Bong Joon-ho

South Korean filmmaker (born 1969)

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Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean film director known for creating movies that blend multiple genres and often contain social commentary. He gained international recognition for films like *Parasite*, *Snowpiercer*, and *Okja*, and is considered one of the most influential contemporary filmmakers in world cinema.

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Born: 1969-09-14

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Directing · Daegu, South Korea

Bong Joon-ho (Korean: 봉준호, Korean pronunciation:[poːŋ tɕuːnho → poːŋdʑunɦo]; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean filmmaker. The recipient of three Academy Awards, his work is characterised by emphasis on social and class themes, genre-mixing, dark comedy, and sudden tone shifts. He first became known to audiences and achieved a cult following with his directorial debut film, the black…

Known for

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema — Self2026
Incoherence — Paperboy's Brother2025
The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues — Self2025
Sohn's Questions — Self2024
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club — Self2023
Nattering with Nah — Self2023
Kultur-King Korea2022
보는 것을 사랑한다2021
Next Entertainment, Visionary — Self2021
Making Parasite — Self2020

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Bong Joon Ho (Korean: 봉준호; pronounced [poːŋ tɕuːnho]; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean filmmaker. His work is characterized by emphasis on social and class themes, genre-mixing, dark comedy, and sudden tone shifts. He is the recipient of numerous accolades including three Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and five Asian Film Awards, as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards. In 2017, he was included on Metacritic's list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century, and in 2020, he was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time and among the Bloomberg 50.

Bong first became known to audiences and gained a cult following with his feature directorial debut, the dark comedy film Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000). He later achieved widespread critical 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), which served as Bong's English-language debut, and the dark comedy thriller Parasite (2019). The latter three are also among the highest-grossing films in South Korea, with Parasite being the highest-grossing South Korean film in history.