Yang Ik-june

Yang Ik-june (born October 19, 1975) is a South Korean actor and film director. He is best known for the 2009 film Breathless, which he wrote, directed, edited, and starred in.

In this Korean name, the family name is Yang.
Yang Ik-june
Born (1975-10-19) October 19, 1975
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesYang Ik-joon
Occupation(s)Actor, film director, screenwriter, film editor
AgentPrain TPC
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYang Ik-jun
McCune–ReischauerYang Ik-chun

Career

Born in Seoul in 1975, Yang graduated from the Department of Entertainment & Acting at the Kongju Communication Arts College. After discharge from his military service, Yang studied theatre and trained at the Actor's 21 Academy before delving into the film industry. In the next six years he starred in 30 short films, and won the Best Actor award at the Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival for the 2005 short film Ooh, You Make Me Sick. In 2005 he directed his first short film, Always Behind You, which earned him the Audience Award at the Seoul Independent Short Film Festival.[1] He also played minor roles in more than ten mainstream films such as Les Formidables, Maundy Thursday, and Viva! Love.[2]

But it was Breathless, his semi-autobiographical feature directorial debut in which he also played the lead role, that catapulted Yang into star director status.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Breathless was selected for the Asian Cinema Fund which provided post-production support, and the low-budget film had its world premiere at the 2008 Busan International Film Festival. It proceeded to receive much critical acclaim, winning 23 prizes in the international film festival circuit including a Tiger Award at Rotterdam.[10][11][12] Upon its theater release in Korea, the film performed better than expected at the box office with 130,000 admissions, a rare accomplishment for an independent film.[13]

Yang then starred in a supporting role in the 2010 comedy/road movie Looking for My Wife (also known as Runaway from Home).[14][15][16][17] In 2011, he was a voice actor for The King of Pigs, an adult animated film on violence and bullying.[18] He also directed the short films Departure and Immature that same year. Immature was funded by the Jeonju International Film Festival and released as part of the omnibus A Time to Love.[19] Another short film Shibata & Nagao, a comedy inspired by actor's workshops and co-produced with Japan, won the Best Korean Short Film Award at the Asiana International Short Film Festival in 2012.[20] Yang made his television acting debut in the melodrama The Innocent Man, imbuing his supporting role as a small-time thug with an air of menace. In 2013 he was among four celebrities who directed a short film using smartphone Samsung Galaxy S4 with the theme "Meet a Life Companion"; his short Dance Together focused on a Japanese woman who encounters someone new through a cell phone after experiencing the pain of a parting.[21]

Filmography
Year Title Credited as
Director Writer Editor DP Sound mixer Actor Role
2002Conduct Zero No No No No No Yes sesaem trio
2003Happy Ero Christmas No No No No No Yes henchman 2
2004What Are You Doing, Chul-soo No No No No No Yes Chul-soo
2004Ain't No Maid (short film) No No No No No Yes 택배기사
2004Arahan No No No No No Yes drain pipe worker 2
2005Ooh, You Make Me Sick (short film) No No No No No Yes Yong-hee
2005Always Behind You (short film) Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Jun-ho
2005Noryangjin Totoro (short film) No No No No No Yes Kim Young-min
2005Slowly (short film) No No No No No Yes Man
2006Monologue #1 (short film) No No No No No Yes
2006The Wind Stirs (short film) No No No No No Yes Ki-suk
2006Screwdriver (short film) No No No No No Yes
2006Just Leave Me Alone (short film) Yes No Yes Yes No No
2006Les Formidables No No No No No Yes Yang Jin-soon
2006Maundy Thursday No No No No No Yes Hwan-kyu
2006No Regret No No No No No Yes
2007Picnic (short film) No No No No No Yes
2007Lost (short film) No No No No No Yes
2007Thirsty, Thirsty (short film) No No No No No Yes
2007Speechless (short film) Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
2007The Worst Guy Ever No No No No No Yes advertising company employee
2008Viva! Love No No No No No Yes student boarder 1
2008Love is Protein (animated short) No No No No No Yes Jae-ho
2008Lovers (omnibus, includes Slowly,
Screwdriver, Monologue #1, Lost)		 No No No No No Yes
2009One Step More to the Sea (short film) No No No No No Yes cafe guest
2009Breathless Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Sang-hoon
2010Looking for My Wife No No No No No Yes Dong-min
2010Magic and Loss No No No No No Yes
2011Departure (short film) Yes Yes Yes No No Yes He
2011Immature (from omnibus A Time to Love) Yes Yes Yes No No No
2011The King of Pigs (animated) No No No No No Yes Jung Jong-suk (voice)
2012Shibata & Nagao (short film) Yes Yes No No No No
2012Our Homeland No No No No No Yes Mr. Yang
2012The Innocent Man (TV) No No No No No Yes Han Jae-shik
2013Jury (short film) No No No No No Yes
2013Chuugakusei Maruyama No No No No No Yes Korean star
2013Dance Together (short film) Yes No No No No No
2013Let Me Out No No No No No Yes himself
2013The Fake (animated) No No No No No Yes Min-chul (voice)
2014Inspiring Generation (TV) No No No No No Yes Hwang Bong-shik
2014It's Okay, That's Love (TV) No No No No No Yes Jang Jae-beom
2014Set Me Free No No No No No Yes Beom-tae's father
2014Short Plays Yes No No No No No
2015Intimate Enemies No No No No No Yes Eumbuki
2015The Scholar Who Walks the Night (TV) No No No No No Yes Hae-seo
2016A Quiet Dream No No No No No Yes Ik-june
Canola No No No No No Yes Choong-seop
2017 Queen of Mystery No No No No No Yes Jang Do-jang
The Poet and the Boy No No No No No Yes Hyon Taek-gi
Bad Guys 2 No No No No No Yes Jang Sung-cheol
Wilderness: Part One No No No No No Yes Kenji
Wilderness: Part Two No No No No No Yes Kenji
2018 To. Jenny (TV) No No No No No Yes Kim Hyung-soo

