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Kim Jee-woon

Kim Jee-woon

Known For Directing
Birthday Jul 06, 1964 (61)
Birthplace Seoul, South Korea
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Sep 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Kim Jee-woon (Korean: 김지운; born July 6, 1964) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a theater actor and director before debuting with his self-written and directed film, The Quiet Family in 1998. Kim has worked with increasing levels of success in cinema, showing accomp ... lished acting and a detailed stylization in his films. He is currently one of the most recognized screenwriters/directors in the Korean film industry. His films A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and A Bittersweet Life (2005) were both critical and commercial successes. He is also known for the films The Foul King (2000), The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) and I Saw the Devil (2010).

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Filmography

A Bittersweet Life

A Bittersweet Life

2005

as Lee Byung-hun's Hand Stand-In (uncredited)

Illang: The Wolf Brigade

Illang: The Wolf Brigade

2018

Screenplay

I Saw the Devil

I Saw the Devil

2010

Screenplay

The Uninvited

The Uninvited

2009

Original Story

A Bittersweet Life

A Bittersweet Life

2005

Screenplay

A Tale of Two Sisters

A Tale of Two Sisters

2003

Screenplay

Three

Three

2002

Screenplay

Illang: The Wolf Brigade

Illang: The Wolf Brigade

2018

Director

The Last Stand

The Last Stand

2013

Director

I Saw the Devil

I Saw the Devil

2010

Director

A Bittersweet Life

A Bittersweet Life

2005

Director

A Tale of Two Sisters

A Tale of Two Sisters

2003

Director

Three

Three

2002

Director

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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Next Entertainment, Visionary

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 2021

Modern Korea

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 2019

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