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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Cobweb
2023
Director, Adaptation
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
2020
Director, Writer
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
2020
Director, Writer
A young woman falls into despair after a bad breakup, and seeks to make a new start.

Boléro, le refrain du monde
2019
as Self (as Jee-woon Kim)

Bolero: A Global Hit
2019
as Self
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
2018
Director, Screenplay
In 2029, an elite police squad combats an anti-reunification terrorist group while another enemy lurks nearby.

In the Mood for Melville
2017
as Self
Various directors and film critics discuss Jean-Pierre Melville’s importance and influence in the world of cinema.

The Age of Shadows
2016
Director, Producer, Adaptation
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
2014
Original Story
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
2013
Screenplay, Director
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
2013
Director, Writer
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
2013
as Self
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
2013
Director
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
2012
as Himself
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
2012
Director, Screenplay
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
2011
Director
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
2010
Director, Screenplay
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
2009
Director
A man is investigating an assassin, who turns out to be his own girlfriend.

The Uninvited
2009
Original Story
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
2008
Screenplay, Director, Producer
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
2007
Original Story
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
2007
as Himself
A documentary consisting of twenty-two Korean directors' interviews about Kim Ki-young and respect for his work and the influence

A Bittersweet Life
2005
Screenplay, Director
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'
2005
as Self
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'
2005
Director
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

A Tale of Two Sisters
2003
Screenplay, Director
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
2002
Screenplay, Director
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
2002
Director, Writer
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
2002
Original Film Writer
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
2001
Director, Writer
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
2000
Writer, Director
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
1998
Director, Writer
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
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
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...