Taegukgi:
the Brotherhood of War
February 7, 2006 at the University of Illinois
Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War Panel Discussion
Sony Pictures'
Taegukgi film website
Official Sony site with synopsis, cast and crew biographies, multimedia,
and historical background.
(still from the official website)
Summary of Videotaped Panel Discussion
Panelists
Kang Je-Gyu, Director/Producer
(Ginko Bed, Shiri, Taegukgi)
Lee Hana, Co-producer
(Taegukgi)
Lee Young-Lan, Professor of Theatre,
Kyung Hee University, actress in Taegukgi
Lee Hyangjin, Professor of film,
author of Contemporary Korean Cinema
Event Organizer: David Desser, Professor, Unit for Cinema Studies
Chair: Frances Gateward, Professor, Unit for Cinema Studies
Professor Frances Gateward leads this panel discussion with leading
Korean filmmaker Kang Je-Gyu and other experts on contemporary Korean
cinema. The panelists address the current state of Korean cinema, changes
in the Korean film industry, and the effects of the "Korean wave" on
Asian popular culture. The discussion introduces clips from some of
Kang's films, including his successful film, Shiri (1999). Kang comments
on a variety of topics, including his inspiration for Taegukgi, and
the influence of foreign films on his own work.
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Panel Discussion
Clips
- Introduction
- Background as a Screenwriter and Director
- Inspiration of Ginko Bed
- Commentary on the South Korean Film Industry
- Shift Within the Global Production of Action Films
- Making of a War Film and its Historical Significance
- Social Impact of Political Films in South Korea
- Financing and Production of Taegukgi
- Images of the Korean War Shared by South Koreans
- Historical and Ideological Significance of the Film Taegukgi
- Kang's View on the Division of the Two Koreas
- Directorial Influences on Kang's Filmmaking
- Comments on Casting
- Comments on the Screen Quota System
- Global Circulation of Kang's Films
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Last Updated March 07, 2007 
