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Park Chan-wook

Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst and The Vengeance Trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance). His films are noted for their immaculate framing and often brutal subject matter. In a May 2004 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Park listed Sophocles, Shakespeare, Kafka, Dostoevsky, Balzac, Kurt Vonnegut and others as being influences on his career. In a later interview for Lady Vengeance, Park listed Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Aldrich, Ingmar Bergman, Sam Fuller, Roman Polanski and Kim Ki-young as cinematic influences.


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Born:
Aug 23, 1963 In Seoul, South Korea
Movie/TV Credits:
16
First Appeared:
In the movie Kam-bo 1986-03-15
Latest Project:
Movie I Haven’t Done Anything 2023-07-12
Known For
Poster of The Youth
Poster of Through Korean Cinema
Poster of The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema
Poster of Mascara
Filmography
Movie I Haven’t Done Anything Self 2023-07-12
Movie Kultur-King Korea 2022-12-10
Movie Plankton Salesmen Self (archive footage) 2017-10-29
Movie Old Days Self 2016-04-29
Movie The Youth Yong-soo 2014-11-13
Movie Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen Self 2014-04-02
Movie Ari Ari the Korean Cinema Himself 2012-12-06
Movie Through Korean Cinema Self 2010-10-09
Movie Crush and Blush Passerby 2008-10-16
Movie Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young Himself 2007-01-21
Movie The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema Himself 2006-04-08
Movie Autobiography of 'Oldboy' Self 2005-02-28
Movie Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video (archive footage) 2004-11-11
Movie Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Bus Passenger (uncredited) 2002-03-29
Movie Mascara 1995-04-01
Movie Kam-bo 1986-03-15