Won Shin-yun (born October, 1969) 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, p ...

. Won has the unique background of having been a stuntman before making his directorial horror film debut ''

The Wig ''The Wig'' () is 2005 South Korean horror film directed by Won Shin-yun, and starring Chae Min-seo and Yoo Sun. It was first released on August 12, 2005, in South Korea and was released onto DVD in the United States in 2008. Plot A young wom ...

'' (2005). He filmed a series of thrillers, including ''

A Bloody Aria ''A Bloody Aria'' () is a List of South Korean films of 2006, 2006 South Korean black comedy film written and directed by Won Shin-yun, Won Shin-Yeon, that starred Han Suk-kyu, Han Suk-Kyu, Lee Moon-sik, Lee Moon-Sik, Oh Dal-su, Oh Dal-Soo, Lee By ...

'' (2006), '' Seven Days'' (2007) and '' The Suspect'' (2013). ''The Suspect'' was a box office hit with over 4.1 million admissions.

Filmography

*''Piano Man'' (1996) - stunt/martial art department *''

No. 3 ''No. 3'' () is a 1997 Koreans, South Korean Kkangpae, gangster comedy film starring Han Suk-kyu as the titular no. 3 man of a gang who's aspiring to rise up the ranks and become the leader of his own gang. It was writer-director Song Nung-han's ...

'' (1997) - stunt/martial art department *''Deep Blue'' (1997) - stunt/martial art department *''

Whispering Corridors ''Whispering Corridors'' () is a 1998 South Korean supernatural horror film directed and co-written by Park Ki-hyung. It was part of the explosion in South Korean cinema following the Cinema of South Korea#Recovery (1980–1996), liberalization of ...

'' (1998) - stunt/martial art department *''

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'' (1999) - stunt/martial art department *''A Cradle Song'' (

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

, 2002) - director, screenwriter *''Bread and Milk'' (

, 2003) - director, screenwriter *''

'' (2005) - director, script editor *''

'' (2006) - director, screenwriter *'' Seven Days'' (2007) - director, script editor *''Robot Taekwon V - Live'' (2008, aborted due to financing) - director *'' The Suspect'' (2013) - director, script editor *''

Memoir of a Murderer ''Memoir of a Murderer'' (Hangul: 살인자의 기억법; lit: ''A Murderer's Guide to Memorization'') is a 2017 South Korean action thriller film directed by Won Shin-yun. It is based on a bestselling fiction book by author Kim Young-ha. The fil ...

'' (2017) - director, screenwriter *'' The Battle: Roar to Victory'' (2019) - director *''The Fifth Column'' (TBA) - director

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* * * 1969 births Living people South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub