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Turned down the chance to remake The Evil Dead. See more trivia »

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in Seoul, South Korea
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2011 Night Fishing (short) (written by)
 
2009 Thirst (screenplay)
 
2008 Crush and Blush (screenplay)
 
2006 I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
 
2005 A Boy Who Went to Heaven
 
2005 Lady Vengeance
 
2004 Three... Extremes (segment "Cut")
 
2003 Oldboy (screenplay)
 
2003 If You Were Me (writer)
 
2002 A Bizarre Love Triangle
 
2002 Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
 
2001 The Humanist
 
2000 J.S.A.: Joint Security Area
 
2000 Anakiseuteu Anarchists
 
1999 Judgment (short) (writer)
 
1997 Saminjo
 
1992 Moon Is the Sun's Dream
 
Show ShowDirector (15 titles)
2013 Stoker
 
2011 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
 
2011 Night Fishing (short)
 
2009 Thirst
 
2008 Cinema16: World Short Films (video)
 
2006 I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
 
2005 Lady Vengeance
 
2004 Three... Extremes (segment "Cut")
 
2003 Oldboy
 
2003 If You Were Me (segment "Never Ending Peace and Love")
 
2002 Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
 
2000 J.S.A.: Joint Security Area
 
1999 Judgment (short)
 
1997 Saminjo
 
1992 Moon Is the Sun's Dream
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
2013 Snowpiercer (producer) (post-production)
 
2011 Night Fishing (short) (producer)
 
2009 Thirst (producer)
 
2008 Crush and Blush (producer)
 
2006 I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2006/I High Maintenance (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2013 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.19 (2013) … Himself
 
2009 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 October 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 30 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Cannes Film Festival 2009 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 The Angry Young Men of Korean Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Les renaissances du cinéma coréen (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Paraskinio (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 46o Festival Thessalonikis - Eikosi okto kinimatografistes (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Cinema Goes to Dinner (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2004 Katanas yakuzas y cintas de video (TV documentary)
 

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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance -- Unable to afford proper care for his sister dying from kidney failure, Ryu turns to the black market to sell his own organs, only to end up cheated of his life savings. His girlfriend urges Ryu to kidnap the daughter of wealthy industrialist. Thirst -- Here's a clip from the movie Thirst. Stoker -- After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Chan-uk Park | Chan-wuk Park
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Personal Quote:

[on Thirst] Yes it is true that I like film noir and there are elements of film noir to be found in this film as well, but the story borrows a lot of ideas from a French novel called "Therese Raquin" by a novelist Emile Zola. Some of these ideas that you might identify as being specifically film noir are already in that novel... See more »

Trivia:

Turned down the chance to remake The Evil Dead. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently uses short, surreal fantasy sequences in which a deceased character will interact with a living one in the film's present (or vice versa). See more »

Nickname:

Mr. Vengeance See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo