- Born
- Nickname
- Mr. Vengeance
- Park Chan-wook was born on August 23, 1963 in Seoul, South Korea. He is a producer and writer, known for The Handmaiden (2016), Oldboy (2003) and Decision to Leave (2022). He is married to Eun-hee Kim. They have one child.
- SpouseEun-hee Kim(? - present) (1 child)
- ChildrenSeo-woo
- ParentsPark Don-seoShim Sang-gu
- RelativesChan-kyong Park(Sibling)
- Often uses computer generated effects to smoothen transitions between shots
- 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).
- Usually casts Kang-ho Song and Ha-kyun Shin as friends or enemies. (Joint Security Area, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, Thirst )
- Characters in his films often use scissors to commit acts of violence. (Vengeance trilogy, Thirst, Stoker)
- Bold, colourful cinematography
- Decided to become a filmmaker after seeing Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958).
- Turned down the chance to remake The Evil Dead (1981).
- Was a student of philosophy at Sogang University in Seoul.
- His films Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Oldboy (2003), and Lady Vengeance (2005) are widely known as the "Vengeance Trilogy".
- Met his wife at a university film club in the '80s.
- 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.
- Basically, I'm throwing out the question 'When is such violence justified?' To get that question to touch the audience physically and directly - that's what my goal is. In the experience of watching my film, I don't want the viewer to stop at the mental or the intellectual. I want them to feel my work physically. And because that is one of my goals, the title 'exploitative' will probably follow me around for a while.
- In our lives, we have good things and bad things, happiness and pain. Life is full of pain and happiness and that's what I wanted to show.
- Living without hate for people is almost impossible. There is nothing wrong with fantasizing about revenge. You can have that feeling. You just shouldn't act on it.
- I have principles and rules. I deal very carefully with acts of violence and make sure that audiences understand how much suffering these acts cause.
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