Gang Dong-won
1981 (44 года)Born in Busan, he grew up in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province. His father, Gang Cheol-woo, was an engineer and later served as vice president of SPP Heavy Industries. Despite facing financial difficulties at times, Gang managed to excel academically, graduating from Hanyang University with a degree in mechanical engineering and an IQ of 137.
In May 2022, he was appointed as the ambassador for the French luxury brand Louis Vuitton. His diverse roles and contributions to cinema have solidified his status as a prominent figure in the South Korean film industry.
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1987: When the Day Comes
Jang Joon-hwan
Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo
In 1987 Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student gets killed during a police interrogation involving torture. Government of officials are quick to cover up the death and order the body to be cremated. A prosecutor who is supposed to sign the cremation release, raises questions about a 21-year-old kid dying of a heart attack, and he begins looking into the case for truth. Despite a systematic attempt to silence everyone involved in the case, the truth gets out, causing an eruption of public outrage.
1987: When the Day Comes
더 엑스
Kim Jee-woon
Gang Dong-won, Shin Min-a
Agent 'X' always fullfills his missions perfectly until one day he is ordered to deliver a mysterious item to agent 'R'. However, agent 'R' is found dead and his girlfriend Mia points a gun at him. Agent 'X' is set up and will he be able to get out of this dangerous situation?
The X
우리들의 행복한 시간
Song Hae-sung
Lee Na-young, Gang Dong-won
Yujeong is suicidal, yet she reluctantly goes to prison for volunteer work. There, she meets a prisoner who is waiting for death penalty. The two quickly fall in love despite their differences, yet they do not have much time.
Maundy Thursday
두근두근 내 인생
E J-yong
Gang Dong-won, Song Hye-kyo
A couple of teenagers have a son who suffers from progeria, a rare genetic disorder which makes one age exponentially faster than normal. 16 years later, the child has the body of an 80 year old in the final days of his life writing a book about his parents' love story.
My Brilliant Life
브로커
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Song Kang-ho, Bae Doona
Sang-hyeon is always struggling from debt, and Dong-soo works at a baby box facility. On a rainy night, they steal the baby Woo-sung, who was left in the baby box, to sell him at a good price. Meanwhile, detectives were watching, and they quietly track them down to capture the crucial evidence.
Broker
브로커
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Song Kang-ho, Bae Doona
Sang-hyeon is always struggling from debt, and Dong-soo works at a baby box facility. On a rainy night, they steal the baby Woo-sung, who was left in the baby box, to sell him at a good price. Meanwhile, detectives were watching, and they quietly track them down to capture the crucial evidence.
Broker
Secret Reunion
Jang Hoon
Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won
Six years ago a mysterious shooting takes place in Seoul. The after effects of the shooting results in Han-kyu Lee losing his job at the NIS. Six years later, Ji-won Song, an ex North Korean spy, now operates somewhere in the Seoul metropolitan area. As these two men hide their identities and work their particular angles, trouble brews again.
Secret Reunion
Voice of a Murderer
Park Jin-pyo
Sol Kyung-gu, Kim Nam-ju
One day, the only son of famous news anchor HAN Kyung-bae, disappears without a trace. Soon, the kidnapper calls the mother demanding a $100,000 ransom. The police assign a veteran inspector to the case and assemble a top-notch task force to work under his command. But the kidnapper constantly outwits the police and continues calling the parents with yet more instructions for the money drop.
Voice of a Murderer
Uprising
Kim Sang-man
Gang Dong-won, Park Jeong-min
The 2024 film tells the story of two childhood friends, Cheon-yeong and Jong-ryeo, set against the backdrop of the Japanese invasions of Korea in the 16th century. Although they start off close, their lives take drastically different directions due to societal class divisions. Cheon-yeong, born a slave, is promised freedom if he excels in a national exam, but betrayal and a series of events push the friends to become adversaries. Cheon-yeong becomes the leader of a volunteer militia fighting the Japanese forces, while Jong-ryeo serves as a high-ranking officer for King Seonjo. Their bond is torn apart by misunderstandings, betrayal, and loss, leading to a final confrontation in the midst of war. The film delves into themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the quest for freedom, offering a poignant reflection on class inequality and social injustice in medieval Korea.
Uprising
