Kwak Ji-kyoon
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Kwak Ji-kyoon | |
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Born | Kwak Jung-kyoon November 10, 1954 Daejeon, South Korea |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Daejeon, South Korea |
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 곽지균 |
Revised Romanization | Gwak Ji-Gyun |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwak Ji-Kyun |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 곽정균 |
Revised Romanization | Gwak Jeong-Gyun |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwak Chŏng-Kyun |
Kwak Ji-kyoon (born Kwak Jung-kyoon, November 10, 1954 – May 25, 2010) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kwak made his directorial debut in 1986 with the film Winter Wanderer and became well known for directing melodramatic films such as Portrait of the Days of Youth (1991) and Plum Blossom (2000). He committed suicide on May 25, 2010, after suffering from depression for the past 10 years and had a hard time dealing with the thought of not being able to make movies. [1][2][3][4][5]
Filmography
- So Close Yet Far (1978) - assistant director
- When Sadness Takes Over a Wave (1978) - assistant director
- Yeosu (The Loneliness of the Journey) (1979) - assistant director
- Tomorrow After Tomorrow (1979) - assistant director
- The Divine Bow (1979) - assistant director
- Mrs. Speculator (1980) - assistant director
- The Hidden Hero (1980) - assistant director
- Mandala (1981) - assistant director
- Tears of the Idol (1982) - assistant director
- As Firm As A Stone (1983) - assistant director
- Deep Blue Night (1985) - assistant director
- Deer Hunting (1985) - screenwriter
- Winter Wanderer (1986) - director
- The Home of Two Women (1987) - director, screenwriter
- Wound (1989) - director
- Long After That (1989) - director
- Portrait of the Days of Youth (1991) - director
- The Woman Who Won't Divorce (1992) - director
- Rosy Days (1994) - director
- Deep Blue (1997) - director
- Plum Blossom (2000) - director, screenwriter
- Fly High (2006) - director, screenwriter
Awards
- 1986 6th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Director (Winter Wanderer)
- 1991 29th Grand Bell Awards: Best Director (Portrait of the Days of Youth)
References
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External links
- Kwak Ji-kyoon at the Korean Movie Database
- Kwak Ji-kyoon at the Internet Movie Database
- Kwak Ji-kyoon at HanCinema
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