Hong Sang-soo

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.

Hong Sang-soo
Hong at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, 2022
Born (1960-10-25) 25 October 1960 (age 64)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Unnamed
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(m. 1985, separated)​
[1][2]
PartnerKim Min-hee (2015–present)[3]
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
홍상수
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHong Sang-su
McCune–ReischauerHong Sangsu
IPA[ɸʷo̞ŋ sʰa̠ŋ.sʰu]

Hong Sang-soo (Korean: 홍상수; born 25 October 1960) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. An acclaimed and prolific filmmaker, Hong is known for his slow-paced films about love affairs and everyday dilemmas in contemporary South Korea.

  1. ^ Shin Su-ji (18 November 2016). "Director Files for Divorce Over May–September Romance". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Director Hong Sang-soo fails to settle divorce, going to court". HanCinema. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ^ Hyun-kyung, Kang (23 February 2017). "Actress wearing 'invisible' scarlet letter". The Korea Times. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ^ "칸영화제 초청받은 洪常秀감독". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 20 April 1998.