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Kim Jee-woon

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 07/06/1964 (59) | Seoul (South Korea)
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). ()
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Kim Jee-Woon is a South Korean film and television writer and director.

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

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Kim Jee-woon

Officer of Arts and Letters Asian Film Award for Best Director
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Movies with Kim Jee-woon as Actor(3)

as himself2013 Behind the Camera

Movies with Kim Jee-woon as Crew(34)

Directing/Director2023 Cobweb
Writing/Adaptation2023 Cobweb
Directing/Director2018 Illang: The Wolf Brigade
Writing/Screenplay2018 Illang: The Wolf Brigade
Directing/Director2016 The Age of Shadows
Production/Producer2016 The Age of Shadows
Writing/Adaptation2016 The Age of Shadows
Directing/Director2013 The Last Stand
Directing/Director2013 One Perfect Day
Writing/Writer2013 One Perfect Day
Directing/Director2013 The X
Writing/Screenplay2013 The X
Directing/Director2012 Doomsday Book
Writing/Screenplay2012 Doomsday Book
Directing/Director2010 I Saw the Devil
Writing/Screenplay2010 I Saw the Devil
Writing/Original Story2009 The Uninvited
Directing/Director2008 The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Production/Producer2008 The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Writing/Screenplay2008 The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Directing/Director2005 A Bittersweet Life
Writing/Screenplay2005 A Bittersweet Life
Directing/Director2003 A Tale of Two Sisters
Writing/Screenplay2003 A Tale of Two Sisters
Writing/Original Film Writer2002 The Happiness of the Katakuris
Directing/Director2002 Three
Writing/Screenplay2002 Three
Directing/Director2001 Coming Out
Writing/Writer2001 Coming Out
Directing/Director2000 The Foul King
Writing/Writer2000 The Foul King
Directing/Director1998 The Quiet Family
Writing/Writer1998 The Quiet Family

TV Shows/Series with Kim Jee-woon as Crew(4)

Production/Executive Producer2021 Dr. Brain
Writing/Writer2021 Dr. Brain
Directing/Director2021 Dr. Brain
Creator/Creator2021 Dr. Brain

Additional Information

Official websites:
Full Name: Ji-un Kim
Citizenship: South Korea
Born: Monday, 07/06 1964 (July) in Seoul (South Korea) (current age: 59 years + 267 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: Korean (KO)
Educated at: Seoul Institute of the Arts
Siblings: Kim Ji-won, Kim Ji-suk
Other names for Kim Jee-woon (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ji Woon Kim"
"김지운"
"Gim Ji-un" (Revised Romanization)
"金知雲"
"Kim Ji-woon"
"金知云"
"Kim Chiun" (McCune-Reischauer Romanization)
Kim Jee-woon frequently works together with these people:
Mowg (8x, Crew)
Choi Tae-young (7x, Crew)
Jung Doo-hong (7x, Crew)
Song Kang-ho (6x, Actor)
Choi Jae-won (6x, Crew)
Lee In-Seop (6x, Crew)
Kim Ji-yong (5x, Crew)
Jo Deok-jae (5x, Actor)
Jo Hwa-seong (5x, Crew)
Kim Jung-hwa (5x, Crew)
Heo Myeong-haeng (5x, Crew)
Ham Jung-yeub (1x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:219639, Added: 07/29/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024