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 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 the upcoming Mickey 17 (2025) are Hollywoodco-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.
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Filmography
all 64
Movies 52
self 23
Director 18
TV Shows 12
Producer 7
Writer 2

Mickey 17 (2025)

Snowpiercer (2020)

Modern Korea (2019)

Parasite (2019)

Your Song (2019)

You Quiz On The Block (2018)

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards (2018)

Okja (2017)

Sea Fog (2014)

Snowpiercer (2013)

Doomsday Book (2012)

A Brave New World (2012)

3.11 A Sense of Home (2011)

Mother (2009)

Can I Borrow a Light? (2009)

Crush and Blush (2008)

Tokyo! (2008)

The Host (2006)

Jeonju Digital Project 2004 (2004)

Influenza (2004)

Sink & Rise (2004)

Memories of Murder (2003)

Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)

Motel Cactus (1997)

Sounds from Heaven and Earth (1994)

The Memories in My Frame (1994)

White Man (1994)

Incoherence (1994)

2001 Imagine (1994)

The Love of a Grape Seed (1994)

Looking For Paradise (1992)

Untitled Bong Joon Ho Horror Action Film

The Host : Histoires de famille

The Host 2

The Valley

Parasite
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1969-09-14 (55 years old)
Birth PlaceDaegu, South Korea
MotherPark Soyeong
CitizenshipsSouth Korea
Also Known AsBong Jun-ho, Пон Чжун Хо, Joon Ho Bong
AwardsHo-Am Prize in the Arts, Grand Bell Awards, Palme d'Or, Academy Award for Best Director, Officer of Arts and Letters
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