Seung-wan Ryoo

Ryoo Seung-wan (b. 1973, South Korea) made inroads into the domestic film scene with his successful independent debut Die Bad (Jukgeona hokeun nabbeugeona, 2000, screened at Karlovy Vary), which he realized two years after his short action comedy Dachimawa lee (1998). He soon became a leading representative of the new wave of Asian action films, in part inspired by the work of his American and British counterparts. He then shot a gritty action picture in which two… (more)