Yoon Je-kyoon

Yoon Je-kyoon
윤제균
Born (1969-05-14) May 14, 1969 (age 55)
Busan, South Korea
Other namesJ.K. Youn
Alma materKorea University
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active2001–present
EmployerCJ ENM Studios
Notable work
Style
Korean name
Hangul
윤제균
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYun Je-gyun
McCune–ReischauerYun Je-kyun

Yoon Je-kyoon (Korean윤제균; born May 14, 1969) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and producer. His directorial debut My Boss, My Hero is about a gangster who is sent back to school, while Sex Is Zero has been compared with American Pie.

He became known through his disaster film Haeundae (2009), which has been billed as South Korea's first disaster film,[2] had a $16 million budget,[3] and was nominated for several awards—including Best Film and Best Director—at the 2009 Black Dragon Awards; the film won the award for Best Special Effects.[4] Through the film, he became the 5th film director in the history of Korea to surpass 10 million viewers. Currently, Haeundae is ranked 17th in list of top-grossing of South Korean films. In 2014, another Yoon's directed film Ode to My Father also surpass 10 million viewers. Currently, the film is ranked 4th in list of top-grossing of South Korean films.

  1. ^ "首位雙千萬觀影人次票房大導 攜手《小女子》金高銀 睽違8年打造史詩催淚鉅獻《HERO》 《寄生上流》發行公司年度壓軸巨作 竟讓韓媒紛紛淚灑發表會現場?! 改編真實事件、韓國神級音樂劇!民族英雄安重根為韓國獨立運動開出第一槍! 《柔美的細胞小將》金高銀後悔接拍新作《HERO》竟崩潰躲在房間大哭! 《HERO》1月13日 民族英雄". Garage Play. December 16, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Principal Photography Begins on Korean Tsunami Movie HAEUNDAE". SciFi Japan, 24 August 2008. Retrieved on 26 May 2009.
  3. ^ Polygon Creates VFX in Chaw and Haeundae, Develops CG Water Pipeline, Studiodaily.com, August 4, 2009.
  4. ^ "Black Dragon Awards 2009". Retrieved on 19 Jan 2010.