Asia Pacific Film Festival
At the 50th Asia Pacific Film Festival, "Taegukgi" won the "Best Film" award, while Kang Je-gyu was awarded the "Best Director". It was one of four Korean movies screened at the 2006 International Fajr Film Festival in Iran. At the 2004 Grand Bell Awards, the main awards for film in South Korea, "Taegukgi" won three technical awards, for art direction, cinematography and sound effects.