Bong Joon Ho

Bong Joon Ho

1969-09-14 Daegu, South Korea 53 Credits

Biography

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 comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), before achieving both critical and commercial success with his su...

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Mickey 17

Mickey 17

2025

Director, Producer, Writer

6.9
Directing Producing Writing

Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job…...

Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club

Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club

2023

as Self

7.4
Acting

This intimate documentary explores a bygone era of cinematic passion and the emergence of young film enthusiasts in South Korea, including Bong Joon H...

Kultur-King Korea

Kultur-King Korea

2022

Acting
보는 것을 사랑한다

보는 것을 사랑한다

2021

Acting
Making Parasite

Making Parasite

2020

as Self

Acting

A short featurette on the making of Parasite.

Parasite

Parasite

2019

Director, Story, Producer

8.5
Directing Writing Producing

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpe...

Memories

Memories

2018

as Self

Acting

The documentary gives a voice to all those who have experienced the crazy adventure of shooting Memories of Murder.

The Clouzot Scandal

The Clouzot Scandal

2017

as Self

6.5
Acting

Great filmmakers claim the artistic influence of French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907-1977), a master of suspense, with a unique vision of the ...

Okja

Okja

2017

Director, Producer, Story

7.4
Directing Producing Writing

A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.

Searching for Bong

Searching for Bong

2015

as Himself

7.0
Acting

Unlike our dream of becoming a great filmmaker, the movie boards that adults talk about are tough. We are looking for our idol, Bong Joon-ho...

Sea Fog

Sea Fog

2014

Writer, Producer

6.9
Writing Producing

A fishing-boat crew takes on a dangerous commission to smuggle a group of illegal immigrants from China to Korea.

Understanding Movies

Understanding Movies

2014

as Himself

Acting

Ji-han's set for graduation film. It is not as easy as it feels to devote all the production techniques that he have learned in school for four years....

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

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

2014

as Self

5.0
Acting

Documentary on the making of the film.

Where is my DVD?

Where is my DVD?

2013

as Self

9.5
Acting

Go Gi-hwan is the actor who was starred in a large number of short films. However, he couldn't get any dvd from the directors. He's decided to collect...

Snowpiercer

Snowpiercer

2013

Screenplay, Director, Screenstory

6.9
Writing Directing

In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer; a train that tr...

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

2012

as Himself

5.2
Acting

Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over her...

Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

2012

as Himself

8.0
Acting

Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through intervie...

Doomsday Book

Doomsday Book

2012

as Lee Joon-ho

6.2
Acting

In 'A Brave New World', a virus brings the city to ruins and zombies flood the streets of Seoul. In 'The Heavenly Creature', a robot reaches enlighten...

A Brave New World

A Brave New World

2012

as Lee Joon-ho

Acting

A geek is left home alone and his negligence causes the spread of a deadly contamination that infects the entire local population and turns them into ...

3.11 A Sense of Home Films

3.11 A Sense of Home Films

2011

Director

6.5
Directing

In memory of the Japanese earthquake on 3.11, each director presents a 3 minute and 11 second short film in tribute to those who were lost that day.

Kurosawa's Way

Kurosawa's Way

2011

as Self

5.4
Acting

Eleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover surprising influences on their own work.

Mother, Son and Murder: The Making of Mother

Mother, Son and Murder: The Making of Mother

2010

as Himself

8.5
Acting

A documentary on the making of ‘Mother’.

Mother

Mother

2009

Screenplay, Director

7.7
Writing Directing

A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to pro...

Can I Borrow a Light?

Can I Borrow a Light?

2009

as Guitar Man

6.0
Acting

A thoughtful young man ambles around the Han River, providing an expansive setting for his contemplations. During a telephone call on the Jamsu Bridge...

Crush and Blush

Crush and Blush

2008

as English teacher

6.3
Acting

With her frumpy hair, blushing face, and awkward mannerisms, Yang Mi Sook has spent her entire life being unnoticed. Nicknamed Miss Carrot, she dilige...

Tokyo!

Tokyo!

2008

Director, Writer

6.9
Directing Writing

Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians. ...

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

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

2008

as Self

Acting

A hstory of the Cannes Film Festival's Director's Fortnight selection.

Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young

Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young

2007

as Himself

Acting

A documentary consisting of twenty-two Korean directors' interviews about Kim Ki-young and respect for his work and the influence

The Host

The Host

2006

Director, Screenplay

7.0
Directing Writing

A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting he...

Making Memories of Murder

Making Memories of Murder

2005

as Himself

Acting

Made in 2004, this extensive documentary chronicles the production and release of Memories of Murder.

Antarctic Journal

Antarctic Journal

2005

Writer

6.0
Writing

Arctic cold and paranoia take their toll as Korean explorers are beset by the same strange occurrences that preceded the disappearance of a British te...

Jeonju Digital Project 2004

Jeonju Digital Project 2004

2004

Writer, Director

3.0
Writing Directing

Three digital short films: 'Influenza' by Bong Joon-ho, 'Kyo-shin' by Sogo Ishii, 'Dance Me to the End of Love' by Yu Lik-wai

Influenza

Influenza

2004

Director, Writer

6.7
Directing Writing

The film starts with a man named Cho Hyuk-rae who has perched dangerously on top of the Han River Bridge. It is a sad picture of a man who has been ca...

Sink & Rise

Sink & Rise

2004

Director, Writer

5.3
Directing Writing

Under the Sungsan Bridge, in a waterside stand by the Han River, a poor and tired-looking father and daughter, Jae-mun, and In-seon, are arguing the g...

Memories of Murder

Memories of Murder

2003

Writer, Director

8.1
Writing Directing

During the late 1980s, two detectives in a South Korean province attempt to solve the nation's first series of rape-and-murder cases.

No Blood No Tears

No Blood No Tears

2002

as Officer

6.0
Acting

A former safecracker makes a living as a taxi driver but continues to be haunted by her past. One day she chances upon an aspiring singer, who is a sp...

Barking Dogs Never Bite

Barking Dogs Never Bite

2000

Director, Screenplay

6.8
Directing Writing

An idle part-time college lecturer is annoyed by the yapping sound of a nearby dog. He decides to take drastic action.

Phantom: The Submarine

Phantom: The Submarine

1999

Writer

5.6
Writing

Korea's first nuclear submarine and a crew with no record of existence embark on a do-or-die mission into the deep waters of the Pacific.

Motel Cactus

Motel Cactus

1997

Writer, Assistant Director

6.1
Writing Directing

The film consists of four episodes, all of which take place in Room 407 of Motel Cactus, a love hotel in Seoul.

7 Reasons Why Beer Is Better Than a Lover

7 Reasons Why Beer Is Better Than a Lover

1996

Adaptation

2.0

Sounds from Heaven and Earth

1994

Lighting Technician

Short film directed by Equan Choi.

White Man

White Man

1994

Writer, Director

5.5
Writing Directing

A white-collar South Korean man discovers a severed human finger and keeps it.

The Memories in My Frame

The Memories in My Frame

1994

Writer, Director, Producer

5.3
Writing Directing Producing

A young boy struggles with the loss of his beloved dog.

Incoherence

Incoherence

1994

as Paperboy's Brother

7.0
Acting

Over three episodes, three respectable middle-aged men find themselves behaving badly. A teacher hides his pornographic magazine from a female student...

Incoherence

Incoherence

1994

Director, Writer, Editor

7.0
Directing Writing

Over three episodes, three respectable middle-aged men find themselves behaving badly. A teacher hides his pornographic magazine from a female student...

The Love of a Grape Seed

1994

Lighting Technician

Short film by Jae-Yeong Heo, Soo-gil Lee, and Derek Son Tae-woong.

2001 Imagine

2001 Imagine

1994

Director of Photography

3.7
Directing

2001 short film

Looking For Paradise

Looking For Paradise

1992

Director, Writer, Editor

7.0
Directing Writing

A gorilla searching for freedom while fighting a caterpillar that emerged from its fecal matter.

The Host : Histoires de famille

N/A

as Bong Joon-ho

Acting
The Valley

The Valley

N/A

Director, Screenplay, Producer

Directing Writing Producing

The story will reportedly follow an invertebrate deep-sea fish who believes he’s suffering from spinal disk herniation.

Untitled Lee Isaac Chung Project

N/A

Producer

Producing

A "small love story" by Lee Isaac Chung.

The Host 2

N/A

Characters

Untitled Bong Joon Ho Horror Action Film

N/A

Director, Writer

Directing Writing