Chan-wook Park

Park Chan-wook (born August 23, 1963 in the Tanyan area of Jecheon) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of 2002's Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, OldBoy in 2003 and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance in 2005.
His films are noted for their immaculate framing and often brutal subject matter.

In a May 2004 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Park listed Sophocles, Shakespeare, Kafka, Dostoevsky, Balzac, Kurt Vonnegut and others as being influences on his career.
In a later interview for Lady Vengeance, Park listed Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Aldrich, Ingmar Bergman, Sam Fuller, Roman Polanski and the Korean director, Kim Ki-young, as cinematic influences.



What members say | Filmography

Chan-wook Park - what members say

Chan-wook Park - filmography

5 most recent films

OldBoy - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
OldBoy - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

OldBoy - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
OldBoy - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

OldBoy - 3.5 stars
OldBoy - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Kang Hye-jeong - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Park Chan-Wook - 2 times - show films