Gi Ju-bong (born September 3, 1955) is a South Korean actor.
Gi Ju-bong | |
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| Born | September 3, 1955 |
| Education | Sorabol College of Arts - Theater and Film |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977-present |
| Agent | PK Entertainment |
| Family | Gi Guk-seo (brother) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 기주봉 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gi Ju-bong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ki Chupong |
Career
editGi began acting in 1977 and is notable for Offending the Audience, Sorum (2001), Viva! Love (2008) and The Spy Gone North (2018).[1][2]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Children of Darkness Part 1, Young-ae the Songstress | Hyun-bae |
| 1982 | Geniuses With the Grade F | Lee Gwan-doo/Kant |
| Come Unto Down | Friend 1 | |
| 1983 | Human Market, Small Devil - An Autobiography of a Twenty-two-year-old |
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| 1988 | Sunshine at Present | Friend |
| 1991 | Who Saw the Dragon's Toenail? | |
| 1992 | Myung-ja, Akiko, Sonya | |
| 1995 | My Old Sweetheart | |
| 1997 | Bad Movie | Traveling performer |
| 1998 | The Quiet Family | Lonely man |
| 1999 | Judgement[3] (short film) | Morgue employee |
| A Great Chinese Restaurant | Man in his forties | |
| Nowhere to Hide | Serious crime squad chief | |
| 2000 | Kilimanjaro | Suit |
| Bichunmoo | Kwak-jung | |
| Die Bad | Auto repair boss (cameo) | |
| Joint Security Area | General Pyo | |
| Asako in Ruby Shoes | E U-in's brother-in-law | |
| 2001 | Red Heart (short film) | Park Je-myung |
| A Woman Off Her Uniform (short film) | Man | |
| Bungee Jumping of Their Own | Dean of student affairs | |
| Friend | "Mustache" | |
| Sorum[4] | Writer Lee | |
| Say Yes | Manager | |
| My Boss, My Hero | Sang Chun-man | |
| 2002 | Driving Mrs. Park (short film) | |
| Public Enemy | Song Haeng-ki | |
| Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance | Driver Pang | |
| Chow Yun-fat Boy Meets Brownie Girl | Yong-baek | |
| Boss X-File | 간부 prosecutor | |
| Saving My Hubby | Han Joo-tae's father | |
| Baby Alone | Yang-geun | |
| Sex Is Zero | OB/Gyn doctor | |
| Every Angel Dreams of Being a Janitor (short film) | Shoe shiner | |
| 2003 | Dying Puppy | Truck driver |
| The First Amendment of Korea | Commissioner Byun (cameo) | |
| Taxidriver Catches Taxi (short film) | Taxi driver Park Dong-sik | |
| Save the Green Planet! | Squad leader Lee | |
| Wild Card[5] | Squad leader Kim | |
| Tube | Jungbu chief of police | |
| Sword in the Moon | Officer Jang | |
| Wonderful Days | Noah | |
| Into the Mirror | Jeon Il-seong | |
| 2004 | Mokpo, Gangster's Paradise | Jo Tae-beom (cameo) |
| Mr. Handy | Chairman Yoon | |
| Liar | Lieutenant detective | |
| Foolish Game | Director Kim | |
| Clementine | Hwang Jong-chul | |
| Dead Friend | Detective 1 | |
| Our Teatime (short film) | ||
| A Happy Day (short film) | ||
| R-Point | Captain Park | |
| 2005 | Crying Fist[6] | Yu Sang-hwan's father |
| Spying Cam | ||
| The Crescent Moon | Uncle | |
| 2006 | The Romance | Squad leader Hwang |
| Ad-lib Night | Myung-eun's father (cameo) | |
| 2007 | Pruning the Grapevine | Father Moon |
| Fish on Land | ||
| 2008 | His Last Gift | Class monitor (cameo) |
| Night and Day | Mr. Jang | |
| Viva! Love | Mr. Ha | |
| My Dear Enemy | Man at cousin's house 1 (cameo) | |
| Heartbreak Library | Hong-soo | |
| 2009 | Where is Ronny... | Choong-sik (cameo) |
| Lifting King Kong | Director Baek (cameo) | |
| Never Belongs to Me | Catholic priest (cameo) | |
| Mom's Vacation (short film) | ||
| 2010 | Vegetarian | Ji-hye's father (cameo) |
| Saying Good-bye | Kim Joon-sik | |
| Hahaha | Curator of Tongyeong's local history museum | |
| A Good Night's Sleep for the Bad | Pornography buyer (cameo) | |
| 2011 | The Day He Arrives | Producer |
| 2012 | Woosoossi[7] | Company president Wang |
| 2013 | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Hoo-won |
| Norigae | Hyun Sung-bong | |
| Dear Dolphin | Therapist | |
| Montage | Ear doctor Han | |
| Hide and Seek | Sung-soo's father (cameo) | |
| Rough Play | Theater director (cameo) | |
| Steel Cold Winter | Young-jun's father (cameo) | |
| Friend: The Great Legacy | Hyung-doo | |
| The Suspect | Coroner | |
| 2014 | Apostle: He Was Anointed by God | Agency official (cameo) |
| A Hard Day | Company president Kim (cameo) | |
| Haemoo | Ship owner | |
| Hill of Freedom | Byeong-joo | |
| 2015 | Empire of Lust | Jo Jun |
| The Deal | Subsection chief Choi | |
| Coin Locker Girl | Man in suit (cameo) | |
| The Treacherous | Butcher Mr. Kim | |
| Office | Chief | |
| Right Now, Wrong Then | Kim Won-ho | |
| Hiya | ||
| 2016 | Misbehavior | Shin Byung-soo |
| The End of April | Real estate agency boss | |
| 2017 | Merry Christmas Mr. Mo | Mo Geum-san |
| The First Lap | Ji-yeong's father | |
| The Battleship Island | Ahn | |
| 2018 | The Soup | President |
