Khang Truong Nguyen
Acting
Biography
Nguyễn Trường Khang is a film and theatre actor/director based in Hanoi. He graduated from Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema in 2021 and completed an advanced acting course at the "Autumn Meeting/Talent Incubator" programme within the Da Nang Asian Film Festival 2023. He won a Silver Medal in the acting category at the 5th International Experimental Theater Festival. In 2024, Khang appeared in several film and theatre projects, including the TV series "Tokyo Salad Bowl" by Japan's NHK and a rendition of the play "Hồn Trương Ba, da hàng thịt" directed by Japanese director Tsuyoshi Sugiyama, which was featured at the National Theatre Festival 2024 and performed at the Hanoi Drama Theatre. In early 2025, Khang joined the cast of the film project "1982", directed by Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp. He also appeared in several short films, including "Somewhere in Dreamland" (directed by Châu Thúy An) and "Chạy tới Giáng sinh" (directed by Nguyễn Minh Hoàng). He is also the screenwriter and director of the short film "Giấc mộng lạ của gã mộng mơ".
Known For
In Tokyo, police officer Mari Kouda and Chinese interpreter Ryo Arikino solve cases while bonding over meals from different cultures, forming an unexpected connection through their shared experiences.
Tokyo Salad Bowl
A bankrupt director in need of money to make a dream movie is trying to find her Alzheimer's mother who has just disappeared after promising to sell a house and divide her assets.
1982
On Christmas Eve, at a small bar, Nam is lost in thought, trying to understand why his relationship with Nhi fell apart. At the same time, Trang is rushing around, searching for a drunken man who mistakenly took her coat. Inside the coat lies a precious keepsake tied to her and her lover. Nam decides to help Trang retrieve it, and in the process, he gradually uncovers the true reason why Nhi left him.
Running to Christmas
Legend has it that on the day when seven planets align in the universe, the statues in the studio will come to life for exactly 111 minutes. If any statue receives a kiss from a human during that time, it will become human forever. This is a well-known urban legend, though few have ever witnessed it firsthand to confirm its truth. After decades of waiting, that day has finally arrived. Tonight, the seven planets will align. And we shall see whether the legend of statues turning into humans is real or just a myth.