Kim Jee-woon

"Kim Ji-woon" redirects here. For the footballer, see Kim Ji-woon (footballer).
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Jee-woon
김지운
Kim at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
Born (1964-07-06) July 6, 1964 (age 60)
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesJiwoon Kim
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1998–present
AgentCreative Artists Agency
Relatives
Honours Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2018)
Korean name
Hangul
김지운
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Ji-un
McCune–ReischauerKim Chiun

Kim Jee-woon (Korean: 김지운; born July 6, 1964) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and producer.[1][2][3] 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.[4]

His films A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and A Bittersweet Life (2005) were both critical and commercial successes.[5] He is also known for the films The Foul King (2000), The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) and I Saw the Devil (2010).[3]

  1. ^ Noh, Jean. "Finecut does deal with Kim Jee-woo's Devil". Screendaily.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. ^ "'The Good, the Bad, the Weird' – OhmyNews International". english.ohmynews.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  3. ^ a b Kim, Hyung-seok (2008). KOREAN FILM DIRECTORS – "KIM JEE-WOON". South Korea: Seoul Selection. ISBN 978-89-91913-51-6.
  4. ^ "A Bittersweet Life – Film @ The Digital Fix". Dvdtimes.co.uk. 15 April 2006. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference TwoSisters was invoked but never defined (see the help page).