
Director · Screenplay · Writer · 12 credits
Born in 1955 in Sokcho. He studied film directing at the École supérieure d′études cinématographiques (ESEC) in Paris, then worked as an assistant director to Lee Jang-ho before making his feature directorial debut with Chil-su and Man-su. He went on to become a leading figure in the Korean New Wave, addressing the realities of Korean society in films such as Black Republic (1990) and A Single Spark (1995). A Single Spark won Best Film and Best Director at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.

Black Republic
2026
Director

Meet Mr. Daddy
2007
Director · Screenplay

If You Were Me
2003
Director · Writer

Face Value
2003
Director

The Uprising
1999
Director · Screenplay

A Single Spark
1995
Director · Writer

To the Starry Island
1993
Director · Writer

Berlin Report
1991
Writer · Director

Black Republic
1990
Director · Writer

Chilsu and Mansu
1988
Director

Street of the Blind
1982
Director

The Island
1981
Director