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Park Chan-wook

Name in Native Language: "박찬욱 (Park Chan-wook)" (Korean/KO)
Screenwriter / Film Director / Film Producer / Politician | * 08/23/1963 (60) | Seoul (South Korea)
Park Chan-wook (Korean: 박찬욱; IPA: [pak̚ tɕʰanuk̚]; born 23 August 1963) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of South Korean cinema as well as 21st-century world cinema. His films have gained notoriety for their cinematography and framing, black humor and often brutal subject matter. Park's first major critical and commercial success came with Joint Security Area (2000), which was the most watched South Korean film at the time. This film helped him to secure more creative freedom in his next films, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) and Oldboy (2003), which received widespread critical acclaim worldwide, with the latter also winning the Grand Prix prize at Cannes Film Festival. Lady Vengeance (2005), another film in the unofficial The Vengeance Trilogy, also received critical acclaim. His psychological thriller ()
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Park Chan-wook (Korean: 박찬욱 Korean pronunciation: [pak̚t͡ɕʰanuk̚ ]; born August 23, 1963; Seoul) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films The Handmaiden and The Vengeance Trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance). His films are noted for their immaculate framing and often brutal subject matter. In a May 2004 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Park listed Sophocles, Shakespeare, Kafka, Dostoevsky, Balzac, Kurt Vonnegut and others as being influences on his career. In a later interview for Lady Vengeance, Park listed Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Aldrich, Ingmar Bergman, Sam Fuller, Roman Polanski and Kim Ki-young as cinematic influences.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Action

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Awards & Nominations for Park Chan-wook

Golden Lion Grand Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival) Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival) Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film Award Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay Award Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director Grand Bell Awards 2x European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
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Movies with Park Chan-wook as Actor(11)

TV Shows/Series with Park Chan-wook as Actor(1)

as himself2016 Entourage

Movies with Park Chan-wook as Crew(64)

Directing/Director2023 The Ax
Directing/Director2022 Life Is But a Dream
Production/Producer2022 Life Is But a Dream
Writing/Writer2022 Life Is But a Dream
Directing/Director2022 Decision to Leave
Production/Producer2022 Decision to Leave
Writing/Writer2022 Decision to Leave
Editing/Editor2017 Reawakening of memories
Directing/Director2016 The Handmaiden
Production/Executive Producer2016 The Handmaiden
Writing/Writer2016 The Handmaiden
Writing/Writer2016 The Truth Beneath
Writing/Creative Producer2015 The Shameless
Directing/Director2014 Bitter, Sweet, Seoul
Production/Producer2014 Bitter, Sweet, Seoul
Directing/Director2014 A Rose Reborn
Writing/Writer2014 A Rose Reborn
Directing/Director2013 Lee Jung Hyun: V
Production/Executive Producer2013 Snowpiercer
Writing/Original Film Writer2013 Oldboy
Directing/Director2013 Stoker
Directing/Director2012 Day Trip
Production/Producer2012 Day Trip
Writing/Writer2012 Day Trip
Editing/Editor2012 A Boy with Arms
Directing/Director2011 Night Fishing
Production/Producer2011 Night Fishing
Writing/Writer2011 Night Fishing
Editing/Editor2010 Too Fragile to Be Loved
Directing/Director2009 Thirst
Production/Producer2009 Thirst
Writing/Screenplay2009 Thirst
Production/Producer2008 Crush and Blush
Writing/Screenplay2008 Crush and Blush
Directing/Director2006 I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK
Production/Producer2006 I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK
Writing/Screenplay2006 I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK
Writing/Writer2005 A Boy Who Went to Heaven
Directing/Director2005 Lady Vengeance
Writing/Screenplay2005 Lady Vengeance
Directing/Director2004 Three… Extremes
Writing/Writer2004 Three… Extremes
Directing/Director2003 If You Were Me
Writing/Writer2003 If You Were Me
Directing/Director2003 Oldboy
Writing/Screenplay2003 Oldboy
Directing/Director2002 Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Writing/Screenplay2002 Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Writing/Writer2002 A Bizarre Love Triangle
Writing/Writer2001 The Humanist
Writing/Writer2000 The Anarchists
Directing/Director2000 Joint Security Area
Production/Production Assistant2000 Joint Security Area
Writing/Screenplay2000 Joint Security Area
Writing/Comic Book2000 Joint Security Area
Directing/Director1999 Judgement
Production/Producer1999 Judgement
Writing/Writer1999 Judgement
Directing/Director1997 Trio
Writing/Writer1997 Trio
Directing/Director1992 The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream

TV Shows/Series with Park Chan-wook as Crew(7)

Production/Executive Producer2024 The Sympathizer
Directing/Director2024 The Sympathizer
Creator/Creator2024 The Sympathizer
Production/Executive Producer2020 Snowpiercer
Production/Executive Producer2018 The Little Drummer Girl
Directing/Director2018 The Little Drummer Girl
Creator/Creator2018 The Little Drummer Girl

Additional Information

Official websites:
Full Name: Chan-uk Park
Citizenship: South Korea
Born: Friday, 08/23 1963 (August) in Seoul (South Korea) (current age: 60 years + 219 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: Korean (KO)
Educated at: Sogang University
Employer: Dong-Ah Institute of Media and Arts
Siblings: Park Chan-kyong
Other names for Park Chan-wook (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"박찬욱"
"Chan-wook Park"
"PARKing CHANce"
"朴赞郁"
"Пак Чхан Ук"
Park Chan-wook frequently works together with these people:
Kim Suk-won (14x, Crew)
Song Jong-hee (13x, Crew)
Park Chan-kyong (12x, Crew)
Kim Sang-bum (12x, Crew)
Cho Young-wuk (11x, Crew)
Jeong Jeong-hun (11x, Crew)
Lee Jeon-hyoung (10x, Crew)
Kim Jae-beom (10x, Crew)
Cho Sang-kyung (9x, Crew)
Ryu Seong-hie (9x, Crew)
Lee Mu-yeong (8x, Crew)
Tina de la Torre (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:26483, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024