Kim Jee-woon
Birthday: 1964-07-06
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).
Movies
Bolero: A Global Hit
Bolero is played every 15 minutes in the world. This film tries to answer how this famous melody ins...
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A Tale of Two Sisters: 'Making Of'
A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Kim Jee-woon's 2003 psychological horror film 'A Tale of...
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Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young
A documentary consisting of twenty-two Korean directors' interviews about Kim Ki-young and respect f...
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Behind the Camera
An odd director leaves for Hollywood to shoot a film via Skype and cellphones. 14 actors and actress...
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Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making cert...
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In the Mood for Melville
Various directors and film critics discuss Jean-Pierre Melville’s importance and influence in the wo...
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A Bittersweet Life
Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who...
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