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Song Kang-ho

Date of birth: 1967-01-17

Place of birth: Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, South Korea

Known for: Acting

Also known as: 송강호, Song Kang Ho, Song Kangho, 宋康昊, ソン・ガンホ, Сон Кан Хо, Song Gang-ho, Сун Ган-ху, سونگ کانگ-هو, سونغ كانغ هو, Սոն Կան Հո, סונג קאנג-הו, सॉंग कांग-हो, ซง คังโฮ, సూంగ్ కాంగ్-హో, சாங் கேங்-ஹொ, ਸੌਂਗ ਕੰਗ-ਹੋ, সং কাং-হো, სონ კან ჰო, സോംഗ് കാങ്-ഹോ, سونگ کانگ هو

Song Kang-ho

Biography

Song Kang-ho (송강호) (born January 17, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Considered one of the best actors of the 21st century, he is most known for his collaborations with directors Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon-ho. He was part of the cast that won Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards for Parasite (2019), was awarded Best Actor at the 75th Cannes Film Festival for his performance in Broker (2022), and has been named Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year four times.

Movie Credits

The Host
3.5

The Host

2006-07-27

A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han Rive

Joint Security Area
3.9

Joint Security Area

2000-09-09

Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an

Shiri
3.2

Shiri

1999-02-13

North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijack a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threat

Secret Sunshine
3.6

Secret Sunshine

2007-05-23

Shin-ae moves to her recently late husband’s hometown. Despite her efforts to settle in this unfamil

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
3.7

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

2002-03-29

A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for

Memories of Murder
4

Memories of Murder

2003-04-25

During the late 1980s, two detectives in rural South Korea attempt to solve a series of gruesome rap

Thirst
3.5

Thirst

2009-04-30

A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly vir

Cobweb
3.3

Cobweb

2023-09-27

In the 1970s, Director Kim is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film Co

The Good, the Bad, the Weird
3.6

The Good, the Bad, the Weird

2008-07-16

The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and C

Antarctic Journal
3

Antarctic Journal

2005-05-19

Arctic cold and paranoia take their toll as Korean explorers are beset by the same strange occurrenc

Secret Reunion
3.2

Secret Reunion

2010-02-04

Two spies share a secret bond, despite their loyalties. A North Korean assassin is sent to Seoul to

The Foul King
3.4

The Foul King

2000-02-04

A timid and extravagant bank clerk, Dae-ho is considered inefficient at his workplace. As he tries t

The Quiet Family
3.5

The Quiet Family

1998-04-25

A family decides to buy a lodge in a remote hiking area. Their first customer commits suicide and th

The Show Must Go On
3.3

The Show Must Go On

2007-04-05

A middle-aged gangster's lifetime of mistakes catch up with him as his personal and professional lif

The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well
3.1

The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well

1996-05-04

The lives of 4 interconnected South Koreans - a married couple, a novelist the wife is having an aff

Green Fish
3.5

Green Fish

1997-02-07

Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.

No. 3
3.1

No. 3

1997-08-02

Tae-joo manages to rise in rank in a gang for saving the boss's life. However, prosecutor Dong-pal a

A Little Pond
3.1

A Little Pond

2010-06-23

The Korean war does not start well for the US. They are being routed by the North Koreans and In Jul

Making Memories of Murder
0

Making Memories of Murder

2005-08-09

Made in 2004, this extensive documentary chronicles the production and release of Memories of Murder

Day Trip
3

Day Trip

2012-12-28

A master and his student visit a mountain to practice pansori (a musical storytelling performed by a

The Attorney
3.9

The Attorney

2013-12-18

Song Woo-seok is a lawyer with no clients. When his friend's son is falsely accused of a crime and t

The Face Reader
3.5

The Face Reader

2013-09-11

An exceptionally talented face reader becomes entangled in a bloody power struggle between a child k

Howling
3

Howling

2012-02-16

A beat cop and his rookie partner investigate a series of killings that seem to be carried out by a

Hindsight
3.2

Hindsight

2011-08-31

A young assassin is sent to kill a retired mob boss. But things get complicated when she begins to l

The President's Barber
3.5

The President's Barber

2004-05-05

A well-meaning but politically naive barber gets pulled into the inner circle of the South Korean di

Memories
0

Memories

2018-07-11

The documentary gives a voice to all those who have experienced the crazy adventure of shooting Memo

Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony
3.8

Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony

2022-04-29

A portrait of the South Korean screenwriter, director and producer Lee Chang-Dong through his work,

Snowpiercer
3.5

Snowpiercer

2013-08-01

In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class syst

The Throne
3.5

The Throne

2015-09-16

Ancient Korea, July 4, 1762. The Crown Prince Hyojang, posthumously named Sado, son of King Yeongjo

The Age of Shadows
3.6

The Age of Shadows

2016-09-07

Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a grou

Lady Vengeance
3.8

Lady Vengeance

2005-07-29

Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her

Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie
3.1

Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie

1997-08-02

Children who refuse to live with their families or give up on the streets work at a bar or steal mon

A Taxi Driver
4

A Taxi Driver

2017-08-02

May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daught

YMCA Baseball Team
3.1

YMCA Baseball Team

2002-10-03

Hochang accidentally sees missionaries and Jeongrim play baseball at the YMCA hall. He falls in love

Parasite
4.2

Parasite

2019-05-30

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for thei

The Drug King
3.2

The Drug King

2018-12-19

Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggl

Decades Apart
0

Decades Apart

2017-05-30

For the work Decades Apart commissioned by the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain for the exh

The King's Letters
3.7

The King's Letters

2019-07-24

In the 15th century, despite so many accomplishments he has made for the people, King Sejong, his bi

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
2.6

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

2012-12-06

Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making cert

Emergency Declaration
3.8

Emergency Declaration

2022-08-03

While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a

One Win
3.6

One Win

2024-12-04

A former volleyball star, Woo-jin has been struggling to keep his children's volleyball school that'

Broker
3.6

Broker

2022-06-08

Sang-hyun is always struggling from debt, and Dong-soo works at a baby box facility. On a rainy nigh

Where is my DVD?
4.8

Where is my DVD?

2013-11-09

Go Gi-hwan is the actor who was starred in a large number of short films. However, he couldn't get a

The Power of Love
0

The Power of Love

2004-10-20

Shaolin Women's Soccer
0

Shaolin Women's Soccer

The Emei team participated in Asian Women's Champions League, and was not favored, but captain Shuan

Gardeners
0

Gardeners