Kwak Jae-yong (born 22 May 1959) is a South Korean

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

and

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. He studied

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which rel ...

Kyung Hee University Kyung Hee University (abbreviated to KHU) (Hangul: 경희대학교; Hanja: 慶熙大學校) is a private research university in South Korea with campuses in Seoul and Suwon. Founded in 1949, it is widely regarded as one of the best universities ...

. He achieved success with his debut film ''

Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day ''Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day'' (, English title according to Cine21 is ''A Sketch of a Rainy Day'') is the 1989 South Korean debut film by director Kwak Jae-yong. The sequel ''Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day 2'' was released in 1993. ...

'' in 1989, but the failure of his next two movies led to eight years of unemployment before a comeback with the smash-hit film '' My Sassy Girl'' in 2001. He is known for his limitless fondness of love stories set in a mix of different genres.

Filmography

* ''

'' (

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker ru ...

) – director & writer * '' Autumn Trip'' (

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment building in Amsterdam after two of its engines ...

) – director & writer * ''

Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day 2 ''Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day 2'' () is a 1993 South Korean film, the sequel of ''Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day'' (1989). Plot Ji-su is finally released from jail and reunites with his stepsister Ji-hyeon. However his father had dark s ...

'' (

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

) – director & writer * '' My Sassy Girl'' (

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...

) – director & writer * ''

The Romantic President ''The Romantic President'' (, lit. ''The President who Plays the Piano'') is a 2002 South Korean film. It stars Ahn Sung-ki, Choi Ji-woo, Im Soo-jung and was directed by Jeon Man-bae. Synopsis The story starts with Young-hee, who was being spo ...

'' (

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains independence from Indonesia and ...

) – writer * '' The Classic'' (

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ...

) – director & writer * ''

Windstruck ''Windstruck'' (; lit. "Let me introduce (you to) my girlfriend") is a 2004 South Korean romantic drama. It stars Jun Ji-hyun, Jang Hyuk, and was directed by Kwak Jae-yong. The film held its premiere in Hong Kong, attended by Jang and Jun, on 28 ...

'' (

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

) – director & writer * ''

Ark Ark or ARK may refer to: Biblical narratives and religion Hebrew word ''teva'' * Noah's Ark, a massive vessel said to have been built to save the world's animals from a flood * Ark of bulrushes, the boat of the infant Moses Hebrew ''aron'' * ...

'' (

) – story * ''

My Girl and I ''My Girl and I'' (; lit. ''A Heavy Seas Warning'') is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Jeon Yun-su. It is a remake of the Japanese film '' Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World'', adapted from the novel '' Socrates in Love'' by Kyoichi ...

'' (

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris (dwarf planet), Er ...

) – writer * '' Daisy'' ( 2006) – writer * ''

My Mighty Princess ''My Mighty Princess'' (; lit. ''The impossible female student'') is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Kwak Jae-yong. Synopsis Kang So-Hwi is a college student and martial artist who possesses super-human strength and supernatural agility t ...

'' (

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ...

) – director & writer * '' Cyborg She'' (

) – director & writer * ''

All About Women ''All About Women'' (), originally titled ''She Ain't Mean'' and ''Not All Women Are Bad'', is a 2008 Chinese romantic comedy-drama film directed by Tsui Hark. Starring Zhou Xun, Kitty Zhang and Gwei Lun-mei, the film tells a series of inte ...

'' (

) – writer/cameo appearance * '' Meet Miss Anxiety'' (

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

) – director * '' Crying Out in Love'' ( 2016) – director & writer * ''

Time Renegades ''Time Renegades'' () is a South Korean romantic thriller film directed by Kwak Jae-yong. It was released in South Korea by CJ Entertainment on April 13, 2016. Plot On January 1, 1983, high school teacher Ji-hwan (Jo Jeong-seok) meets a robber a ...

'' (2016) – director * '' Colours of Wind'' (

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

) – director & writer * '' A Year-End Medley'' (2021) – director

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