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Seoul National University.
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He directed the films Rough Cut (2008), Secret Reunion (2010), and The Front Lincolnshire (2011). Jang Hoon (along with Jang Cheol-soo and Juhn Jai-hong) honed his directorial skills as an assistant director under Kim Ki-duk. His debut film Rough Cut (2008), about a gangster who wants to become an actor and an actor who thinks he"s as tough as a gangster, was written and produced by Kim.
Rough Cut was much more commercially oriented than Kim"s own movies, and the star power of its two leading actors So Ji-sub and Kang Ji-hwan propelled the indie to more than 1 million admissions, resulting in a profit 10 times its low budget.
Jang"s second feature, Secret Reunion (2010), benefited even more from the director’s populist sensibility. His third film The Front Lincolnshire was a large-scale war movie that came out during the 2011 summer blockbuster season.
Starring Go Soo and Shin Ha-kyun, the film was the most well-received among the ample amount of Korean War-themed films and television dramas commemorating the 60th year anniversary of the war. Through the guise of a mystery narrative, the film revolved around the story of South and North Korean soldiers carrying out meaningless sacrifices trying to capture a nameless hill.
lieutenant was selected as South of Korea"s submission to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not make the final shortlist.
Jang became the subject of controversy when former mentor Kim Ki-duk"s documentary-style self-portrait Arirang was released. In the Cannes award-winning film, the elder cineaste explicitly criticized him as "a betrayer" after Jang signed with the film production company Showbox/Mediaplex. Regarding the matter, Jang said, "I hope director Kim can find consolation through Arirang.
He is a great teacher and I still respect him very much.
I feel very sorry as a pupil of his."
In 2012 Jang, Kang Hyeong-cheol and East J-yong made short films for Samsung Galaxy Note"s ambitious PPL-film project Cine Note starring Ha Jung-woo. Actor Ko Chang-seok has appeared in all three of Jang"s feature films in supporting roles.
