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Kim Jee-woon

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Kim Jee-woon

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jul 6, 1964 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Seoul, South Korea

Biography

Kim Jee-woon (Korean: 김지운; born July 6, 1964) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a theater actor and director before debuting with his self-written and directed film, The Quiet Family in 1998. Kim has worked with increasing levels of success in cinema, showing accomplished acting and a detailed stylization in his films. He is currently one of the most recognized screenwriters/directors in the Korean film industry. His films A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and A Bittersweet Life (2005) were both critical and commercial successes. He is also known for the films The Foul King (2000), The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) and I Saw the Devil (2010).

Known For

Acting
2021Next Entertainment, VisionarySelf
2019Bolero: A Global HitSelf
2019Boléro, le refrain du mondeSelf (as Jee-woon Kim)
2019Modern KoreaSelf (archive footage)
2017In the Mood for MelvilleSelf
2013Behind the CameraSelf
2012Ari Ari the Korean CinemaSelf
2007Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-youngSelf
2005A Tale of Two Sisters: 'Making Of'Self
2005A Bittersweet LifeLee Byung-hun's Hand Stand-In (uncredited)
Production
2021Dr. BrainExecutive Producer
2016The Age of ShadowsProducer
2008The Good, the Bad, the WeirdProducer
-DrishyamProducer
-The HoleProducer
Directing
2023CobwebDirector
2021Dr. BrainDirector
2020UntactDirector
2020Live Your StrengthDirector
2018Illang: The Wolf BrigadeDirector
2016The Age of ShadowsDirector
2013The XDirector
2013One Perfect DayDirector
2013The Last StandDirector
2012Doomsday BookDirector
201160 Seconds of Solitude in Year ZeroDirector
2010I Saw the DevilDirector
2009The PresentDirector
2008The Good, the Bad, the WeirdDirector
2005A Tale of Two Sisters: 'Making Of'Director
2005A Bittersweet LifeDirector
2004The Power of LoveDirector
2003A Tale of Two SistersDirector
2002ThreeDirector
2002MemoriesDirector
2001Coming OutDirector
2000The Foul KingDirector
1998The Quiet FamilyDirector
-The HoleDirector
-In the NetDirector
Writing
2023CobwebAdaptation
2021Dr. BrainWriter
2020Live Your StrengthWriter
2020UntactWriter
2018Illang: The Wolf BrigadeScreenplay
2016The Age of ShadowsAdaptation
2014Ek VillainOriginal Story
2013The XScreenplay
2013One Perfect DayWriter
2012Doomsday BookScreenplay
2010I Saw the DevilScreenplay
2009The UninvitedOriginal Story
2008The Good, the Bad, the WeirdScreenplay
2007AwarapanOriginal Story
2005A Bittersweet LifeScreenplay
2003A Tale of Two SistersScreenplay
2002ThreeScreenplay
2002The Happiness of the KatakurisOriginal Film Writer
2002MemoriesWriter
2001Coming OutWriter
2000The Foul KingWriter
1998The Quiet FamilyWriter