Earlier this month the film industry held a ceremony in Seoul to celebrate the lifetime contribution of Song Kil-han, a 67-year-old movie script writer.
The movie "Jagko", also known as "Pursuit of Death", which Mr. Song wrote in 1980, was shown at the event that took place at the Korean Federation of Film Archives.
Although many actors and movie directors have received such an accolade, it is rare for a script writer to be given this kind of recognition. The ceremony was planned to coincide with the recent publication of nine selected screenplays by Mr. Song. The book is called "The Selected Scenarios of Song Kil-han".
The movie "Jagko" features an ex-cop as its main character. He has chased after a notorious communist nickednamed Jagko for 30 years. Critics regard the work as being much more than an anticommunist movie. They see it as a philosophical film that looks into human nature.
Mr. Song was born in 1940 in Jeonju, North Jeolla province and he made his debut in the early 19...|
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