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List Of South Korean Film Directors
The following is a list of South Korean film directors: A * Ahn Byeong-ki * Ahn Gooc-jin * Ahn Hae-ryong * Ahn Pan-seok B * Bae Chang-ho * Bae Yong-Kyun * Baik / Baek Jong-yul * Bang Eun-jin * Beak Woon-hak / Baek Woon-hak * Bong Joon-ho * Bong Man-dae * Byun Hyuk * Byun Jang-ho * Byun Sung-hyun * Byun Young-joo C * Chang / Yoon Hong-seung * Chang Yoon-hyun * Cho Chang-ho * David Cho * Cho Geun-hyun * Cho Jung-rae * Cho Ui-seok * Choi Dong-hoon * Choi Ha-won * Choi Ho * Choi Jin-sung * Choi Kook-hee * Choo Chang-min * Chung Ji-young * Peter Chung E * E J-yong / Lee Jae-yong H * Ha Gil-jong * Hah Myung-joong * Han Jae-rim * Han Jun-hee * Hong Sang-soo * Huh Jung * Hur Jin-ho * Hwang Dong-hyuk * Hwang In-ho I * Im Kwon-taek * Im Sang-soo J * Jang Cheol-soo * Jang Hang-jun * Jang Hoon * Jang Hyun-soo * Jang Jae-hyun * Jang Jin * Jang Joon-hwan * Jang Kun-jae * Jang Sun-woo * Jeon Kyu-hwan * Jeon Soo-il * Jeong Chang-hwa * Jeong Gi-hun * Jeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang (director)
Yoon Hong-seung (born 1975), who also goes by the pseudonym Chang, is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. A former music video director, Chang debuted with the K-Horror, Korean horror film ''Death Bell'' in 2008. His second feature ''The Target (film), The Target'' (2014) - a remake of the 2010 French film ''Point Blank (2010 film), Point Blank'', won the Golden Goblet Award at the 2014 Shanghai International Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, and was also invited to the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival and 19th Busan International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival in 2014. Filmography *''Death Bell'' (2008) - film director, director, screenwriter *''Sydney in Love'' (short film, 2009) - director *''Lucid Dreaming'' (short film, 2012) - director *''48M'' (2013) - staff *''The Target (film), The Target'' (2014) - director *''Canola (film), Canola'' (2016) - director *''Reset (2017 film), Reset'' (2017) References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chung Ji-young
Chung Ji-young (born November 19, 1946) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Among his most well-known films are '' North Korean Partisan in South Korea'' (1990), '' White Badge'' (1992), ''Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid'' (1994), '' Unbowed'' (2012) and '' National Security'' (2012). Career Chung Ji-young honed his directing skills by working as an assistant director to legendary filmmaker Kim Soo-yong. Chung, whose feature debut was an erotic mystery, ''The Mist Whispers Like a Woman'' (1982), also directed about 20 episodes of the MBC single-episode anthology drama series ''Best Theater''. He spent the majority of the 1980s directing melodramatic fare before moving on to more politically-charged works following the end of the Chun Doo-hwan administration. During his heyday, Chung helmed some of the most hard-hitting and socially conscious films of the 1980s and 1990s such as '' North Korean Partisan in South Korea'' (1990), '' White Badge'' (1992), and ''Lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choo Chang-min
Choo Chang-min (born 1966) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. His 2012 period film '' Masquerade'' became one of the top-grossing Korean films of all time. Career Choo Chang-min began his career as an assistant director on such films as ''City of the Rising Sun'' (1999) and ''The Happy Funeral Director'' (2000). His first short film, ''The End of April'' (2000), was highly acclaimed at several international film festivals. Choo made his feature film debut with hit comedy '' Mapado: Island of Fortunes'' (2005). Choo then directed the Sol Kyung-gu- Song Yun-ah melodrama '' Lost in Love'' (2006), followed by the senior citizen romance '' Late Blossom'' (2011) which became a sleeper hit through word of mouth after it was released. His period film '' Masquerade'' (2012) was a huge critical and commercial success, for which Choo won Best Director at the prestigious Grand Bell Awards and the Baeksang Arts Awards. Filmography *'' Seven Years of Night'' (2018) - direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Kook-hee
Choi Kook-hee (born 1976), is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Choi wrote and directed his debut sports film ''Split'' (2016) which won New Flesh Award for Best First Feature at the 2017 Fantasia International Film Festival. Filmography *''Blue Decoding'' (short film, 2002) – director *''Tale of Cinema'' (2005) – directing department *''The Springtime of Life'' (short film, 2006) – director, screenwriter *''The Sundays of August'' (2006) – actor *''Carnival'' (short film, 2007) – director, screenwriter *''Split'' (2016) – director, screenwriter *'' Default'' (2018) – director *''Life is Beautiful'' (2022) – director Awards *2017 Fantasia International Film Festival: New Flesh Award for Best First Feature (''Split Split(s) or The Split may refer to: Places * Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia * Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay * Split Island, Falkland Islands * Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Jin-sung (director)
Choi Jin-sung (born 1975) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Choi's works reveal aspects of Korean society that have been marginalized by the country's strong waves of economic development, including ''FuckUmentary'' (2001), ''Camellia Project'' (2005), ''Reservoir Dogs Take 1: South-han River (with Windy City)'' (2010), ''Reservoir Dogs Take 2: Nakdong River (with Bard & Jung Mina)'' (2011) and ''Jam Docu GANGJEONG'' (2011). He also directed the documentary film ''I AM'' (2012) which follows 32 SM Town K-pop artists on their journey to become the first Asian singers to stage their milestone ''SMTown Live '10 World Tour'' concert at Madison Square Garden in New York and the romance/mystery thriller '' Steel Cold Winter'' (2013) starring Kim Yoon-hye and Kim Shi-hoo. Filmography *''FuckUmentary'' ( documentary, 2001) - director, cinematographer *''The World Cup of Their Own ver. 2.0'' (short film, 2002) - director, cinematographer, planner, editor *''For Whom T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Ho
