Ryoo Seung-Wan

Ryoo Seung-Wan @ 2014 JIFF
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Name: Ryoo Seung-Wan
Hangul: 류승완
Birthdate: December 15, 1973
Birthplace: South Korea

Notes

Read Ryoo Seung-Wan's Q&A at the 2010 Jeonju International Film Festival for "The Unjust".

Actor

Gyeongju (2014) - florist (cameo)
Top Star (2013) - Ice Flower director (cameo)
Rough Play | Baewooneun Baewooda (2013) - Jeonju International Film Festival VIP (cameo)
Mama (2011) - musical director (cameo)
Battlefield Heroes | Pyongyangsung (2011) - special force commander 1 (cameo)
Aachi and Ssipak Achi-wa ssipak (2006) (voice) - Aachi
The City of Violence Jjakpae (2006) - Seok-Hwan
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance | Chinjeolhan Geumjassi (2005) - passerby
Oasis (2002) - Hong Jong-Sae
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Boksuneun naui geot (2002) - Delivery Boy
Die Bad Jukgeona hokeun nabbeugeona (2000)

Director

Movies

I, The Executioner | Veteran 2 (2024)
Smugglers | Milsoo (2023)
Escape from Mogadishu | Mogadishu (2021)
The Battleship Island | Goonhamdo (2017)
Veteran (2015)
Mad Sad Bad | Shinchozombimanhwa (2014) - segment "Ghost"
The Berlin File | Bereurlin (2013)
The Unjust | Budanggeorae (2010)
Dachimawa Lee (2008)
The City of Violence | Jjakpae (2006)
If You Were Me 2 | Daseot gae ui shiseon (2006)
Crying Fist | Jumeogi unda (2005)
Arahan | Arahan Jangpung Daejakjeon (2004)
No Blood No Tears | Pido nunmuldo eobshi (2002)
Die Bad | Jukgeona hokeun nabbeugeona (2000)

Short Films

Dachimawa Lee (2000)
Timeless (2009)

Producer

The City of Violence | Jjakpae (2006)

Screenwriter

Escape from Mogadishu | Mogadishu (2021)
The Berlin File | Bereurlin (2013)
Troubleshooter | Haegyeolsa (2010)
Dachimawa Lee (2008)
The City of Violence | Jjakpae (2006)
If You Were Me 2 | Daseot gae ui shiseon (2006)
Crying Fist | Jumeogi unda (2005)
Arahan | Arahan Jangpung Daejakjeon (2004)
No Blood No Tears | Pido nunmuldo eobshi (2002)
Die Bad | Jukgeona hokeun nabbeugeona (2000)

Awards

Best Director ("Smugglers") - 2023 (59th) Daejong Film Awards - November 15, 2023
Grand Prize ("Escape from Mogadishu") - 2022 (58th) BaekSang Arts Awards - May 6, 2022
Best Film ("Escape from Mogadishu") - 2021 (42nd) Blue Dragon Film Awards - November 26, 2021
Best Director ("Escape from Mogadishu") - 2021 (42nd) Blue Dragon Film Awards - November 26, 2021
Best Director ("Veteran") - 2016 (52nd) BaekSang Arts Awards - June 3, 2016
Best Director ("Veteran") - 2015 (36th) Blue Dragon Film Awards - November 26, 2015
Best Director ("Veteran") - 2015 (35th) Korean Association of Film Critics Awards - November 16, 2015
Best Director ("The Unjust") - 2010 (13th) Director's Cut Awards - December 17, 2010
Best Director ("The Unjust") - 2011 (32nd) Blue Dragon Film Awards - November 25, 2011
Best Film ("The Unjust") - 2011 (32nd) Blue Dragon Film Awards - November 25, 2011

Comments

Lily C May 28 2022 9:19 pm Kudos to this director in creating films with a lot of characters involved

Joen Jan 20 2022 10:19 am Escape from mogadishu,most beautiful diplomatic background film.watched it after the berlin file which is damn good too.

Zei Mar 22 2017 11:47 am After Yoo Ah In now Song Joong Ki. You're really amazing Mr. Ryoo Seung Wan!!!!!! Always casting great characters for your great movies!!!! ^_^ <3

solros Nov 29 2016 6:16 pm I LOOOOVE VETERAN, this will be my third time watching it and I'm just falling more and more into the movie every time i watch it. It have such a good storyline with careful directing skills as well as acting skills, It's just so skillfully done! I couldn't get any happier with the fact that Ryoo have plans of making a Veteran 2. I'm looking forward to it and I hope it will be even better then the first one! I love Seung Wan and hope he will keep on making great movies like always, FIGHTING! ^*^

cameron Feb 10 2013 9:01 pm Loved the Unjust. It was a very in depth crime thriller. An crying fist was such a good story. It really makes it feel like these characters are real figures in Korea. He deserves a medal.

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