Bong Joon Ho

Bong Joon Ho

writer, producer, director

Bong Joon Ho was born on Sep 14, 1969 in South Korea. Bong Joon Ho's big-screen debut came with Motel Cactus directed by Ki-Yong Park in 1997. Bong Joon Ho is known for Parasite directed by Bong Joon Ho, Song Kang-ho stars as Ki Taek and Lee Sun-kyun as Dong Ik. Bong Joon Ho has got 206 awards and 136 nominations so far. The most recent award Bong Joon Ho achieved is Blue Ribbon Awards. The upcoming new movie Bong Joon Ho plays is Parasite which will be released on Nov 08, 2019.

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.

  • Birthday

    Sep 14, 1969
  • Place of Birth

    Daegu, South Korea

Known For

Awards

206 wins & 136 nominations

Blue Ribbon Awards
2021
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner - Blue Ribbon Award
Kinema Junpo Awards
2021
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner - Kinema Junpo Award
2021
Best Foreign Language Film Director
Winner - Kinema Junpo Award
2021
Best Foreign Language Film Director
Winner - Kinema Junpo Award
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