Choi Ho (1967) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Choi is known for his films, notably, '' Bye June'' (1998), ''Bloody Tie'' (2006), ''Go Go 70s'' (2008) and ''Big Match'' (2014). Filmography As director *''Opening the Closed School Gates'' (1992) *''Young Lover'' (1994) *'' Bye June'' (1998) *''Who R. U.?'' (2002) *''Bloody Tie'' (2006) *''Go Go 70s'' (2008) *''Big Match'' (2014) As screenwriter *'' Bye June'' (1998) *''Who R. U.?'' (2002) *''Bloody Tie'' (2006) *''Go Go 70s'' (2008) *''Big Match Big Matches are annual cricket matches played between different schools in Sri Lanka. The same schools have played one another for many years, some for over a century, and Big Matches form an important part of modern Sri Lankan culture T ...'' (2014) As script editor *'' Bye June'' (1998) References External links * * * 1967 births Living people South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters Chung-Ang University alumni Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Ha-won
Choi Ha-won ( 최하원, born 19 August 1937) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He directed 25 films between 1968 and 1990. Selected filmography * ''The Old Jar Craftsman'' (1969) * ''Invited People ''Invited People'' ( 초대받은 성웅들 - 초대받은 사람들 - ''Chodaebadeun seongungdeul'' or ''Chodaebadeun saramdeul'') is a 1981 South Korean film directed by Choi Ha-won. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards. Plot ...'' (1981) References External links * * 1937 births Living people South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters Ha-won {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Dong-hoon
Choi Dong-hoon (; born February 24, 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He ranks as one of the most consistently successful directors working in contemporary Korean cinema, with all five of his films becoming commercial hits -- '' The Big Swindle'' attracted 2.12 million viewers, '' Tazza: The High Rollers'' at 6.84 million, '' Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard'' at 6.13 million, ''The Thieves'' at 12.9 million, and ''Assassination'' at 12.7 million. Career After graduating from the prestigious Korean Academy of Film Arts, Choi Dong-hoon first worked as an assistant director on Im Sang-soo's ''Tears'' (he subsequently appeared in acting cameos in several of Im's films). After working on the screenplay for two years, Choi made his feature film directorial debut in 2004 with '' The Big Swindle'' and single-handedly re-imagined the heist and crime thriller genre into something uniquely Korean. His follow-up '' Tazza: The High Rollers'', a gambling flick adapted fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Ui-seok
Cho Ui-seok (born January 1, 1976) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Career Cho made his debut with the action comedy ''Make It Big'' (2002). His third feature is the thriller ''Cold Eyes'' (2013). His fourth film was the star-studded thriller ''Master'' (2016), featuring Lee Byung-hun, Kang Dong-won and Kim Woo-bin. Released in December, it grossed US$34 million with 4.9 million total admissions, making it the No. 11 bestselling film for 2016 in Korea. Filmography *''Illusion'' (short film, 1998) - cinematographer *''We Can't Share A Toilet'' (short film, 1999) - cinematographer *''How Have You Been, Man-soo?'' (short film, 1999) - cinematographer *''Fanta Tropical'' (1999) - director, screenwriter *''Barking Dogs Never Bite'' (2000) - cinematography department *''Make It Big'' (2002) - director, screenwriter *''Psycho Drama'' (short film, 2002) - actor *''The World of Silence'' (2006) - director, script editor *''Cold Eyes'' (2013) - director, screenwriter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Jung-rae
Cho Jung-rae (born October 15, 1973) is a South Korean film director. Cho has made three feature films: ''Duresori: The Voice of the East'' (2012), the documentary ''Foulball'' (also known as ''Wonders'', 2015), and the 2016 film ''Spirits' Homecoming''. He has also directed about 200 commercials, television documentaries, music videos and short films. But the theatrical release had to be delayed because the film had trouble finding a distributor. Filmography *''The Boil'' (short film, 2000) - director *''Duresori: The Voice of the East'' (2012) - director, executive producer, script editor, actor *''Where Are to Go?'' (2013) - actor *''Foulball'' aka ''Wonders'' (documentary, 2015) - director *''Spirits' Homecoming'' (2016) - director, screenwriter, producer *''Spirits' Homecoming, Unfinished Story'' (2017) - director *''A Long Way Around'' (2019) - producer *''Sorikkun'' (2020) - director Awards *2016 53rd Grand Bell Awards: Best New Director (''Spirits' Homecoming '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Geun-hyun
Cho Geun-hyun is a South Korean art director and film director. His directorial debut, the hit drama thriller ''26 Years'' (2012) with over 2.9 million admissions, was voted Best Korean Film by Twitter users held by KOFIC in December 2012. He was internationally recognized for his second feature ''Late Spring'' (2014), which won a total of six awards, including Best Foreign Feature at the 23rd Arizona International Film Festival, Best Film at the 14th Milan International Film Festival Awards and Best Asian Narrative Film at the 13th Asian Film Festival of Dallas in 2014. Filmography As art director *''L'Abri '' (2002) *''A Tale of Two Sisters'' (2003) *''My Mother, the Mermaid'' (2004) *''Heaven's Soldiers'' (2005) *'' Duelist'' (2005) *''From Here to Seoul'' (short film, 2006) *''Forbidden Quest'' (2006) *'' Evil Twin'' (2007) *''My Father'' (2007) *''Radio Dayz'' (2008) *''Go Go 70s'' (2008) *''The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan'' (2008) *'' Love, In Betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
