
Person
Kim Jee-woon
Directing · Born 1964-07-06 · Seoul, South Korea
Biography
Kim Jee-woon (Korean: 김지운; born July 6, 1964) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a theater actor and director before debuting with his self-written and directed film, The Quiet Family in 1998. Kim has worked with increasing levels of success in cinema, showing accomplished acting and a detailed stylization in his films. He is currently one of the most recognized screenwriters/directors in the Korean film industry. His films A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and A Bittersweet Life (2005) were both critical and commercial successes. He is also known for the films The Foul King (2000), The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) and I Saw the Devil (2010).
Known for

I Saw the Devil
Director

Dr. Brain
Writer

A Tale of Two Sisters
Screenplay

Awarapan
Original Story

The Last Stand
Director

A Bittersweet Life
Lee Byung-hun's Hand Stand-In (uncredited)

Illang: The Wolf Brigade
Director

Next Entertainment, Visionary
Self

The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Screenplay

The Age of Shadows
Director
Filmography
- 2023CobwebDirector
- 2021Dr. BrainWriter
- 2021Next Entertainment, VisionarySelf
- 2020UntactDirector
- 2020Live Your StrengthDirector
- 2019Boléro, le refrain du mondeSelf (as Jee-woon Kim)
- 2019Modern KoreaSelf (archive footage)
- 2019Bolero: A Global HitSelf
- 2018Illang: The Wolf BrigadeDirector
- 2017In the Mood for MelvilleSelf
- 2016The Age of ShadowsDirector
- 2014Ek VillainOriginal Story
- 2013The XScreenplay
- 2013One Perfect DayDirector
- 2013Behind the CameraSelf
- 2013The Last StandDirector
- 2012Ari Ari the Korean CinemaSelf
- 2012Doomsday BookDirector
- 201160 Seconds of Solitude in Year ZeroDirector
- 2010I Saw the DevilDirector
- 2009The PresentDirector
- 2009The UninvitedOriginal Story
- 2008The Good, the Bad, the WeirdScreenplay
- 2007AwarapanOriginal Story
- 2007Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-youngSelf
- 2005A Bittersweet LifeLee Byung-hun's Hand Stand-In (uncredited)
- 2005A Tale of Two Sisters: 'Making Of'Self
- 2004The Power of LoveDirector
- 2003A Tale of Two SistersScreenplay
- 2002ThreeScreenplay
- 2002MemoriesDirector
- 2002The Happiness of the KatakurisOriginal Film Writer
- 2001Coming OutDirector
- 2000The Foul KingWriter
- 1998The Quiet FamilyDirector
- —DrishyamProducer
- —The HoleDirector
- —In the NetDirector
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