Here you will find some of the most prolific Korean directors who have worked, and who are currently working, in the industry. Below features a selection of each director’s most critically acclaimed films, however for a full filmography, as well as a brief biography, please click on the picture or director’s name.
Bong Joon-ho (봉준호)
Director Bong Joon-ho (봉준호). Acclaimed for:
Mother (마더) – 2009
The Host (괴물) – 2006
Memories of Murder (살인의 추억) – 2003
Choi Dong-hoon (최동훈)
Director Choi Dong-hoon (최동훈). Acclaimed for:
The Thieves (도둑들) - 2012
Jeon Woo-chi : The Taoist Wizard (전우치) - 2009
Tazza: The High Rollers (타짜) - 2006
Choo Chang-min (추창민)
Director Choo Chang-min (추창민). Acclaimed for:
Masquerade (광해, 왕이 된 남자) – 2012
Late Blossom (그대를 사랑합니다) – 2011
Lost in Love (사랑을 놓치다) – 2006
Hong Sang-soo (홍상수)
Director Hong Sang-soo (홍상수). Acclaimed for:
In Another Country (다른 나라에서) – 2012
The Day He Arrives (북촌 방향) – 2011
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well (돼지가 우물에 빠진 날) – 1996
Im Kwon-taek (임권택)
Director Im Kwon-taek (임권택). Acclaimed for:
Chihwaseon (AKA Drunk on Women and Poetry/Painted Fire/Strokes of Fire) (취화선)– 2002
Seopyeonje (서편제) – 1993
The General’s Son (장군의 아들) – 1990
Im Sang-soo (임상수)
Director Im Sang-soo (임상수). Acclaimed for:
The Taste of Money (돈의 맛) – 2012
The Housemaid (하녀) – 2010
A Good Lawyer’s Wife (바람난 가족) – 2003
Jang Hoon (장훈)
Director Jang Hoon (장훈). Acclaimed for:
The Front Line (고지전) – 2011
Secret Reunion (의형제) – 2010
Rough Cut (영화는 영화다) – 2008
Kang Je-gyu (강제규)
Director Kang Je-gyu (강제규). Acclaimed for:
My Way (마이 웨이) – 2011
Taegukgi [Brotherhood] (태극기 휘날리며) – 2004
Shiri (쉬리) – 1999
Kang Woo-suk (강우석)
Director Kang Woo-suk (강우석). Acclaimed for:
Moss (이끼) – 2010
Silmido (실미도) – 2003
Public Enemy (공공의 적) – 2002
Kim Han-min (김한민)
Director Kim Han-min (김한민). Acclaimed for:
Arrow The Ultimate Weapon/War of the Arrows (최종병기 활) – 2011
Handphone (한드폰) – 2009
Paradise Murdered (극락도 살인사건) – 2006
Kim Dae-woo (김대우)
Director Kim Dae-woo (김대우). Acclaimed for:
The Servant (방자전) – 2010
Forbidden Quest (음란서생) – 2006
Kim Ji-woon (김지운)
Director Kim Ji-woon (김지운). Acclaimed for:
I Saw The Devil (악마를 보았다) – 2010
A Bittersweet Life (달콤한 인생) – 2005
A Tale Of Two Sisters (장화, 홍련) – 2003
Kim Ki-duk (김기덕)
Director Kim Ki-duk (김기덕). Acclaimed for:
Arirang (아리랑) – 2011
3-Iron (빈집) – 2004
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter…and Spring (봄, 여름, 가을, 겨울 그리고 봄) – 2003
Lee Chang-dong (이창동)
Director Lee Chang-dong. Acclaimed for:
Poetry (시) - 2010
Secret Sunshine (밀양) – 2007
Oasis (오아시스) – 2002
Peppermint Candy (박하사탕) – 2000
Lee J-yong (이재용)
Director Lee J-yong (이재용). Acclaimed for:
Actresses (여배우들) – 2009
Untold Scandal (스캔들 – 조선남녀상열지사) – 2003
An Affair (정사) – 1998
Lee Jun-ik (이준익)
Director Lee Jun-ik (이준익). Acclaimed for:
Sunny (님은 먼곳에) – 2008
The King and the Clown (왕의 남자) – 2005
Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (AKA Battle of Hwangsanbul) (황산벌) – 2003
Lee Myeong-se (이명세)
Director Lee Myeong-se (이명세). Acclaimed for:
M (M (엠) - 2007
Duelist (형사) – 2005
Nowhere To Hide (인정사정 볼 것 없다) – 1999
Lee Yoon-ki (이윤기)
Director Lee Yoon-ki (이윤기). Acclaimed for:
Come Rain Come Shine (사랑한다, 사랑하지 않는다) – 2011
My Dear Enemy (멋진 하루) – 2008
This Charming Girl (여자, 정혜) – 2004
Park Chan-wook (박찬욱)
Director Park Chan-wook (박찬욱). Acclaimed for:
Night Fishing (파란만장) – 2011
Old Boy (올드보이) – 2003
JSA – Joint Security Area (겅덩경비구역 JSA) – 2000
Ryoo Seung-wan (류승완)
Director Ryoo Seung-wan (류승완). Acclaimed for:
The Unjust (부당거래) – 2010
The City of Violence (짝패) – 2006
Arahan (아라한-장풍 대작전) – 2004
