Byun Jang-ho (27 April 1940 – 25 February 2022) was a South Korean film director.
Biography
Byun made about 90 films in a career that spans more than 30 years. His film Love Me Once Again Despite Hatred '80 (1980) is one of the greatest box office hits in 1980.[1][2]
Jang-ho was born on 27 April 1940.[3] His film Potato (1988) is a remake of a 1967 film and the second adaptation of
Kim Dong-in's short novel of the same name. It won Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay and Best Music at the 26th
Grand Bell Awards in 1987.[4]
Jang-ho died on 25 February 2022, at the age of 81.[5]
^Byun Jang-ho's birthdate: movie.naver.com
[1] gave the 1940 date in the introduction, but the text said he was born in 1935. Two articles said he was born in 1939
[2][3]. However, Daum agrees with the 1940 birthdate
[4]. All the news articles from when he was named to the National Academy of Arts in 2012 agree that he was 72 at the time
[5][6]. Similarly he won an art award from Goyang City in 2007 and the article said he was 67 at the time
[7]. It seemed the 1940 date is more likely to be correct. Researched by User 58.176.246.42.