Kong Su-chang (; born 1961) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kong started as a screenwriter and is behind hits such as White Badge (1992), The Ring Virus (1999) and Tell Me Something (1999). He debuted with the military-themed R-Point (2004), and then The Guard Post in 2008.
Career Born in 1961, Kong Su-chang graduated from the Korean Literature Department at Hanyang University. Upon graduating, he joined 'Jang San Got Mae', an independent film union and wrote screenplays, such as O Dreamland (1989) and The Night Before the Strike (1990).
Kong is known as a talented screenwriter of thriller and war movies, such White Badge (1992), The Ring Virus (1999) and Tell Me Something (1999). His adaptation of the novel White Badge: A Novel of Korea by Ahn Jung-hyo into the screenplay for White Badge was acclaimed as the best Vietnam War film in Korea.
His directorial feature debut is the military-themed R-Point (2004), which Kong wanted as an anti-war movie. His second feature, The Guard Post (2008), also military-themed is set at the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.
Filmography
Film O Dreamland (1989) - screenwriter The Night Before the Strike (1990) - screenwriter White Badge (1992) - script editor No Emergency Exit (1993) - script editor A Casual Trip (1994) - screenwriter Naeireun Woldeukeop (1996) - screenwriter If It Snows on Christmas (1998) - screenwriter The Ring Virus (1999) - screenwriter Dulliui Baenangyeohaeng (short film, 1999) - screenwriter Tell Me Something (1999) - screenwriter R-Point (2004) - director, screenwriter, script editor The Guard Post (2008) - director, screenwriter, producer
Television series Coma (2006, OCN) - director, creative director
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