Bong Joon Ho

How Bong Joon Ho Creates Films That He Wants

Through films like Okja, Snowpiercer, and Parasite, director Bong Joon Ho has dazzled audiences with his unique knack for blending genres to tell layered, one-of-a-kind stories.

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Won 3 Oscars. Another 140 wins & 118 nominations. See more awards »

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Okja Writer

(2017)

Snowpiercer Writer

(2013)

The Host Writer

(2006)

Memories of Murder Writer

(2003)

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Writer (14 credits)

2019 Parasite (screenplay) / (story)

2017 Okja (screenplay by) / (story by)

2014 Sea Fog (screenplay)

2013 Snowpiercer (screen story) / (screenplay)

2009 Mother (screenplay) / (story)

2008 Tokyo! (writer)

2006 The Host (screenplay)

2005 Antarctic Journal

2003 Memories of Murder (writer)

2000 Barking Dogs Never Bite

1999 Phantom: The Submarine (writer)

1997 Motel Cactus

1994 Incoherence (Short)

1994 Memories in My Frame (Short)

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Director (14 credits)

2019 Parasite

2017 Okja

2013 Snowpiercer

2009 Mother

2008 Tokyo! (segment "Shaking Tokyo")

2006 The Host

2004 Influenza (Short)

2004 Digital Short Films by Three Filmmakers 2004 (segment "Influenza")

2003 Sink & Rise (Short)

2003 Memories of Murder

2000 Barking Dogs Never Bite

1994 Incoherence (Short)

1994 Memories in My Frame (Short)

1994 White Man (Short)

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Producer (4 credits)

2020 Snowpiercer (TV Series) (executive producer - 10 episodes) (pre-production)

- Episode #1.10 (2020) ... (executive producer)

- Episode #1.9 (2020) ... (executive producer)

- Episode #1.8 (2020) ... (executive producer)

- Episode #1.7 (2020) ... (executive producer)

- Episode #1.6 (2020) ... (executive producer)

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2019 Parasite (producer - as Bong Joon-ho)

2017 Okja (producer - produced by, p.g.a.)

2014 Sea Fog (producer)

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Actor (2 credits)

2012 Doomsday Book
Lee Joon-ho

2008 Crush and Blush
Private institute student

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Camera and Electrical Department (2 credits)

1994 Sounds from Heaven and Earth (Short) (lighting technician)

1994 The Love of a Grape Seed (Short) (lighting technician)

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Cinematographer (1 credit)

1994 2001 Imagine (Short)

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Editor (1 credit)

1994 Incoherence (Short)

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Soundtrack (1 credit)

2019 Parasite (lyrics: "A Glass of Soju")

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Thanks (2 credits)

2016 Mr. & Mrs. Kim (Short) (filmmakers wish to thank - as Bong Joon-Ho)

2014 Cold in July (the producers wish to thank - as Bong Joon-Ho)

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Self (27 credits)

2020 Good Morning America (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 10 February 2020 (2020) ... Himself - Guest

2020 Good Morning Britain (TV Series)
Himself

- Good Morning Britain Live from the Oscars 2020 (2020) ... Himself (uncredited)

2020 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series)
Himself

- Harrison Ford/"Science Bob" Pflugfelder/Wiz Khalifa/Ty Dolla Sign/Lil Yachty/Sueco the Child (2020) ... Himself (uncredited)

2020 La noche de los Oscar (TV Special)
Himself - Interviewee

2020 The Oscars (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2020 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2020 EE British Academy Film Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2020 The 25th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2020 2020 Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2020 SBS PopAsia (TV Series)
Himself

- BongJoon Ho Interview (2020) ... Himself

2019 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series)
Himself

- Timothee Chalamet/Ashley Graham/Bong Joon Ho/Summer Walker (2019) ... Himself

2019 Through the Lens (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Bong Joon-Ho - Making the Film You Want (2019) ... Himself

2019 Les mots de... (TV Mini-Series)
Himself - Guest

- Parasite: 6 Questions à Bong Joon-Ho (2019) ... Himself - Guest (as Bong Joon-ho)

2011-2019 Cannes Film Festival (TV Series)
Himself

- Cérémonie de clôture du 72ème Festival de Cannes 2019 (2019) ... Himself (as Bong Joon-ho)

- Cannes Film Festival 2011 (2011) ... Himself

2014-2019 Días de cine (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 24 May 2019 (2019) ... Himself - Interviewee (as Bong Joon-ho)

- Episode dated 23 October 2014 (2014) ... Himself - Interviewee

2018/X Memories (Documentary)
Himself (as Bong Joon-ho)

2017 Last Train to Seoul (TV Movie documentary) (as Bong Joon-ho)

2017 Le scandale Clouzot (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (as Bong Joon-ho)

2014 Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen: A Documentary by Jésus Castro- (Video documentary)
Himself

2011 Ari Ari the Korean Cinema (Documentary)

2011 Story of Movie (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2011 Kurosawa's Way (Documentary)
Himself

2009 Stockholms 20th International Film Festival (TV Special)
Himself

2009 Ceremonia de clausura - 57º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV Special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Screenplay

2009 Ceremonia de inauguración - 57º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV Special)
Himself

2008 40 x 15 (Documentary)
Himself

2006 Two or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young (Documentary)
Himself

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Archive footage (1 credit)

2016 Unknown Movies (TV Series)
Himself

- Bong, Park & Kim (2016) ... Himself (as Bong Joon-Ho)

Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Bong Joon-Ho | Bong Joon-ho

Height:

5' 11¾" (1.82 m)

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[Cannes press conference for Parasite (2019)] I follow my instinct - that's what I always try to do. For example, a priest has a Bible next to him and the lawyers use the book of laws, but we directors have no Bible - we just have our instinct. For example, if something doesn't go well in the course of the day, we go back home and we watch the films of our mentors, Hitchcock in my case, Claude ... See more »

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He is the first Korean director to win the Oscar for best director. See more »

Trademark:

Long takes with many events happening on-screen and the camera being able to capture all of them. See more »

Nickname:

Bong Tail

Star Sign:

Virgo

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