Kim Jee-woon

13 films · 1998 to 2020
Born 6 July 1964, Seoul, South Korea

Kim Jee-woon is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a theater actor and playwright 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), I Saw the Devil (2010), and The Age of Shadows (2016).

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Kim Jee-woon

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