Jang Sun-woo
Selective Filmography:
1990: A Short Love Affair
1991: The Road to Race Track
1993: The Avatamska Sutra
1994: To you from me
1996: A Petal
1999: Lies
2002: Resurrection of the Little Match Girl
As a film critic in the early 80s, Jang Sun-woo introduced realism in filmmaking. He co-produced Seoul Emperor in 1986 and made his directorial debut in 1988 with The Age of Success, initiating the New Wave in Korean cinema. Although his movies were variegated - dealing with issues of sexuality, capitalism and history - because he showed an unhindered view of reality in his movies, he was always labeled as a realist.