Bong Joon-ho

Bong Joon-ho

55 · Born: Sep 14, 1969

2021
2020

Personal Details

BornSep 14, 1969 Daegu, South Korea
Parents
  • Sang Gyun Bong
  • So-Young Park
Relatives
  • Ji-Hee Bong (Sibling)
  • Joon-soo Bong (Sibling)

Biography

Bong Joon-ho, a renowned South Korean film director, producer, and screenwriter, was born on September 14, 1969. His cinematic works are distinguished by their emphasis on social themes, genre-bending, dark humor, and unexpected tone shifts.

Bong's directorial debut, the black comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite, released in 2000, garnered a devoted cult following and paved the way for his subsequent critically acclaimed and commercially successful films. These include 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).

Notably, all of Bong's films have been South Korean productions, with the exception of Snowpiercer and Okja (2017),which primarily feature English dialogue. Two of his films, Okja (2017) and Parasite (2019),were screened in competition at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, with Parasite earning the coveted Palme d'Or, a first for a South Korean film.

Parasite's groundbreaking success extended to the Academy Awards, where it became the first South Korean film to receive nominations, with Bong winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. This historic achievement made Parasite the first non-English language film to win the Best Picture award.

Bong's notable accolades include being included on Metacritic's list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century in 2017 and being recognized as one of Time's 100 Most Influential People and Bloomberg 50 in 2020.

Career

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2012
Doomsday Book
Doomsday Book as Lee Joon-ho
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2008
Misseu Hongdangmu
Misseu Hongdangmu as Private institute student
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2002
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2011
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2008
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2014
Sea Fog
Sea Fog as Writer
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2005
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1999
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2025
Mickey 17
Mickey 17 as Director, Writer
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2019
Parasite
Parasite as Director, Story, Screenplay
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2017
Okja
Okja as Director, Screenplay, Story
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2013
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer as Director, Screenplay
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2009
Mother
Mother as Director, Screenplay
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2008
Tokyo!
Tokyo! as Director, Writer
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2006
The Host
The Host as Director, Screenplay
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2003
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder as Director, Writer
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2000
Barking Dogs Never Bite
Barking Dogs Never Bite as Director, Screenplay