Jeong Yoon-cheol (born May 14, 1971) is a South Korean

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Career

Jeong graduated from School of Film and Theater at

Hanyang University Hanyang University (Korean: 한양대학교) is a private research university in South Korea. The main campus is located in Seoul and its satellite campus, the Education Research Industry Cluster (ERICA campus), is in Ansan. ''Hanyang'' (한양, ...

. After his successful directorial debut with short film ''Memorial Picture'', he was selected as a member of MAMPIST and studied film editing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. His short film ''Hibernation'' was invited to the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival in 1999 and won Best Director Award at the Shinyoung Film Festival. In 2005 his heart-warming feature debut ''

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'' about an autistic athlete was a huge hit in Korea. His next movie was the comedy ''Shim's Family''.

Filmography as director

* ''

'' (2005) * ''Skeletons in the Closet'' aka ''Shim's Family'' (2007) * ''

A Man Who Was Superman ''A Man Who Was Superman'' () is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Jeong Yoon-chul. The film applies techniques of magical realism to problems arising from the Narcissism of small differences that plagues the modern Korean conscience. Plot S ...

'' (2008) * ''

Warriors of the Dawn Warriors of the Dawn (; RR: ''Daeripgun''; ) is a 2017 South Korean historical film by Jeong Yoon-cheol set during the 1592 Imjin War, starring Lee Jung-jae and Yeo Jin-goo. The story follows a group of mercenaries tasked with protecting the ne ...

'' (2017)

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* * * South Korean film editors South Korean film producers South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters Hanyang University alumni 1971 births Living people {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub