed a phenomenal hit at home with JSA: Joint Security Area, which, in 2000, broke box office records to become Korea’s highest-grossing film of all-time. The film was also nominated for the Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival i...
While stars like Choi likely helped shape Oldboy’s native success, the bigger story was Oldboy’s international impact. And though director Park’s emergence in European film festivals would have certainly raised the film’s profile, Oldboy’s reach would far surpass that of the film festival crowd. Oldboy was a notable UK release by the now-defunct di...
The prominence of Korean visual media across the globe in recent years offers the most obvious evidence of Oldboy’s enduring legacy, but the subsequent careers of the film’s various cast and crew members are also testament to its lasting significance. Among his many subsequent global successes — Lady Snowblood, Thirst and the BAFTA-winning The Hand...
Nov 6, 2015 · Korean producer Kang Hye-jung of Filmmaker R&K discusses her long collaboration with director husband Ryoo Seung-wan — including their local box-office smash Veteran — and the challenges of...
Born in 1970, KANG Hae-jung is a producer with a keen sense of popular culture and hands-on approach to her work. Although she was a member of the film club when she was studying at Korea University, she first considered working in the film industry upon seeing a flyer for an independent film workshop.
Kang Hye-jung is a South Korean actress. Making her film debut in arthouse film Nabi (2001), she rose to stardom and critical acclaim in Park Chan-wook's 2003 revenge thriller Oldboy.
