Park Chan-wook

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Park Chan-wook (Korean: 박찬욱; pronounced [pak̚tɕʰanuk̚]; born 23 August 1963) is a South Korean filmmaker and former film critic. Widely regarded as a leading figure in South Korean and 21st-century world cinema, he is known for films that blend crime, mystery, and thriller elements with other genres. His films are noted for their cinematography, framing, black humour, and often brutal subject matter. After two unsuccessful films in the 1990s, which he has since largely disowned, Park came to prominence with his acclaimed third directorial effort, Joint Security Area (2000), which became the highest-grossing film in South Korean history at the time and which Park himself prefers to be regarded as his directorial debut. Using his newfound creative freedom, he would go on to direct the films forming his unofficial The Vengeance Trilogy: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), a financial...

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SnowpiercerSeries • 2020The HandmaidenMovie • 2016OldboyMovie • 2003No Other ChoiceMovie • 2025SnowpiercerMovie • 2013Decision to LeaveMovie • 2022The SympathizerSeries • 2024OldboyMovie • 2013The Little Drummer GirlSeries • 2018Joint Security AreaMovie • 2000StokerMovie • 2013Lady VengeanceMovie • 2005Sympathy for Mr. VengeanceMovie • 2002ThirstMovie • 2009UprisingMovie • 2024Three... ExtremesMovie • 2004I'm a Cyborg, But That's OKMovie • 2006The Truth BeneathMovie • 2016The ShamelessMovie • 2015Crush and BlushMovie • 2008JudgementMovie • 1999Night FishingMovie • 2011ZindaMovie • 2006