"The President's Barber"; two Awards at the Tokyo International Film Festival
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"The President's Barber" starring Song Gang-ho and Moon So-ri has received "The Award for Best Director" and "The Audience Award" at the 17th Tokyo International Festival that ended on past Oct. 31, 2004.
The Tokyo International Film Festival held since 1985 is a film festival that has the highest authority in Japan. As a film that made two prizes its own in history of this film festival, 'The President's Barber' is the first time.
Honor of two Awards at the Tokyo International Film Festival
"The President's Barber" by director Im Chan-sang
"The President's Barber" is a human comedy film that dealt with a story developing whilst an ordinary barber becomes a barber for President. In particular, this film is describing features of an upheaval period of the 1960s-1970s filled with political events through an eye of a barber.
Director Im Chan-sang had good luck to make two awards his own in one film festival through "The President's Barber".
The synopsis of this film is as follows: In the oppressive, politically absurd South Korea of the 1960s, a timid and simple barber reports a North Korean spy to the police and is suddenly appointed the presidential barber. His life as a barber and a father is changed in a bitter way...
Political event illumination through an eye of a barber
Comment from Programming Director is as follows: This film is synchronizing a family drama set in a small barbershop and the history of politics and society beautifully. We cannot help but acknowledge the high-level of maturity of Korean movies. Two thumbs-up to Song Gang-ho.
On one hand, this film festival's Tokyo Grand Prix went to "Whisky" and "Kekexili: Mountain Patrol" has received the Special Jury Prize each. Besides, The Award for Best Performance by an Actor in Leading Role went to "Schizo" by Olhzas Nusuppaev.
The Source : Choi Sung-ho
The Tokyo International Film Festival held since 1985 is a film festival that has the highest authority in Japan. As a film that made two prizes its own in history of this film festival, 'The President's Barber' is the first time.
Honor of two Awards at the Tokyo International Film Festival
"The President's Barber" by director Im Chan-sang
"The President's Barber" is a human comedy film that dealt with a story developing whilst an ordinary barber becomes a barber for President. In particular, this film is describing features of an upheaval period of the 1960s-1970s filled with political events through an eye of a barber.
Director Im Chan-sang had good luck to make two awards his own in one film festival through "The President's Barber".
The synopsis of this film is as follows: In the oppressive, politically absurd South Korea of the 1960s, a timid and simple barber reports a North Korean spy to the police and is suddenly appointed the presidential barber. His life as a barber and a father is changed in a bitter way...
Political event illumination through an eye of a barber
Comment from Programming Director is as follows: This film is synchronizing a family drama set in a small barbershop and the history of politics and society beautifully. We cannot help but acknowledge the high-level of maturity of Korean movies. Two thumbs-up to Song Gang-ho.
On one hand, this film festival's Tokyo Grand Prix went to "Whisky" and "Kekexili: Mountain Patrol" has received the Special Jury Prize each. Besides, The Award for Best Performance by an Actor in Leading Role went to "Schizo" by Olhzas Nusuppaev.
The Source : Choi Sung-ho
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