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Song Kang-ho
Song Kang-ho’s screen credits include Kim Ki-taek in Parasite and Detective Park Doo-man in Memories of Murder.
Born January 17, 1967 Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, South Korea2 movies on MoviHero
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Song Kang-ho (Korean: 송강호; born 17 January 1967) is a South Korean actor. Regarded as one of the most influential actors in Korean cinema, he has appeared in critically acclaimed films across various genres. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award, three Baeksang Arts Awards, four Blue Dragon Film Awards, and five Grand Bell Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named him one of the greatest actors of the 21st century. Song first gained recognition with the crime thriller No. 3 (1997), and later rose to prominence with Park Chan-wook's critically acclaimed film Joint Security Area (2000). He is known for his collaborations with filmmaker Bong Joon-ho in Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006), Snowpiercer (2013), and Parasite (2019). Song rose to wider international prominence for his performance in Parasite, which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Picture. …
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He has also worked extensively with director Kim Jee-woon, starring in five of his films: The Quiet Family (1998), The Foul King (2000), The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008), The Age of Shadows (2016), and Cobweb (2023).
His other notable films include Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Secret Sunshine (2007), Thirst (2009), The Attorney (2013), The Throne (2015), A Taxi Driver (2017), and Broker (2022). Song has been named Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year four times (2013, 2017, 2019 and 2020).
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- 2024One WinKim Woo-jin
- 2023CobwebDirector Kim
- 2023Lee Chang-dong: The Art of IronySelf
- 2022Emergency DeclarationGu In-ho
- 2022BrokerSang-hyun
- 2019The King's LettersKing Sejong
- 2018The Drug KingLee Doo-sam
- 2018MemoriesSelf
- 2017A Taxi DriverKim Man-seob
- 2017Decades ApartSgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
- 2016The Age of ShadowsLee Jung-chool
- 2015The ThroneKing Yeongjo
- 2014The InterviewSoldier Watching the Interview (uncredited)
- 2013The AttorneySong Woo-seok
- 2013Where is my DVD?Self
- 2013The Face ReaderNae-kyung
- 2013SnowpiercerNamgoong Minsu
- 2012Day TripTeacher
- 2012Ari Ari the Korean CinemaSelf
- 2012HowlingJo Sang-gil
- 2011HindsightDu-heon
- 2010Making of ThirstActor
- 2010A Little PondPolice officer
- 2010Secret ReunionLee Han-kyu
- 2009ThirstPriest Sang-hyeon
- 2008The Good, the Bad, the WeirdYoon Tae-goo
- 2007Secret SunshineKim Jong-chan
- 2007The Show Must Go OnKang In-goo
- 2006The HostPark Gang-du
- 2005The Process of Mr. VengeanceSelf
- 2005Making Memories of MurderSelf
- 2005Lady VengeanceAssassin 1
- 2005Antarctic JournalChoi Do-hyung
- 2004The Power of LoveActor
- 2004The President's BarberSeong Han-mo
- 2002YMCA Baseball TeamLee Ho-chang
- 2002Sympathy for Mr. VengeanceDong-jin
- 2000Joint Security AreaSgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
- 2000The Foul KingLim Dae-ho
- 1999ShiriLee Jang-gil
- 1998The Quiet FamilyYoung-min
- 1997No. 3Jo-pil
- 1997Timeless Bottomless Bad MovieBig Eyes
- 1997Green FishPan-su
- 1996The Day a Pig Fell Into the WellDong-suk
- DrishyamProducer
- GardenersChoi Young-il
- ReunionSeong-jun
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Kim Ki-taek
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Bong Joon Ho
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Byun Hee-bong
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Cho Yeo-jeong
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