Bong Joon Ho
Directing
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 subsequent films: the crime thriller Memories of Murder (2003), the monster film The Host (2006), the science fiction action film Snowpiercer (2013), which served as Bong's English language debut, and the acclaimed black comedy thriller Parasite (2019), all of which are among the highest-grossing films in South Korea, with Parasite also being the highest-grossing South Korean film in history. All of Bong's films have been South Korean productions. However, Snowpiercer, Okja (2017) and Mickey 17 (2025) are Hollywood co-productions with significant use of the English language. Two of his films have been screened in competitions at the Cannes Film Festival — Okja in 2017 and Parasite in 2019; the latter earned the Palme d'Or, the first for a South Korean film. Considered an immediate favourite by the Academy Awards, Parasite became the first South Korean film to receive Academy Award nominations, with Bong winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, making Parasite the first film in the award's history not in English to win Best Picture. In 2017, Bong was included on Metacritic's list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century. In 2020, Bong was included in Time's annual list of 100 Most Influential People and Bloomberg 50. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bong Joon-ho, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Directing20
movieIncoherence
2025
Director
movieMickey 17
2025
Director
movieParasite
2019
Director
movieOkja
2017
Director
movieSnowpiercer
2013
Director
movieMother
2009
Director
movieTokyo!
2008
Director
movieThe Host
2006
Director
movieInfluenza
2004
Director
movieSink & Rise
2004
Director
movieMemories of Murder
2003
Director
movieBarking Dogs Never Bite
2000
Director
movieMotel Cactus
1997
Assistant Director
movieWhite Man
1994
Director
movieLooking For Paradise
1992
Director
movieAlly
Director
Acting36
movieIncoherence
2025
Paperboy's Brother
tvModern Korea
2019
Self (archive footage)
tvYour Song
2019
Self
tvYou Quiz on the Block
2018
Self (voice)
tvThe Crunchyroll Anime Awards
2018
Self - Presenter
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
movieDoomsday Book
2012
Lee Joon-ho
movieA Brave New World
2012
Lee Joon-ho
movieCan I Borrow a Light?
2009
Guitar Man
movieCrush and Blush
2008
English Teacher
movieNo Blood No Tears
2002
Officer
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Writing26
movieIncoherence
2025
Writer
movieMickey 17
2025
Writer
tvSnowpiercer
2020
Original Story
movieParasite
2019
Story, Screenplay
movieOkja
2017
Story, Screenplay
movieSea Fog
2014
Writer
movieSnowpiercer
2013
Screenplay, Screenstory
movieMother
2009
Screenplay
movieTokyo!
2008
Writer
movieThe Host
2006
Screenplay
movieInfluenza
2004
Writer
movieSink & Rise
2004
Writer
movieBarking Dogs Never Bite
2000
Screenplay
movieMotel Cactus
1997
Writer
movieWhite Man
1994
Writer
The Host 2
Characters
movieAlly
Screenplay
Ally
Co-Writer
Production8
movieMickey 17
2025
Producer
tvSnowpiercer
2020
Executive Producer
movieParasite
2019
Producer
movieOkja
2017
Producer
movieSea Fog
2014
Producer
movieAlly
Producer
Editing2
Lighting2
Sounds from Heaven and Earth
1994
Lighting Technician
The Love of a Grape Seed
1994
Lighting Technician
Camera1
movie2001 Imagine
1994
Director of Photography