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Bong Joon Ho

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Bong Joon Ho
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
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Parasite (2019)
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Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean filmmaker. The recipient of three Academy Awards, his filmography is characterized 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 black comedy 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 People and Bloomberg 50.
BornSeptember 14, 1969
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BornSeptember 14, 1969
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  • Won 3 Oscars

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Bong Joon Ho
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Bong Joon Ho in Parasite (2019)
Bong Joon Ho in Mother (2009)
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Bong Joon Ho, Saverio Costanzo, Sarah Gadon, Alberto Barbera, Virginie Efira, and Chloé Zhao at an event for Parallel Mothers (2021)
Bong Joon Ho and Chloé Zhao at an event for Parallel Mothers (2021)
Bong Joon Ho at an event for Annette (2021)
Jodie Foster, Pedro Almodóvar, Spike Lee, and Bong Joon Ho
Bong Joon Ho at an event for The Oscars (2021)

Known for

Ed Harris, John Hurt, Jamie Bell, Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Octavia Spencer, and Tilda Swinton in Snowpiercer (2013)
Snowpiercer
7.1
  • Writer
  • 2013
Okja (2017)
Okja
7.3
  • Writer
  • 2017
Song Kang-ho, Jung Ik-han, Jung Hyun-jun, Joo-hyung Lee, Lee Ji-hye, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park Myeong-hoon, Park Keun-rok, Jang Hye-jin, Choi Woo-sik, Park Seo-joon, Park So-dam, Lee Jeong-eun, and Jung Ji-so in Parasite (2019)
Parasite
8.5
  • Writer
  • 2019
Memories of Murder (2003)
Memories of Murder
8.1
  • Writer
  • 2003

Credits

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Writer

  • Mickey 17
    • Post-production
  • Untitled Bong Joon-ho/Animated Project
    • In Development
  • Jennifer Connelly, Sean Bean, and Daveed Diggs in Snowpiercer (2020)
    Snowpiercer
  • Song Kang-ho, Jung Ik-han, Jung Hyun-jun, Joo-hyung Lee, Lee Ji-hye, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park Myeong-hoon, Park Keun-rok, Jang Hye-jin, Choi Woo-sik, Park Seo-joon, Park So-dam, Lee Jeong-eun, and Jung Ji-so in Parasite (2019)
    Parasite
  • Okja (2017)
    Okja
  • Sea Fog (2014)
    Sea Fog
  • Ed Harris, John Hurt, Jamie Bell, Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Octavia Spencer, and Tilda Swinton in Snowpiercer (2013)
    Snowpiercer
  • Won Bin and Hye-ja Kim in Mother (2009)
    Mother
  • Tokyo! (2008)
    Tokyo!
    • (segment Shaking Tokyo)
  • Ko Asung in The Host (2006)
    The Host
  • Antarctic Journal (2005)
    Antarctic Journal
  • Lonely Street Lamp (2003)
    Lonely Street Lamp
  • Memories of Murder (2003)
    Memories of Murder
  • Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
    Barking Dogs Never Bite
  • Min-su Choi and Jung Woo-sung in Phantom: The Submarine (1999)
    Phantom: The Submarine
  • Motel Cactus (1997)
    Motel Cactus
  • Memories in My Frame (1994)
    Memories in My Frame

Producer

  • Mickey 17
    • Post-production
  • Untitled Bong Joon-ho/Animated Project
    • In Development
  • Jennifer Connelly, Sean Bean, and Daveed Diggs in Snowpiercer (2020)
    Snowpiercer
  • Parasite
  • Song Kang-ho, Jung Ik-han, Jung Hyun-jun, Joo-hyung Lee, Lee Ji-hye, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park Myeong-hoon, Park Keun-rok, Jang Hye-jin, Choi Woo-sik, Park Seo-joon, Park So-dam, Lee Jeong-eun, and Jung Ji-so in Parasite (2019)
    Parasite
  • Okja (2017)
    Okja
    • (produced by, p.g.a.)
  • Sea Fog (2014)
    Sea Fog

Director

  • Mickey 17
    • Post-production
  • Untitled Bong Joon-ho/Animated Project
    • In Development
  • Song Kang-ho, Jung Ik-han, Jung Hyun-jun, Joo-hyung Lee, Lee Ji-hye, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park Myeong-hoon, Park Keun-rok, Jang Hye-jin, Choi Woo-sik, Park Seo-joon, Park So-dam, Lee Jeong-eun, and Jung Ji-so in Parasite (2019)
    Parasite
  • Okja (2017)
    Okja
  • Ed Harris, John Hurt, Jamie Bell, Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Octavia Spencer, and Tilda Swinton in Snowpiercer (2013)
    Snowpiercer
    • (directed by)
  • Won Bin and Hye-ja Kim in Mother (2009)
    Mother
  • Tokyo! (2008)
    Tokyo!
    • (segment Shaking Tokyo)
  • Ko Asung in The Host (2006)
    The Host
  • Influenza (2004)
    Influenza
  • Digital Short Films by Three Filmmakers 2004 (2004)
    Digital Short Films by Three Filmmakers 2004
    • (segment Influenza)
  • Sink & Rise (2003)
    Sink & Rise
  • Lonely Street Lamp (2003)
    Lonely Street Lamp
    • (directed by)
  • Memories of Murder (2003)
    Memories of Murder
  • Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
    Barking Dogs Never Bite
  • Memories in My Frame (1994)
    Memories in My Frame
  • White Man (1994)
    White Man
  • Incoherence (1994)
    Incoherence
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos15

What to Watch If You Love "Snowpiercer"
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What to Watch If You Love "Snowpiercer"
Bong Joon Ho Makes Oscars History
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Bong Joon Ho Makes Oscars History
Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite" HBO Series Will Be a 'Six-Hour Film'
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Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite" HBO Series Will Be a 'Six-Hour Film'
What BAFTA, SAG, & DGA Wins Predict for the 2020 Oscars
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What BAFTA, SAG, & DGA Wins Predict for the 2020 Oscars
Bong Joon-Ho – Making the Film You Want
Clip 1:44
Bong Joon-Ho – Making the Film You Want
Bong Joon-Ho Reveals Where He Got the Idea for 'Parasite'
Clip 5:14
Bong Joon-Ho Reveals Where He Got the Idea for 'Parasite'
'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Director Selects
Clip 4:05
'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Director Selects
Tokyo!: "Shaking Tokyo" Clip
Clip 1:43
Tokyo!: "Shaking Tokyo" Clip
Trailer 2
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Trailer 2
Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:10
Official Trailer
Mother: Trailer #1
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Mother: Trailer #1

Personal details

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    • September 14, 1969
    • Daegu, South Korea
    • Sun-Young Jung1995 - present (1 child)
    • Hyo-min Bong
    • (Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Interviews
    • 1 Article

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    Directed the first foreign language film to win Best Picture at The Oscars, Parasite (2019).
  • Quotes
    It's fun for me to bury my political and social comments here and there in a film.
    • Long takes with many events happening on-screen and the camera being able to capture all of them.

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