Kwak Ji-kyoon

In this Korean name, the family name is Kwak.
Kwak Ji-kyoon
Born
Kwak Jung-kyoon

November 10, 1954
Daejeon, South Korea
DiedMay 25, 2010(2010-05-25) (aged 55)
Daejeon, South Korea
Occupation(s)Film director,
screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
곽지균
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwak Ji-Gyun
McCune–ReischauerKwak Ji-Kyun
Birth name
Hangul
곽정균
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwak Jeong-Gyun
McCune–ReischauerKwak Chŏng-Kyun

Kwak Ji-kyoon (born Kwak Jung-kyoon, November 10, 1954 – May 25, 2010) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kwak made his directorial debut in 1986 with the film Winter Wanderer, and later directed Portrait of the Days of Youth (1991) and Plum Blossom (2000). He committed suicide on May 25, 2010, after suffering from depression for 10 years.[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Film director Kwak Commits Suicide". The Korea Times. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  2. ^ Han, Sang-hee (26 May 2010). "Film director dies in apparent suicide". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  3. ^ "Film Director Kawk Ji Kyun Commits Suicide". KBS Global. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  4. ^ Mudge, James (23 June 2007). "Wanderer in Winter (1986) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  5. ^ Kim, Tae-jong (17 August 2008). "Fly High, Outdated Melodrama". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-09-28.