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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-07-06 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Seoul, South Korea

Kim Jee-woon

Biography:

Kim Jee-woon (Korean: 김지운; born July 6, 1964) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a theater actor and director before debuting with his self-written and directed film, The Quiet Family in 1998. Kim has worked with increasing levels of success in cinema, showing accomplished acting and a detailed stylization in his films. He is currently one of the most recognized screenwriters/directors in the Korean film industry.

His films A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and A Bittersweet Life (2005) were both critical and commercial successes. He is also known for the films The Foul King (2000), The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) and I Saw the Devil (2010).

Known For

Directing

2023

Cobweb as Director

2021

Dr. Brain as Director

2020

Untact as Director
Live Your Strength as Director

2018

2016

The Age of Shadows as Director

2013

One Perfect Day as Director
The X as Director
The Last Stand as Director

2012

Doomsday Book as Director

2010

I Saw the Devil as Director

2009

The Present as Director

2003

2002

Three as Director
Memories as Director

2001

Coming Out as Director

2000

The Foul King as Director

1998

The Quiet Family as Director

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The Hole as Director
In the Net as Director

Writing

2023

Cobweb as Adaptation

2021

Dr. Brain as Writer

2020

Untact as Writer

2018

2016

The Age of Shadows as Adaptation

2014

Ek Villain as Original Story

2013

The X as Screenplay
One Perfect Day as Writer

2012

Doomsday Book as Screenplay

2010

I Saw the Devil as Screenplay

2009

The Uninvited as Original Story

2007

Awarapan as Original Story

2005

A Bittersweet Life as Screenplay

2003

A Tale of Two Sisters as Screenplay

2002

Three as Screenplay
The Happiness of the Katakuris as Original Film Writer
Memories as Writer

2001

Coming Out as Writer

2000

The Foul King as Writer

1998

Production

2021

Dr. Brain as Executive Producer

2016

The Age of Shadows as Producer

-

Drishyam as Producer
The Hole as Producer

Creator

2021

Dr. Brain as Creator

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In the Net as Creator