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DREAM
About the cast
JIN / Joe Odagiri
Joe Odagiri had originally intended to study film directing at California State University in Fresno, but mistakes in the application process landed him in acting classes. It may have been a blessing in disguise, for two years after studying in Fresno and later starring in a few stage performances in Japan, Joe would find himself catapulted to fame in his role in the Kamen-Rider series, playing the central character, Godai Yuusuke. He became the predecessor of the "Ikemen Hero" craze (literally, "good-looking actors playing hero roles in popular TV series").
Since then, Joe has appeared in many movies and dramas and garnered many accolades in his home ground including Best New Actor Award at the 2003 Japan Academy Awards and Best Supporting Actor Award the following year. His creative acting skills and strong presence in films have secured him a place in stardom.
Selected Filmography
2007 <Sad Vacation> <Tokyo Tower> <Bugmaster>
2006 <The Pavillion Salamandre> <Sway> <Big River>
2005 <Scrap Heaven> <La Maison de Himiko> <Princess Raccoon> <In the Pool>
2004 <Blood and Bones>
2003 <Azumi> <Bright Future>
2001 <Platonic Sex>
RAN / LEE Na-young
LEE Na-young is one of the Korean film and TV industry's most visible up-and-coming actresses. She has taken a variety of roles, playing the role of a deadly warrior in the thriller <Dream of a Warrior>; a quirky, love-sick public official in the romantic comedy <Please Teach Me English>; and a reserved, yet charming girl who has secretly admired a man for 10 years, but has never said a word to him, in the romantic comedy <Someone Special>, for which she received Best Actress award at the 25th Blue Dragon Film Awards. She has proved to be quite skilled in these roles, contributing greatly to the comic success.
She has played off this image to a certain extent in her appearances on TV dramas. Her debut was in the SBS drama Queen in 1998, the same year she started her modeling career.
Selected Filmography
2006 <Maundy Thursday>
2004 <Someone Special>
2003 <Please Teach Me English>
2002 <Who Are You?>
2000 <Dream of a Warrior>
About the Director
KIM Ki-duk
Having studied fine arts in Paris, KIM Ki-duk returned to South Korea and began his career as a screenwriter and won the first prize in a screenplay contest held by Korean Film Council in 1995. In the following year, Kim made his directorial debut with a low budget <Crocodile>. The film received sensational reviews from critics in his home country.
He shifted his attention abroad and swept international praises and accolades with <The Coast Guard> and <Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring> early in his career. In 2004, he received Best Director awards at two different film festivals, for two different films. At the Berlin International Film Festival, he was awarded for <Samaritan Girl>, and at the Venice Film Festival he won for <3-Iron>.
Kim continues to satisfy his local and international fans alike with controversial <Time> and <Breath>, which was chosen as official selection for 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmogrphy
2007 <Breath> _ Cannes IFF - Competition
2006 <Time>_41st Karlovy Vary IFF – Opening Film, 39th SITGES IFF – Competition
2005 <The Bow>_ Cannes IFF – Un Certain Regard
2004 <3-Iron>_61st Venice FF – Best Director, 7th FIPRESCI - Best Film Award
2004 <Samaritan Girl>_54th Berlin IFF – Best Director
2003 <Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring>_56th Locarno IFF - C.I.C.A.E. Award, Don Quixote Award, Netpac Award, Youth Jury Award
2002 <The Coast Guard>_Pusan IFF - Closing Film, 38th Karlovy Vary IFF – Price of the Town Karlovy Vary Award
2002 <Bad Guy>_52nd Berlin IFF – Competition, 35th SITGES IFF -Orient Express Award
2001 <Address Unknown>_58th Venice FF - Competition
2000 <Real Fiction>_22nd Moscow IFF – Competition
2000 <The Isle>_57th Venice FF - Competition
1998 <Birdcage Inn>_ 49th Berlin IFF - Panoram
1997 <Wild Animals>_ 16th Vancouver IFF
1996 <Crocodile>
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