Bong Joon Ho

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

2.0809

Gender

Male

Birthday

14-Sep-1969

Age

(57 years old)

Place of Birth

Daegu, South Korea

Also Known As
  • Bong Jun-ho
  • Пон Чжун Хо
  • Joon Ho Bong

Bong Joon Ho

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 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.


Credits

불 좀 주소 불 좀 주소 (2009) Character: Guitar Man
A thoughtful young man ambles around the Han River, providing an expansive setting for his contemplations. During a telephone call on the Jamsu Bridge, connecting the districts of Yongsan-gu and Seocho-gu in Seoul, he discovers his umbrella has been lost by the girl he lent it to, and judging by his disappointed reaction, we can see he is hurt at being forgotten. Another lost soul is on this bridge, a man with a guitar asks for a light and a song. Soon the young man’s problems are put into context, when arguments about umbrellas seem to fade into meaninglessness.
루이스 자네티의 영화의 이해 루이스 자네티의 영화의 이해 (2014) Character: Self
Ji-han's set for graduation film. It is not as easy as it feels to devote all the production techniques that he have learned in school for four years. There was a man who appeared like a savior at the time, Louis Giannetti, the author of the movie Understanding! However, he begins to interfere with the filming site by cutting in on Ji-han's production of everything.
영화판 영화판 (2012) Character: Self
Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over her identity as an actress. In 2009, before the movie "Unbowed" was made, they met and planned a documentary about Korean movies, including the processes a Korean movie goes through and difficulites. "Ari Ari the Korean Cinema" is a documentary with interviews of Korean directors, actors and actresses.
40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight 40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight (2008) Character: Self
A history of the Cannes Film Festival's Director's Fortnight selection.
감독들, 김기영을 말하다 감독들, 김기영을 말하다 (2007) Character: Self
A documentary consisting of twenty-two Korean directors' interviews about Kim Ki-young and respect for his work and the influence
Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen (2014) Character: Self
Documentary on the making of the film.
Mother, Son and Murder: The Making of Mother Mother, Son and Murder: The Making of Mother (2010) Character: Self
A documentary on the making of ‘Mother’.
Making Memories of Murder Making Memories of Murder (2005) Character: Self
Made in 2004, this extensive documentary chronicles the production and release of Memories of Murder.
Memories Memories (2018) Character: Self
The documentary gives a voice to all those who have experienced the crazy adventure of shooting Memories of Murder.
La légende de la Palme d'Or... continue La légende de la Palme d'Or... continue (2025) Character: Self
Ten years after the first documentary, the legend of the Palme d’Or… continues. Some new laureates of the Cannes trophy relive, for us, the very special moments surrounding the awarding of the Palme d’Or.
인류멸망보고서 인류멸망보고서 (2012) Character: Lee Joon-ho
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 enlightenment while working at a temple, but its creators deem this phenomenon a threat to mankind. In the final segment, 'Happy Birthday', a young girl logs onto a strange website and places an order for a new billiard ball for her father. Soon afterwards a meteor heads toward Earth and people flee to underground bomb shelters.
노란문: 세기말 시네필 다이어리 노란문: 세기말 시네필 다이어리 (2023) Character: Self
This intimate documentary explores a bygone era of cinematic passion and the emergence of young film enthusiasts in South Korea, including Bong Joon Ho.
왜 독립영화 감독들은 DVD를 주지 않는가? 왜 독립영화 감독들은 DVD를 주지 않는가? (2013) Character: Self
Go Gi-hwan is the actor who was starred in a large number of short films. However, he couldn't get any dvd from the directors. He's decided to collect his dvds meeting the directors who he used to work with, and he faces the fact that he couldn't have known....
피도 눈물도 없이 피도 눈물도 없이 (2002) Character: Officer
A former safecracker makes a living as a taxi driver but continues to be haunted by her past. One day she chances upon an aspiring singer, who is a spitting image of herself back in the day. Together, the two women plot to steal money from gangsters.
Kurosawa, la voie Kurosawa, la voie (2011) Character: Self
Eleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover surprising influences on their own work.
멋진 신세계 멋진 신세계 (2012) Character: Lee Joon-ho
A geek is left home alone and his negligence causes the spread of a deadly contamination that infects the entire local population and turns them into flesh-eating zombies.
봉준호를 찾아서 봉준호를 찾아서 (2015) Character: Self
Unlike our dream of becoming a great filmmaker, the movie boards that adults talk about are tough. We are looking for our idol, Bong Joon-ho...
미쓰 홍당무 미쓰 홍당무 (2008) Character: English Teacher
After being demoted from teaching Russian to middle-school English students, Me-sook is literally red-faced with shame, because on top of all her other issues — unrequited love, unpopularity — Me-sook has a blushing problem.
Making Parasite Making Parasite (2020) Character: Self
A short featurette on the making of Parasite.
지리멸렬 지리멸렬 (2025) Character: Paperboy's Brother
Over three episodes, three respectable middle-aged men find themselves behaving badly. A teacher hides his pornographic magazine from a female student. A jogger steals milk and blames it on a newspaper delivery boy. A drunk man desperately searches for a public toilet late at night.
토니 레인즈와 한국영화 25년 토니 레인즈와 한국영화 25년 (2012) Character: Self
Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through interviews of Korean cineastes that have a special affinity for him, including JANG Sun-woo, LEE Chang-dong and HONG Sang-soo among others.
미스터김, 영화관에 가다 미스터김, 영화관에 가다 (2026) Character: Self
After the COVID-19 pandemic, Busan International Film Festival founder Kim Dong-ho, at eighty-five, picks up a camcorder for the first time and decides to make a documentary. His lens turns toward cinemas struggling through the crisis, as beloved theaters vanish amid dwindling audiences. Seeking to reconnect with old friends, "Mr. Kim" — now nearing ninety — travels the world to talk with filmmakers and cinephiles. Through these encounters, he reflects on cinema’s past and future, finding wisdom and resilience in a time of transformation. His journey becomes a meditation on change, memory, and the enduring spirit of film.
Le Scandale Clouzot Le Scandale Clouzot (2017) Character: Self
Great filmmakers claim the artistic influence of French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907-1977), a master of suspense, with a unique vision of the world, who knew how to offer both great shows and subtle studies of characters. Beyond the myth of the tyrannical director, a contrasting portrait of a visionary, an agitator, an artist against the system.



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