Kim Jee-woon

Kim Jee-woon

1964-07-06 Seoul, South Korea 35 Credits

Biography

Kim Jee-woon (Korean: 김지운; born July 6, 1964) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a theater actor and director 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 Bit...

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Cobweb

Cobweb

2023

Director, Adaptation

6.6
Directing

In the 1970s, Director Kim is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film Cobweb, but chaos and turmoil grip the set with inte...

Untact

Untact

2020

Director, Writer

7.2
Directing Writing

Sung-hyun returns after 3-years of studying abroad. All alone in a 14-day self-quarantine, he begins to watch the vlogs of Soo-jin, the woman he was d...

Live Your Strength

Live Your Strength

2020

Director, Writer

4.8
Directing Writing

A young woman falls into despair after a bad breakup, and seeks to make a new start.

Boléro, le refrain du monde

Boléro, le refrain du monde

2019

as Self (as Jee-woon Kim)

Acting
Bolero: A Global Hit

Bolero: A Global Hit

2019

as Self

Acting

Bolero is played every 15 minutes in the world. This film tries to answer how this famous melody inspired and influenced the world pop-culture? It exp...

Illang: The Wolf Brigade

Illang: The Wolf Brigade

2018

Director, Screenplay

6.3
Directing Writing

In 2029, an elite police squad combats an anti-reunification terrorist group while another enemy lurks nearby.

In the Mood for Melville

In the Mood for Melville

2017

as Self

3.0
Acting

Various directors and film critics discuss Jean-Pierre Melville’s importance and influence in the world of cinema.

The Age of Shadows

The Age of Shadows

2016

Director, Producer, Adaptation

7.2
Directing Producing

Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explos...

Ek Villain

Ek Villain

2014

Original Story

6.5
Writing

An ex-gangster re-enters the world of violence after his pregnant wife is murdered and torments the killer by capturing and releasing him again and ag...

The X

The X

2013

Screenplay, Director

4.2
Writing Directing

Agent 'X' always fullfills his missions perfectly until one day he is ordered to deliver a mysterious item to agent 'R'. However, agent 'R' is found ...

One Perfect Day

One Perfect Day

2013

Director, Writer

5.9
Directing Writing

Searching for love, a young man goes through a series of unsuccessful dates. As yet another girl walks out on him he laments on his father's life advi...

Behind the Camera

Behind the Camera

2013

as Self

5.7
Acting

An odd director leaves for Hollywood to shoot a film via Skype and cellphones. 14 actors and actresses are devastated after being dumped by the direct...

The Last Stand

The Last Stand

2013

Director

6.1
Directing

Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from...

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...

Doomsday Book

Doomsday Book

2012

Director, Screenplay

6.2
Directing Writing

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...

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

2011

Director

3.8
Directing

An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was ...

I Saw the Devil

I Saw the Devil

2010

Director, Screenplay

7.8
Directing Writing

Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises hi...

The Present

The Present

2009

Director

6.0
Directing

A man is investigating an assassin, who turns out to be his own girlfriend.

The Uninvited

The Uninvited

2009

Original Story

6.5
Writing

Anna returns home after spending time in a psychiatric facility following her mother's tragic death and discovers that her mother's former nurse, Rach...

The Good, the Bad, the Weird

The Good, the Bad, the Weird

2008

Screenplay, Director, Producer

7.2
Writing Directing Producing

The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hun...

Awarapan

Awarapan

2007

Original Story

6.9
Writing

A loyal henchman is ordered by his boss to keep an eye on his mistress, and trouble begins when he refuses to kill her.

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

A Bittersweet Life

A Bittersweet Life

2005

Screenplay, Director

7.5
Writing Directing

Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is aw...

A Tale of Two Sisters: 'Making Of'

A Tale of Two Sisters: 'Making Of'

2005

as Self

Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Kim Jee-woon's 2003 psychological horror film 'A Tale of Two Sisters.'

A Tale of Two Sisters: 'Making Of'

A Tale of Two Sisters: 'Making Of'

2005

Director

Directing

A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Kim Jee-woon's 2003 psychological horror film 'A Tale of Two Sisters.'

The Power of Love

2004

Director

Directing
A Tale of Two Sisters

A Tale of Two Sisters

2003

Screenplay, Director

7.1
Writing Directing

Two sisters return home after a stay in a mental institution, only to face disturbing events and a strained relationship with their stepmother. As eer...

Three

Three

2002

Screenplay, Director

5.9
Writing Directing

An anthology consisting of three horror shorts from different Asian directors: Memories by Kim Jee-woon, The Wheel by Nonzee Nimibutr, and Going Home ...

Memories

Memories

2002

Director, Writer

7.0
Directing Writing

A woman with amnesia wakes up in the middle of the road and tries to figure out what happened to her. Meanwhile a man is haunted by some strange figur...

The Happiness of the Katakuris

The Happiness of the Katakuris

2002

Original Film Writer

6.9
Writing

The Katakuri family has just opened their guest house in the mountains. Unfortunately their first guest commits suicide and in order to avoid trouble ...

Coming Out

Coming Out

2001

Director, Writer

5.5
Directing Writing

A young woman asks her brother to videotape her confession. The brother thinks this is all a joke and unnecessarily ridiculous. The woman nevertheless...

The Foul King

The Foul King

2000

Writer, Director

6.8
Writing Directing

A timid and extravagant bank clerk, Dae-ho is considered inefficient at his workplace. As he tries to be recognized by his superior, his efforts only ...

The Quiet Family

The Quiet Family

1998

Director, Writer

7.0
Directing Writing

A family decides to buy a lodge in a remote hiking area. Their first customer commits suicide and the distraught family buries his body to avoid the b...

Drishyam

N/A

Producer

Producing

A Korean-language remake of the critically and commercially acclaimed 2015 Malayalam film of the same name. A simple, street-smart man tries to protec...

The Hole

N/A

Director, Producer

Directing Producing

Owen, a successful professor living abroad in South Korea, is bedridden after a devastating car accident that killed his wife, Sandy. He is left under...