Yoo Ha

Not to be confused with Yoo Ha-na and Ha Yu.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Yoo.
Yoo Ha
Born
Kim Young-joon

(1963-02-09) February 9, 1963 (age 61)
Gochang, North Jeolla, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Other namesYu Ha
EducationBA, MA
Alma materDongguk University,
Sejong University
Occupation(s)Film director,
Screenwriter,
Poet,
Professor
Years active1988 - present
Korean name
Hangul
유하
Revised RomanizationYu Ha
McCune–ReischauerYu Ha
Birth name
Hangul
김영준
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Yeongjun
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏngjun
Notes

Yoo Ha (Korean: 유하; or spelled Yu Ha; born 9 February 1963) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and a contemporary poet. He directed the critically acclaimed films Marriage Is a Crazy Thing (2002), Once Upon a Time in High School (2004), A Dirty Carnival (2006) and Gangnam Blues (2015). The latter is a gangster movie with allusions to Martin Scorsese films like Gangs of New York, Mean Streets and Goodfellas.[7]

  1. ^ Kwon, Young-min. (2004-02-25). Encyclopedia of Korean Contemporary Literature. Seoul University Press. "Yoo Ha" page. ISBN 978-89-521-0461-8. (in Korean)
  2. ^ Naver - Person Profile "Yoo Ha" (in Korean)
  3. ^ Nate - Person Profile "Yoo Ha" Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
  4. ^ The Hankyoreh - Person Profile "Yoo Ha" Archived August 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
  5. ^ Cine21 - Person Profile "Yoo Ha" (in Korean)
  6. ^ Maxmovie - Person Profile "Yoo Ha" (in Korean)
  7. ^ A Dirty Carnival review at Koreanfilm.org