Directing
Kim Jee-woon
Also Known As: Gim Ji-un, Kim Ji-woon
Birth Date
July 6, 1964
(62 years old)
Place of Birth
Seoul, South Korea
Popularity
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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).
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Next Entertainment, Visionary
Self
2021 • 1 episode
A Bittersweet Life
Lee Byung-hun's Hand Stand-In (uncredited)
2005
Modern Korea
Self (archive footage)
2019 • 1 episode
In the Mood for Melville
Self
2017
Behind the Camera
Self
2013
Boléro, le refrain du monde
Self (as Jee-woon Kim)
2019
Bolero: A Global Hit
Self
2019
A Tale of Two Sisters: 'Making Of'
Self
2005
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
Self
2012
Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young
Self
2007