Kang Je-gyu

Kang Je-gyu (born December 23, 1962) is a South Korean film director.

[1] Kang's most notable contributions to Korean cinema have been Shiri and Taegukgi.

Shiri was the first big budget Hollywood-style action film made in Korea, which broke box office records and was partially responsible for the popularization of domestic films in the country.

Taegukgi, directed five years later, again rewrote box office records, having been seen by over ten million people in South Korea alone.

[2] In an interview for the BBC special Asian Invasion, Kang revealed that he wanted his next project to be a science fiction film.