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).

Kim Jee-woon

Directing Born July 6, 1964 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).

Known For

Next Entertainment, Visionary

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A Bittersweet Life

Lee Byung-hun's Hand Stand-In (uncredited)

Modern Korea

Self (archive footage)

In the Mood for Melville

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Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

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Boléro, le refrain du monde

Self (as Jee-woon Kim)

Behind the Camera

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A Tale of Two Sisters: 'Making Of'

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Bolero: A Global Hit

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Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young

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