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Park Chan-wook

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Park Chan-wook
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The Handmaiden (2016)
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Park Chan-wook was born on 23 August 1963 in Seoul, South Korea. He is a producer and director, known for The Handmaiden (2016), Oldboy (2003) and Thirst (2009). He is married to Eun-hee Kim. They have one child.
BornAugust 23, 1963
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BornAugust 23, 1963
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Top 5,00056
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award

Photos22

Park Chan-wook in Lady Vengeance (2005)
Park Chan-wook and Mia Wasikowska in Stoker (2013)
Park Chan-wook in Stoker (2013)
Park Chan-wook and Mia Wasikowska in Stoker (2013)
Park Chan-wook in Thirst (2009)
Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook and Park Hae-il at an event for Decision to Leave (2022)
Park Chan-wook and Nicolas Winding Refn at an event for Decision to Leave (2022)
Pedro Almodóvar, Park Chan-wook, and Jessica Chastain
Park Chan-wook
Will Smith, Pedro Almodóvar, Gabriel Yared, Maren Ade, Agnès Jaoui, Park Chan-wook, Paolo Sorrentino, Bingbing Fan, and Jessica Chastain
Park Chan-wook

Known for

Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, and Kim Tae-ri in The Handmaiden (2016)
The Handmaiden
8.1
  • Producer
  • 2016
Oldboy (2003)
Oldboy
8.4
  • Director
  • 2003
Song Kang-ho and Kim Ok-bin in Thirst (2009)
Thirst
7.1
  • Producer(produced by)
  • 2009
Park Hae-il and Tang Wei in Decision to Leave (2022)
Decision to Leave
7.3
  • Producer(as PARK Chan-wook)
  • 2022

Credits

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Producer

  • The Sympathizer
    • (showrunner)
    • In Production
  • Jennifer Connelly, Sean Bean, and Daveed Diggs in Snowpiercer (2020)
    Snowpiercer
  • Park Hae-il and Tang Wei in Decision to Leave (2022)
    Decision to Leave
    • (as PARK Chan-wook)
  • Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Shannon, and Florence Pugh in The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
    The Little Drummer Girl
  • Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, and Kim Tae-ri in The Handmaiden (2016)
    The Handmaiden
  • The Shameless (2015)
    The Shameless
  • Bitter Sweet Seoul (2014)
    Bitter Sweet Seoul
  • Ed Harris, John Hurt, Jamie Bell, Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Octavia Spencer, and Tilda Swinton in Snowpiercer (2013)
    Snowpiercer
    • (produced by)
  • Night Fishing (2011)
    Night Fishing
  • Song Kang-ho and Kim Ok-bin in Thirst (2009)
    Thirst
    • (produced by)
  • Misseu Hongdangmu (2008)
    Misseu Hongdangmu
  • Lim Soo-jung and Rain in I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006)
    I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK

Director

  • The Sympathizer
    • In Production
  • Park Hae-il and Tang Wei in Decision to Leave (2022)
    Decision to Leave
    • (directed by)
  • Life is But a Dream (2022)
    Life is But a Dream
  • Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Shannon, and Florence Pugh in The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
    The Little Drummer Girl
  • Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, and Kim Tae-ri in The Handmaiden (2016)
    The Handmaiden
  • A Rose Reborn (2014)
    A Rose Reborn
  • Bitter Sweet Seoul (2014)
    Bitter Sweet Seoul
  • Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, and Mia Wasikowska in Stoker (2013)
    Stoker
  • Day Trip (2012)
    Day Trip
  • 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011)
    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
  • Night Fishing (2011)
    Night Fishing
  • Song Kang-ho and Kim Ok-bin in Thirst (2009)
    Thirst
  • Lim Soo-jung and Rain in I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006)
    I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
  • Lee Yeong-ae in Lady Vengeance (2005)
    Lady Vengeance
    • (as Park Chan Wook)
  • Three... Extremes (2004)
    Three... Extremes
    • (segment Cut)
  • Oldboy (2003)
    Oldboy

Writer

  • Park Hae-il and Tang Wei in Decision to Leave (2022)
    Decision to Leave
  • Life is But a Dream (2022)
    Life is But a Dream
  • The Truth Beneath (2016)
    The Truth Beneath
  • Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, and Kim Tae-ri in The Handmaiden (2016)
    The Handmaiden
  • A Rose Reborn (2014)
    A Rose Reborn
  • Night Fishing (2011)
    Night Fishing
  • Song Kang-ho and Kim Ok-bin in Thirst (2009)
    Thirst
  • Misseu Hongdangmu (2008)
    Misseu Hongdangmu
  • Lim Soo-jung and Rain in I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006)
    I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
  • Seo-won Cha and Kwan-woo Kim in Sonyeon, Cheonguk-e gada (2005)
    Sonyeon, Cheonguk-e gada
  • Lee Yeong-ae in Lady Vengeance (2005)
    Lady Vengeance
    • (as Chan-wook Park)
  • Three... Extremes (2004)
    Three... Extremes
    • (segment Cut)
  • Oldboy (2003)
    Oldboy
    • (as Chan-wook Park)
  • Yeoseot gae ui siseon (2003)
    Yeoseot gae ui siseon
    • (segment Never Ending Peace and Love)
  • Cheoleobtneun anaewa paramanjanhan nampyeon geurigo taekwon sonyeo (2002)
    Cheoleobtneun anaewa paramanjanhan nampyeon geurigo taekwon sonyeo
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos13

IMDbrief: 'Outlaw King' & Most Epic Tracking Shots in Film History
Clip 3:59
IMDbrief: 'Outlaw King' & Most Epic Tracking Shots in Film History
Thirst
Clip 2:23
Thirst
Thirst -- "Can You Bend This?"
Clip 2:04
Thirst -- "Can You Bend This?"
Thirst -- "Hospital Room"
Clip 1:49
Thirst -- "Hospital Room"
Thirst -- "Shoes"
Clip 1:08
Thirst -- "Shoes"
Thirst -- "Vampires Are Cuter Than I Thought'"
Clip 2:01
Thirst -- "Vampires Are Cuter Than I Thought'"
Thirst -- "I'm Not Catholic"
Clip 1:06
Thirst -- "I'm Not Catholic"
The Library
Clip 1:06
The Library
Paranmanjang
Trailer 0:30
Paranmanjang
Thirst -- Redband Trailer
Trailer 2:04
Thirst -- Redband Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:08
Official Trailer
Oldboy (2003)
Trailer 1:35
Oldboy (2003)

Personal details

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    • August 23, 1963
    • Seoul, South Korea
    • ? - present (1 child)
    • Chan-kyong Park(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Decided to become a filmmaker after seeing Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958).
  • Quotes
    I don't feel enjoyment watching films that evoke passivity. If you need that kind of comfort, I don't understand why you wouldn't go to a spa.
    • Often uses computer generated effects to smoothen transitions between shots

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