Veteran Korean actor Kang Su-ion has died. He was 55 years old.
korea herald The actor reportedly died of a brain hemorrhage on Saturday, two days after he was taken to Seoul South Hospital to have his heart stopped.
Kang was born in Seoul in 1966 and began his career as a child actor in the 1970s. In 1977, he appeared in a family drama. 3 starsThis was followed by several films, including a team of pigeons, two graves s Everything that falls has wings.
In 1987, at age 21, Kang became the first Korean actor to win Best Actress for Kwon-taek Im’s. surrogate uterus At the 44th Venice Film Festival. Two years later, in 1989, she won the role of Best Actress. Come on, come on, let’s go up – Another film by the same director – at the Moscow International Film Festival.
Kang took a break from his acting career after the 2011 drama. hanji, In which he also acted as producer; and a short film judge. In 2015, he was appointed co-director of the Busan International Film Festival, a position he shared with Lee Jong-kwan and held until 2017.
According to local sources, Kang has just finished filming scenes for the Netflix original sci-fi. Jung-ePer train to Busan Directed by Yon Sang Ho. The film debuts on Streamer later this year.
The funeral is scheduled for Wednesday, with Kim Jong-un, co-founder of the Busan International Film Festival and chairman of the Gangneung International Film Festival, leading his committee. The ceremony will be broadcast live on the Korean Film Council’s YouTube channel.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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