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Jang Sun-woo

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Jang Sun-woo was born on 20 March 1952 in Seoul, South Korea. He is a director and writer, known for Passage to Buddha (1993), To You, from Me (1994) and Lies (1999).
BornMarch 20, 1952
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    • Awards
      • 19 wins & 14 nominations total

    Known for

    Passage to Buddha (1993)
    Passage to Buddha
    6.7
    • Director(as Sun-Woo Jang)
    • 1993
    To You, from Me (1994)
    To You, from Me
    6.1
    • Director(as Sun-Woo Jang)
    • 1994
    Lies (1999)
    Lies
    5.5
    • Director(as Sun-Woo Jang)
    • 1999
    Bad Movie (1997)
    Bad Movie
    6.4
    • Director(as Sun-Woo Jang)
    • 1997

    Credits

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    Director

    • Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002)
      Resurrection of the Little Match Girl
      5.5
      • Director (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 2002
    • Lies (1999)
      Lies
      5.5
      • Director (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 1999
    • Bad Movie (1997)
      Bad Movie
      6.4
      • Director (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 1997
    • A Petal (1996)
      A Petal
      7.0
      • Director (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 1996
    • Die Nacht der Regisseure (1995)
      Century of Cinema
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 1995
    • To You, from Me (1994)
      To You, from Me
      6.1
      • Director (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 1994
    • Passage to Buddha (1993)
      Passage to Buddha
      6.7
      • Director (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 1993
    • The Road to the Racetrack (1991)
      The Road to the Racetrack
      6.3
      • Director (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 1991
    • Lovers in Woomuk-Baemi (1990)
      Lovers in Woomuk-Baemi
      6.4
      • Director (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 1990
    • The Age of Success (1988)
      The Age of Success
      6.7
      • Director (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 1988
    • Seoul Jesus
      6.3
      • Director (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 1986

    Writer

    • Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002)
      Resurrection of the Little Match Girl
      5.5
      • Writer (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 2002
    • Lies (1999)
      Lies
      5.5
      • writer (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 1999
    • Bad Movie (1997)
      Bad Movie
      6.4
      • Writer (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 1997
    • To You, from Me (1994)
      To You, from Me
      6.1
      • Writer (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 1994
    • Passage to Buddha (1993)
      Passage to Buddha
      6.7
      • writer (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 1993
    • North Korean Partisan in South Korea (1990)
      North Korean Partisan in South Korea
      6.6
      • screenplay (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 1990
    • Lovers in Woomuk-Baemi (1990)
      Lovers in Woomuk-Baemi
      6.4
      • Writer (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 1990
    • Seoul Jesus
      6.3
      • Writer (as Sun-Woo Jang)
      • 1986

    Actor

    • So Cute (2004)
      So Cute
      4.1
      • Jang Soo-ro
      • 2004

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Sun-Woo Chang
    • Born
      • March 20, 1952
      • Seoul, South Korea

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    • Trivia
      Retrospective at the 41th Pesaro Film Festival; June 25th-July 3rd 2005, Pesaro (Italy)

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