Bong Joon-ho
Bong Joon-ho (Korean: 봉준호), born September 14, 1969, is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. His films are characterised by emphasis on social themes, genre-mixing, black humor, and sudden tone shifts. He first became known to audiences and achieved a cult following with his directorial debut film, the black comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), before achieving both critical and commercial success with his subsequent films: the crime thriller Memories of Murder (2003), the monster film The Host (2006), the science fiction action film Snowpiercer (2013), and the Academy Award-winning black comedy social thriller Parasite (2019), all of which are among the highest-grossing films in South Korea, with Parasite also being the highest-grossing South Korean film in history. All of Bong's films have been South Korean productions, although both Snowpiercer and Okja (2017) are mostly in the English language. Two of his films have screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival—Okja in 2017 and Parasite in 2019; the latter earned the Palme d'Or, which was a first for a South Korean film. Parasite also became the first South Korean film to receive Academy Award nominations, with Bong winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, making Parasite the first film not in English to win Best Picture. In 2017, Bong was included on Metacritic's list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century. In 2020, Bong was included in Time's annual list of 100 Most Influential People and Bloomberg 50.
Doomsday Book
as Lee Joon-hoIn 'A Brave New World', a virus brings the city to ruins and zombies flood the streets of Seoul....
Movie pageIncoherence
as Paperboy's BrotherThe misadventures of three seemingly unrelated South Korean men.
Movie pageCrush and Blush
as English teacherWith her frumpy hair, blushing face, and awkward mannerisms, Yang Mi Sook has spent her entire...
Movie pageNo Blood No Tears
as Officer (cameo)Gyung-sun is a washed-up cab driver who has been trying to go straight after years in trouble...
Movie pageKurosawa's Way
as SelfEleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover...
Movie pageAri Ari the Korean Cinema
as HimselfDirector Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making...
Movie pageYellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club
as SelfThis intimate documentary explores a bygone era of cinematic passion and the emergence of young...
Movie pageThe Clouzot Scandal
as SelfGreat filmmakers claim the artistic influence of French director Henri-Georges Clouzot...
Movie pageMother, Son and Murder: The Making of Mother
as HimselfA documentary on the making of ‘Mother’.
Movie pageA Brave New World
as Lee Joon-hoA geek is left home alone and his negligence causes the spread of a deadly contamination that...
Movie pageSnowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen
as SelfDocumentary on the making of the film.
Movie page40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
as SelfA hstory of the Cannes Film Festival's Director's Fortnight selection.
Movie pageTwo Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young
as HimselfA documentary consisting of twenty-two Korean directors' interviews about Kim Ki-young and...
Movie pageSearching for Bong
as HimselfUnlike our dream of becoming a great filmmaker, the movie boards that adults talk about are...
Movie pageWhere is my DVD?
as SelfGo Gi-hwan is the actor who was starred in a large number of short films. However, he couldn't...
Movie pageMaking Memories of Murder
as HimselfMade in 2004, this extensive documentary chronicles the production and release of Memories of...
Movie pageTony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
as HimselfProminent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film...
Movie pageMaking Parasite
as SelfA short featurette on the making of Parasite.
Movie pageCan I Borrow a Light?
as Guitar ManA thoughtful young man ambles around the Han River, providing an expansive setting for his...
Movie pageUnderstanding Movies
as HimselfJi-han's set for graduation film. It is not as easy as it feels to devote all the production...
Movie pageYou Quiz On The Block
as Self (voice)Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho who enter ordinary people's everyday lives, chat with them, and give...
TV Show pageThe Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
TV Show pageModern Korea
as Self (archive footage)The documentary series were made to look back on Korea’s modern history. It tells stories of...
TV Show pageThe Crunchyroll Anime Awards
as Self - PresenterAnnual awards ceremony by the anime streaming service Crunchyroll to recognize the best anime of...
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