Kim Ji-woon

Kim Ji-woon

Ji-woon at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
Born May 27, 1964 (1964-05-27) (age 47)
Occupation Film director
Screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul 김지운
Hanja 金知雲
Revised Romanization Gim Ji-Un
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chiun

Kim Ji-woon (born May 27, 1964) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.[1] Kim Ji-woon has a history of successfully tackling a wide range of film genres, garnering a cult following among Asian films fans all over the world.[2]

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Career

Kim started out directing theater, but has worked with increasing levels of success in cinema, showing accomplished acting and a detailed stylization in his films.[3] Kim also pays careful attention to the release of his films on DVD and goes to greater than usual lengths to package them with extensive documentary materials and revealing commentary tracks.[4] Kim is growing substantially both as a director and a visual stylist as demonstrated by two of his most recent films A Tale of Two Sisters and A Bittersweet Life both of which were received as critical and commercial successes.[4] In 2010 Kim directed the thriller I Saw the Devil,[5] the cast of which includes Choi Min-sik and Lee Byung-hun.[6] Kim's next film is likely to be his US debut, featuring the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger to acting, Last Stand for Lionsgate films, he is currently scouting locations.[7]

Filmography

Director

Year Film
1998 The Quiet Family
2000 The Foul King
Coming Out
2002 Three (Segment: Memories)
2003 A Tale of Two Sisters
2005 A Bittersweet Life
2008 The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2010 I Saw the Devil
2013 Last Stand

Writer

Year Film
1998 The Quiet Family
2000 The Foul King
Coming Out
2002 Three (Segment: Memories)
2003 A Tale of Two Sisters
2005 A Bittersweet Life
2008 The Good, the Bad, the Weird

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