Sohee Park
Encyclopedia
Sohee Park is a stage, film
, and television
actor
. He is Zainichi Korean active in the Japanese and American market.
, Niigata
, Japan
, to Korean parents. After graduating from Waseda University
, he joined Bungaku-za theater company. While there, he made a major impact in the Tokyo theater world with his starring role of Max in "Bent
" (2002, dir. Robert Allan Ackerman). After starring in many plays and films in Tokyo, Sohee started appearing in American films. In his latest work The Ramen Girl
(2008), he played the love interest of Brittany Murphy. He is fluent in Japanese, English, Korean. His family is of Zainichi descent.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He is Zainichi Korean active in the Japanese and American market.
Biography
He was born December 19, 1975 in JoetsuJoetsu, Niigata
is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.As of June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 205,521, with 72,982 households and a population density of 211.15 persons per km². The total area is 973.32 km²....
, Niigata
Niigata Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, to Korean parents. After graduating from Waseda University
Waseda University
, abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate...
, he joined Bungaku-za theater company. While there, he made a major impact in the Tokyo theater world with his starring role of Max in "Bent
Bent (play)
Bent is a 1979 play by Martin Sherman. It revolves around the persecution of gays in Nazi Germany, and takes place during and after the Night of the Long Knives....
" (2002, dir. Robert Allan Ackerman). After starring in many plays and films in Tokyo, Sohee started appearing in American films. In his latest work The Ramen Girl
The Ramen Girl
The Ramen Girl is an American-Japanese movie starring Brittany Murphy about a girl who goes to Japan and decides to learn how to cook ramen.-Plot:...
(2008), he played the love interest of Brittany Murphy. He is fluent in Japanese, English, Korean. His family is of Zainichi descent.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Reagans The Reagans The Reagans is a 180-minute television film about U.S. President Ronald Reagan and his family which CBS had planned to broadcast in November 2003 during fall "sweeps", but was ultimately broadcast on November 30 of that year on cable channel Showtime due to controversy over its portrayal of... |
Tony's Assistant | TV movie |
| 2006 | Filthy Gorgeous | Young Korean Lover | TV series(pilot) |
| 46-okunen no koi | Prisoner | Japanese film, directed by Takashi Miike Takashi Miike is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over seventy theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions... |
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| Wagahai wa shufu de aru | Korean Interpreter | Japanese TV series (one episodes) | |
| Keijiro engawa nikki 3 | Yomokichi | Japanese TV series (three episodes) | |
| 2007 | SP = SECURITY POLICE | Numata | Japanese TV series (three episodes) |
| Purukogi | Chinese Gangster | Japanese film, directed by Su-yeon Gu | |
| 2008 | Tokyo! | Guy in the movie theater | Directed by Michel Gondry Michel Gondry Michel Gondry is an Academy Award winning filmmaker, whose works include being a commercial director, music video director, and a screenwriter. He is noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en scène. - Life and career :... |
| Toppu sêrusu | Hiro Yamakawa | Japanese TV series (three episodes) | |
| Chameleon | Ushihara | Japanese film, directed by Junji Sakamoto Junji Sakamoto Junji Sakamoto is a Japanese film director born in Sakai City, Japan. After working as a set assistant or assistant director under such filmmakers as Sogo Ishii and Kazuyuki Izutsu, he made his directorial debut in 1989 with Dotsuitarunen and followed it up with another boxing film,... |
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| Gonzô: Densetsu no keiji | Gangster | Japanese TV series (one episodes) | |
| 2009 | The Ramen Girl The Ramen Girl The Ramen Girl is an American-Japanese movie starring Brittany Murphy about a girl who goes to Japan and decides to learn how to cook ramen.-Plot:... |
Toshi Iwamoto | Directed by Robert Allan Ackerman Robert Allan Ackerman Robert Allan Ackerman is an American film director. He has directed numerous films since 1992.- External links :... |
| 2011 | The Depths | Gilsu | Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi |
| Pure Asia | Revolutionary | Directed by Ikki Katashima |
Stage
- Bent (2002)
- Angels in America (2004)
- Desire under the Elms (2004)
- Three Sisters (2004)
- Blood Wedding (2006)
- Angels in America (revival, 2007)
- Balm in Gilead (2008)
- 1945 (2008)
- The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2009)
- Strangers on a Train (2009)