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Bong Joon-ho

Name in Native Language: "봉준호" (Korean/KO)
Film Director / Screenwriter / Politician / Television Producer | * 09/14/1969 (54) | Daegu (South Korea)
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Bong Joon-ho (Korean: 봉준호, Korean pronunciation: [poːŋ tɕuːnho → poːŋdʑunɦo]; Hanja: 奉俊昊; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. The recipient of three Academy Awards, his filmography is characterised by emphasis on social and class themes, genre-mixing, black humor, and sudden tone shifts. He first became known to audiences and achieved a cult following with his directorial debut film, the black comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), before achieving both critical and commercial success with his subsequent films: the crime thriller Memories of Murder (2003), the monster film The Host (2006), the science fiction action film Snowpiercer (2013), which served as Bong's English language debut, and the near-universally acclaimed black comedy thriller Parasite (2019), all of which are among the highest-grossing films in South Kore... ()
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Bong Joon-ho (Korean: 봉준호), born September 14, 1969, is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. His films are characterised by emphasis on social themes, genre-mixing, black humor, and sudden tone shifts.He first became known to audiences and achieved a cult following with his directorial debut film, the black comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), before achieving both critical and commercial success with his subsequent films: the crime thriller Memories of Murder (2003), the monster film The Host (2006), the science fiction action film Snowpiercer (2013), and the Academy Award-winning black comedy social thriller Parasite (2019), all of which are among the highest-grossing films in South Korea, with Parasite also being the highest-grossing South Korean film in history.All of Bong's films have been South Korean productions, although both Snowpiercer and Okja (2017) are mostly in the English language. Two of his films have screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival—Okja in 2017 and Parasite in 2019; the latter earned the Palme d'Or, which was a first for a South Korean film. Parasite also became the first South Korean film to receive Academy Award nominations, with Bong winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, making Parasite the first film not in English to win Best Picture. In 2017, Bong was included on Metacritic's list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century. In 2020, Bong was included in Time's annual list of 100 Most Influential Peop;ee and Bloomberg 50.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Bong Joon-ho

Palme d'Or Academy Award for Best Director Ho-Am Prize in the Arts Officer of Arts and Letters Grand Bell Awards
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Movies with Bong Joon-ho as Actor(12)

as Self (archive footage)2020 Death to 2020
as himself2018 Memories
as himself2017 The Clouzot Scandal
as himself2015 Searching for Bong
as Joon-ho, lee2012 Doomsday Book
as himself2011 Kurosawa's Way
as English teacher2008 Crush and Blush
as Officer (cameo)2002 No Blood No Tears

TV Shows/Series with Bong Joon-ho as Actor(2)

Movies with Bong Joon-ho as Crew(51)

Directing/Director2024 Mickey 17
Production/Producer2024 Mickey 17
Writing/Screenplay2024 Mickey 17
Lighting/Lighting Technician2023 The Love of a Grape Seed
Lighting/Lighting Technician2023 Sounds from Heaven and Earth
Writing/Characters2023 The Host 2
Directing/Director2019 Parasite
Production/Producer2019 Parasite
Writing/Story2019 Parasite
Writing/Screenplay2019 Parasite
Directing/Director2017 Okja
Production/Producer2017 Okja
Writing/Story2017 Okja
Writing/Screenplay2017 Okja
Production/Producer2014 Sea Fog
Writing/Writer2014 Sea Fog
Directing/Director2013 Snowpiercer
Writing/Screenplay2013 Snowpiercer
Writing/Screenstory2013 Snowpiercer
Directing/Director2011 3.11 A Sense of Home
Directing/Director2009 Mother
Writing/Screenplay2009 Mother
Directing/Director2008 Tokyo!
Writing/Writer2008 Tokyo!
Directing/Director2006 The Host
Writing/Screenplay2006 The Host
Writing/Writer2005 Antarctic Journal
Directing/Director2004 Jeonju Digital Project 2004
Writing/Writer2004 Jeonju Digital Project 2004
Directing/Director2004 Influenza
Writing/Writer2004 Influenza
Directing/Director2003 Lonely Street Lamp
Writing/Writer2003 Lonely Street Lamp
Directing/Director2003 Sink & Rise
Writing/Writer2003 Sink & Rise
Directing/Director2003 Memories of Murder
Writing/Writer2003 Memories of Murder
Directing/Director2000 Barking Dogs Never Bite
Writing/Screenplay2000 Barking Dogs Never Bite
Writing/Writer1999 Phantom: The Submarine
Directing/Assistant Director1997 Motel Cactus
Writing/Writer1997 Motel Cactus
Directing/Director1994 White Man
Writing/Writer1994 White Man
Directing/Director1994 Memories in My Frame
Writing/Writer1994 Memories in My Frame
Camera/Director of Photography1994 2001 Imagine
Directing/Director1994 Incoherence
Editing/Editor1994 Incoherence
Writing/Screenplay1994 Incoherence

TV Shows/Series with Bong Joon-ho as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2020 Snowpiercer
Writing/Original Story2020 Snowpiercer

Additional Information

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Full Name: Jun-ho Bong
Citizenship: South Korea
Born: Sunday, 09/14 1969 (September) in Daegu (South Korea) (current age: 54 years + 187 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: Korean (KO, native language)
Educated at: Yonsei University
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Mother: Park Soyeong
Other names for Bong Joon-ho (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"봉준호"
"奉俊昊"
"Bong Jun-ho"
"ポン・ジュノ"
"بونگ جون-هو"
"בונג ג'ון-הו"
"Пон Чжун Хо"
"Bong Joon Ho"
Bong Joon-ho frequently works together with these people:
Choi Tae-young (10x, Crew)
Yoon Je-moon (9x, Actor)
Song Kang-ho (8x, Actor)
Jang Joon-hwan (7x, Crew)
Park Chan-wook (6x, Crew)
Kim Roi-ha (6x, Actor)
Park Yong-gi (6x, Crew)
Yang Jin-mo (6x, Crew)
Hong Kyung-pyo (6x, Crew)
Jung Doo-hong (5x, Crew)
Tcha Sung-jai (5x, Crew)
Demi Lovato (4x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10782, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 02/24/2024