Song Kang-ho

7 films on Best Blurays6 in 4K1 in HD

Song Kang-ho (송강호) (born January 17, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Considered one of the best actors of the 21st century, he is most known for his collaborations with directors Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon-ho. He was part of the cast that won Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards for Parasite (2019), was awarded Best Actor at the 75th Cannes Film Festival for his performance in Broker (2022), and has been named Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year four times.

Biography from TMDB

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6 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)

Leading role · Director: Kim Jee-woon

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

US Arrow 4K Blu-ray > UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray (US is uncut, UK removed horse falls)

3.7

The Host (2006)

Leading role · Director: Bong Joon Ho

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Artificial Eye Blu-ray?

Best Video:

France 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

DNR-affected, low-res original 2K DI upscaled but strong compression and Atmos

3.8

Parasite (2019)

Leading role · Director: Bong Joon Ho

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

UK Artificial Eye 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray releasing January 2027

Best Video:

France The Jokers 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

France The Jokers 4K Blu-ray has the least DNR (UK Artificial Eye might be similar? Both better than Universal 4K Blu-ray)

Criterion even though doesn’t have 4K, it has the B&W version and a lot of extras.

4.5

Memories of Murder (2003)

Leading role · Director: Bong Joon Ho

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Curzon/Artificial Eye UK 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Korea disc is near-identical, caps

4.4

Snowpiercer (2013)

Leading role · Director: Bong Joon Ho

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

3.7

Joint Security Area (2000)

Leading role · Director: Park Chan-wook

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Plaion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: dvdcompare.net (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

Stereo mix: Tartan DVD
5.1 mix: France The Jokers 4K Blu-ray
Atmos: Japan Amuse Soft Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Comparison between different extras: https://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=56142

4.2

1 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Secret Sunshine (2007)

Leading role · Director: Lee Chang-dong

Best English-Friendly & Audio:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Audio Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray is superior to Japan Blu-ray see comparison

Best Video:

Japan Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Japan Blu-ray is a newer 4K restoration. It has more details and avoids Criterion's highlight clipping, but most likely suffers the Quicktime Gamma Bug see caps It also doesn't has English subtitles.

Criterion also has the correct OAR at 2.35:1 while Japan Blu-ray is 2.39:1

4.1

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