Bong Joon-ho

Bong Joon-ho

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1969-09-14 (54 years old)

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Biography

Bong Joon-ho (Korean: 봉준호), born September 14, 1969, is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. His films are characterised 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 Academy Award-winning black comedy social 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.

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Filmography

all 58

Movies 50

self 19

Director 17

TV Shows 8

Writer 5

Producer 4

Screenplay / Director / Producer
Mickey 17

Mickey 17 (2025)

Movie
Self
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club

Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club (2023)

Movie
Kultur-King Korea

Kultur-King Korea (2022)

Movie
보는 것을 사랑한다

보는 것을 사랑한다 (2021)

Movie
Self
Next Entertainment,  Visionary

Next Entertainment, Visionary (2021)

TV
Executive Producer / Original Story
Snowpiercer

Snowpiercer (2020)

TV
6.22
봉준호, 장르가 되다

봉준호, 장르가 되다 (2020)

TV
Director
Parasite

Parasite (2019)

Movie
7.92
Himself
Your Song

Your Song (2019)

TV
Self (voice)
You Quiz On The Block

You Quiz On The Block (2018)

TV
Self
Memories

Memories (2018)

Movie
Self
The Clouzot Scandal

The Clouzot Scandal (2017)

Movie
Director
Okja

Okja (2017)

Movie
6.43
Self - Presenter
Crunchyroll Anime Awards

Crunchyroll Anime Awards (2017)

TV
Himself
Searching for Bong

Searching for Bong (2015)

Movie
Writer
Sea Fog

Sea Fog (2014)

Movie
Himself
Understanding Movies

Understanding Movies (2014)

Movie
Self
Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen

Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen (2014)

Movie
Self
Where is my DVD?

Where is my DVD? (2013)

Movie
Director
Snowpiercer

Snowpiercer (2013)

Movie
6.78
Actor
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema (2012)

Movie
Himself
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer (2012)

Movie
Lee Joon-ho
Doomsday Book

Doomsday Book (2012)

Movie
Lee Joon-ho
A Brave New World

A Brave New World (2012)

Movie
Director
3.11 A Sense of Home

3.11 A Sense of Home (2011)

Movie
Self
Kurosawa's Way

Kurosawa's Way (2011)

Movie
Himself
Mother, Son and Murder: The Making of Mother

Mother, Son and Murder: The Making of Mother (2010)

Movie
Director
Mother

Mother (2009)

Movie
8.25
Guitar Man
Can I Borrow a Light?

Can I Borrow a Light? (2009)

Movie
Private institute student
Crush and Blush

Crush and Blush (2008)

Movie
Director
Tokyo!

Tokyo! (2008)

Movie
Self
40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight

40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight (2008)

Movie
Himself
Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young

Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young (2007)

Movie
Director
The Host

The Host (2006)

Movie
6.33
Himself
Making Memories of Murder

Making Memories of Murder (2005)

Movie
Writer
Antarctic Journal

Antarctic Journal (2005)

Movie
Director
Jeonju Digital Project 2004

Jeonju Digital Project 2004 (2004)

Movie
Director
Influenza

Influenza (2004)

Movie
Director
Sink & Rise

Sink & Rise (2004)

Movie
Director
Memories of Murder

Memories of Murder (2003)

Movie
5.17
Officer (cameo)
No Blood No Tears

No Blood No Tears (2002)

Movie
Director
Barking Dogs Never Bite

Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)

Movie
Writer
Phantom: The Submarine

Phantom: The Submarine (1999)

Movie
Writer
Motel Cactus

Motel Cactus (1997)

Movie
5.33
Adaptation
7 Reasons Why Beer Is Better Than a Lover

7 Reasons Why Beer Is Better Than a Lover (1996)

Movie
Director / Writer
White Man

White Man (1994)

Movie
Director
The Memories in My Frame

The Memories in My Frame (1994)

Movie
Director
Incoherence

Incoherence (1994)

Movie
Cinematographer
2001 Imagine

2001 Imagine (1994)

Movie
Lighting Technician
The Love of a Grape Seed

The Love of a Grape Seed (1994)

Movie
Director / Editor / Writer
Looking For Paradise

Looking For Paradise (1992)

Movie
Self
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Producer
Untitled Lee Isaac Chung Project

Untitled Lee Isaac Chung Project

Movie
Bong Joon-ho
The Host : Histoires de famille

The Host : Histoires de famille

Movie
Writer
The Host 2

The Host 2

Movie
Lighting Technician
Sounds from Heaven and Earth

Sounds from Heaven and Earth

Movie
Executive Producer
Parasite

Parasite

TV
Screenplay / Director
Untitled Bong Joon-ho Animated Film

Untitled Bong Joon-ho Animated Film

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.59
Based on 2.02 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1953
2004
2011
2007
2023
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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1969-09-14 (54 years old)

Birth Place
Daegu, South Korea

Mother
Park Soyeong

Citizenships
South Korea

Also Known As
봉준호, 奉俊昊, Bong Jun-ho, ポン・ジュノ, بونگ جون-هو, בונג ג'ון-הו, Пон Чжун Хо, Bong Joon Ho, Joon Ho Bong

Awards
Ho-Am Prize in the Arts, Grand Bell Awards, Palme d'Or, Academy Award for Best Director, Officer of Arts and Letters


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