Bang Eun-jin (born August 5, 1965) is a South Korean

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and

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. She is best known for starring in

Park Chul-soo Park Chul-soo (November 20, 1948 – February 19, 2013) was a South Korean film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor. He was one of the most active filmmakers in Korean cinema in the 1980s and '90s. Career Park Chul-soo was ...

's '' 301, 302'' and

Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...

's '' Address Unknown''. Bang made her feature directorial debut with '' Princess Aurora'' in 2005, and has since directed ''

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'' (2012), and '' Way Back Home'' (2013).

Filmography

Director and screenwriter

* ''

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'' (2017) * '' Way Back Home'' (2013) * ''

'' (2012) * ''Blue Birds on the Desk'' (

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 ...

from omnibus ''If You Were Me 4'', 2008) * ''Puff the Rice'' (

, 2007) * '' Princess Aurora'' (2005) * ''Ain't No Maid'' (

, 2004)

Actress

Film

* ''

The Naked Kitchen ''The Naked Kitchen'' (; lit. "Kitchen") is a 2009 South Korean film written and directed by Hong Ji-young. Starring Shin Min-ah, Ju Ji-hoon, and Kim Tae-woo, the film is a romantic comedy-drama about a very curious ménage à trois. Plot Ahn M ...

'' (2009) ( cameo) * ''A Light Sleep'' (2009) ( cameo) * '' Crush and Blush'' (2008) * ''Bleach'' (2008) * ''Nowhere to Turn'' (2008) (voice cameo) * ''Tool'' (2006) * ''Salt: Korean Railway Women Workers Story'' (2003) * ''Rewind'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2002) * ''My Beautiful Days'' (2002) * ''No Comment'' (2002) * ''

Scent of Love ''Scent of Love'' (국화꽃 향기 lit. ''Scent of Chrysanthemums'') is a 2003 South Korean film, and the directorial debut of Lee Jeong-wook. The film is based on a novel of the same name by Kim Ha-in, and stars Jang Jin-young and Park Hae-il i ...

'' (2001) * '' Address Unknown'' (2001) * ''Doomealee, The Very First Step'' (2000) * ''Gui: A Space between Two Deaths'' (2000) * ''Subrosa'' (2000) * ''Black Hole'' (2000) * ''The Uprising'' (1999) * ''The Wooden Closet'' (1998) * ''Rub Love'' (1998) * '' Birdcage Inn'' (1998) * ''Reclaiming Our Names'' (1998) * '' Push! Push!'' (1997) * ''Do You Believe in Jazz?'' (1997) * ''Farewell My Darling'' (1997) * ''Seven Reasons Why Beer is Better Than a Lover'' (1996) * '' 301, 302'' (1995) * ''Mom, the Star and the Sea Anemone'' (1994) * '' The Taebaek Mountains'' (1994)

Television series

* ''

My Too Perfect Sons ''My Too Perfect Sons'' (; lit. ''The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House'') is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Son Hyun-joo, Lee Pil-mo, Han Sang-jin, Ji Chang-wook, Park Sun-young, Yoo Sun, Yoo Ha-na, Kang Eun-bi, Byun Hee-bong, Baek Il-s ...

'' (

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, 2009) * ''Foolish Love'' (

, 2000) * 목마들의 언덕 (

, 2000) * ''Wang Rung's Land'' ( SBS, 2000) * ''

Crash Landing on You ''Crash Landing on You'' () is a 2019–2020 South Korean television series written by Park Ji-eun, directed by Lee Jeong-hyo and starring Hyun Bin, Son Ye-jin, Seo Ji-hye, and Kim Jung-hyun. It is about a successful South Korean businesswom ...

'' ( tvN, 2019)

Awards

* 2006 Golden Cinematography Awards: Best New Director ('' Princess Aurora'') * 2005 Women in Film Korea Awards: Woman Filmmaker of the Year ('' Princess Aurora'') * 2005 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Director ('' Princess Aurora'') * 2002

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: Best Supporting Actress ('' Address Unknown'') * 1996 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best Actress ('' 301, 302'') * 1995

Blue Dragon Film Awards The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by '' Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea. The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popu ...

: Best Actress ('' 301, 302'') * 1995

Chunsa Film Art Awards The Chunsa Film Art Awards (also known as the Icheon Chunsa Film Festival) have been presented in South Korea since the founding of the prize by the Korea Film Directors' Society in 1990. The awards take their name from the pen name of the early ...

: Best Actress ('' 301, 302'') * 1993

Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...

: Best New Actress * 1992 Seoul Performing Arts Festival: Best Actress

Other activities

* 2010 Full-time faculty at College of Convergence Culture and Arts, Sungshin Women's University * 2010 9th

Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival The Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival (MSFF) is a Korean short film festival, intended to support upcoming young filmmakers. Since its launch in 2002, it is held every June in Seoul, South Korea. Official Program Sections The Mise-en-scène ...

- Jury chairman * 2009 11th Seoul International Youth Film Festival - Jury * 2006 7th

Jeonju International Film Festival Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent ...

- Jury, Indie Vision section"배우 출신 여성감독 방은진, 전주국제영화제 심사위원 위촉"
(in Korean). ''Newsen''. 20 March 2006. Retrieved 2012-12-01. * 2004

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of Film at

Seoul Institute of the Arts Seoul Institute of the Arts is a prominent educational institution specializing in the Arts located in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The school has nurtured many graduates who are actively working in art related fields within Korea as ...

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bang, Eun-jin South Korean film actresses South Korean television actresses South Korean women film directors South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters Actresses from Seoul 1965 births Living people Seoul Institute of the Arts alumni