| Grass | Chang-soo | |
| Hotel by the River | Yeong-hwan | |
| The Spy Gone North | Kim Jong Il | |
| 2022 | The Novelist's Film | [8] |
Television series
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | All In | Bae Sang-doo |
| Drama City: The Reason I Want to Get Married | Hagwon administrator | |
| Good Person | Detective Park | |
| 2004 | Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin | Yoon Hwan-shi |
| 2005 | Drama City: Mr. Camel's Disappearance | Father |
| Resurrection | Jung Sang-gook | |
| Sweet Spy | Han Yoo-il's assistant | |
| 2006 | Alone in Love[9] | Lee Dae-hoon |
| 2007 | Merry Mary | Hwang Do-chul |
| Lobbyist | Park Joon-gil | |
| 2008 | KPSI 1 | Team leader Park Won-oh |
| Drama City: In the Name of the Father | Gap-soo | |
| Get Up | Dean of student affairs | |
| Who Are You? | Cha Chul-soo | |
| KPSI 2 | Team leader Park Won-oh | |
| Night After Night | Noh Jung-pil | |
| 2009 | Partner | Ji Nam-chul |
| 2010 | You Don't Know Women | Company president Park |
| 2011 | Heartstrings | Professor |
| Drama City: Men Cry | ||
| Me Too, Flower! | Dispatch chief | |
| 2012 | Glass Mask | Shin Ki-tae |
| KBS Drama Special: Do You Know Taekwondo? | Teacher Im | |
| KBS Drama Special: Mellow in May | Lee Ki-kwan | |
| 2014 | Golden Cross[10] | Jung Gyu-jik |
| Reset | Department head Choi | |
| 2015 | KBS Drama Special: Let's Stand Still | Kim Jong-seob |
| The Superman Age | Director Gi Ju-bong | |
| The Producers | Park Choon-bong | |
| 2016 | Lucky Romance | Je Mool-po |
Theater
edit| Year | Title | Role | Reprised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Krapp's Last Tape | ||
| 1979 | Offending the Audience | 2004, 2014 | |
| Danton's Death | |||
| "Master Harold"...and the Boys | |||
| Woza Albert! | |||
| Hamlet | |||
| The Balcony | |||
| Cheongbu | |||
| King Lear | |||
| Theresa's Dream | |||
| 지피족들 | |||
| Death of a Salesman | |||
| Try Lying to Me | |||
| Jeongseon Arirang Changgeuk - The Sound of the Gods | |||
| 2010 | 사나이 와타나베... 완전히 삐지다 | Watanabe | |
| 2012-2013 | Letters to My Parents | Bong-gu | |
| 2015 | Song of Water | Watanabe |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17th Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Viva! Love | Nominated | |
| 45th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | 5th Wildflower Film Awards | Best Actor | Merry Christmas Mr. Mo | Won | [11] |
| 27th Buil Film Awards | Nominated | [12] | |||
| 2018 Locarno Festival | Best Actor | Hotel by the River | Won | [13] | |
| 55th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Spy Gone North | Nominated | [14] | |
| 26th Korea Culture Entertainment Awards | Won | [15] |
References
edit- ^ Kim, Su-gyeong (July 15, 2005). "연극과 영화를 종횡무진해온 연기경력 30년의 배우 기주봉". Cine21 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ Lee, Young-jin (16 April 2008). "기주봉 "이제 되새김질을 할 때 같아요."". Cine21 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ Walber, Daniel (3 March 2013). "Watch Park Chan-wook's 1999 Short Film Judgement". Film School Rejects. Archived from the original on 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ Russell, Mark (30 January 2002). "Ghost stories without any white sheets". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ Elley, Derek (17 June 2003). "Review: Wild Card". Variety. Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ "K-Film Reviews: 주먹이 운다 (Crying Fist)". Twitch Film. 22 August 2005. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ Moon, Gwang-lip (19 November 2012). "Choi Soo-jong in first film since 1994". Korea Joongang Daily. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ Kim Kyung-hee (January 20, 2022). "홍상수 감독 '소설가의 영화' 3년 연속 베를린영화제 경쟁부문 공식 초청" [Director Hong Sang-soo's 'Novelist's Film' officially invited to the competition section of the Berlin Film Festival for the third year in a row]. iMBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "연애시대 (Alone in Love) Production Meeting Report". Twitch Film. 10 March 2006. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ Kim, Hye-in (28 March 2014). "Photos from a spiritual ceremony for Golden Cross unleashed". StarN News. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Wildflower Film Awards Korea - 2018 Award Winners". Korean Film Council. April 2018. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "[23회 부산국제영화제] 부일영화상". Busan Ilbo (in Korean). 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Ki Joo-bong Named Best Actor at Locarno Film Festival". The Chosun Ilbo. 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "제55회 대종상, 각 부문 후보 공개…'공작' 12개 최다부문 노미네이트". Sports Seoul (in Korean). 21 September 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "2018년 제 26회 "대한민국 문화연예대상" 성황리 개최". NB News (in Korean). November 29, 2018. Archived from the original on December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
External links
edit- Gi Ju-bong at the Korean Movie Database
- Gi Ju-bong at IMDb
- Gi Ju-bong at HanCinema