Television shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Black: I Saw the Devil Cast member Crime Thriller Crime Documentary (Season 2) [22]

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNominated work
2005Mise-en-scène Short Film FestivalBest Actor
Ooh, You Make Me Sick
31st Seoul Independent Film FestivalAudience Award
Always Behind You
200938th International Film Festival RotterdamVPRO Tiger Award
Breathless
10th Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film FestivalBest Actor
11th Deauville Asian Film FestivalBest Film
International Critics' Prize
13th Fantasia FestivalBest Feature Film
Best Male Performance
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent CinemaAudience Award (International)
3rd Asia Pacific Screen AwardsHigh Commendation
Fantastic FestNew Wave Award - Best Director
Tokyo FILMeX FestivalGrand Prize
Special Jury Prize
17th Chunsa Film Art AwardsSpecial Jury Prize
18th Buil Film AwardsBest New Director
10th Busan Film Critics AwardsBest Director
30th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest New Actor
12th Director's Cut AwardsBest Independent Film Director
20101st KOFRA (Korea Film Reporters Association) AwardsDiscovery Award
10th Asiana International Short Film FestivalBest Korean Short Film
Shibata & Nagao
201891st Kinema Junpo AwardsBest Supporting Actor
Wilderness
12th Asian Film Awards[23]Best Supporting Actor

References
  1. "Always behind You". IndieStory. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  2. "Nominees & Winners Archive: Yang Ik-june for Ddongpari (Breathless)". Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  3. "Yang Ik-june's Intense Life Makes for an Intense Film". The Chosun Ilbo. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  4. Lee, Hyo-won (12 April 2009). "Director Yang Shares Life Story in Breathless". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  5. Park, Sun-young (17 April 2009). "Reality bites, leaving this filmmaker Breathless". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. Kraan, Steven (28 January 2009). "IFFR 2009: Interview with Yang Ik-June, director of Breathless". Movie Scene. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  7. Vijn, Ard (4 March 2009). "IFFR 2009: Interview with "Breathless" writer / actor / director / producer YANG IK-JUNE". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  8. Li-Goyette, Matthieu (3 August 2009). "Interview with Yang Ik-june". Panorama. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  9. Heskins, Andrew (18 January 2010). "Exclusive interview: Yang Ik-June". Eastern Kicks. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  10. Lee, Hyo-won (16 March 2009). "Korean Indie Film Wins at European Film Fests". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  11. "Indie Film Wonder Boy Yang Ik-june Wins 2 More Awards". The Chosun Ilbo. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  12. Lee, Hyo-won (10 July 2009). "Breathless Reaps 13th Award in New York". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  13. Ki, Sun-min; Park, Sun-young (24 April 2009). "'Breathless' soars as audiences go indie". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. Lee, Ji-hye (4 April 2010). "Press conference for film Looking for My Wife". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
  15. Wee, Geun-woo (9 April 2010). "INTERVIEW: Director-actor Yang Ik-joon - Part 1". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
  16. Wee, Geun-woo (9 April 2010). "INTERVIEW: Director-actor Yang Ik-joon - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
  17. Lee, Hyo-won (11 April 2010). "Yang Breathlessly Returns With Comedy". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  18. Lee, Hyo-won (17 November 2011). "'Pigs' depicts frightening realism". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  19. "A Time to Love". IndieStory. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  20. "Shibata & Nagao". IndieStory. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  21. Jang, Sung-ran (9 May 2013). "4 Celebrities Make Smartphone Shorts". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  22. Park, Soo-in (March 2, 2023). "'블랙' 시즌2로 컴백, 장진→김지훈·오대환·최영준 출연" [Comeback with ‘Black’ season 2, Jang Jin → Kim Ji-hoon, Oh Dae-hwan, Choi Young-jun appeared] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Naver.
  23. "Asian Film Awards: 'Youth' Wins Top Prize From 'Demon Cat'". Variety. March 17, 2018.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yang Ik-june.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.