Bong Joon Ho
Directing Born Sep 14, 1969 Daegu, South Korea 98 credits
Biography
Bong Joon Ho is a South Korean filmmaker born on September 14, 1969, in Daegu, South Korea. Known primarily for directing, he has accrued sixty-six known credits on The Movie Database. He is male, and is also known by the stage name Bong Joon-ho, as well as alternative designations including Bong Jun-ho and Пон Чжун Хо. His work in the film industry spans multiple titles and projects recorded within the platform's database.
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Career overview
Bong Joon Ho is a South Korean filmmaker born in Daegu, South Korea, on September 14, 1969. Known for his work as a director, he has accumulated sixty-six known credits according to profile data. His filmmaking style is characterized by an emphasis on social and class themes, genre-mixing, dark comedy, and sudden tone shifts.
The filmmaker first became known to audiences and achieved a cult following with his directorial debut film, the black comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite, released in 2000. He subsequently achieved both critical and commercial success with a series of films, including the crime thriller Memories of Murder in 2003 and the monster film The Host in 2006.
His career continued with the science fiction action film Snowpiercer in 2013, which served as his English-language debut. Over the course of his career, his body of work has also earned him three Academy Awards.
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Career timeline
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
Mickey 17 · DirectorMickey 17 · ProducerMickey 17 · WriterThe Legend of the Palme d’Or ContinuesIncoherence
Sohn's Questions
Nattering with NahYellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club
Kultur-King Korea
Next Entertainment, Visionary보는 것을 사랑한다
Snowpiercer · Executive ProducerSnowpiercer · Original Story봉준호, 장르가 되다Making Parasite
Parasite · StoryParasite · DirectorParasite · ProducerParasite · ScreenplayModern Korea
You Quiz on the BlockThe Crunchyroll Anime AwardsMemories
Okja · DirectorOkja · ProducerOkja · ScreenplayOkja · StoryThe Clouzot Scandal
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSearching for Bong
Sea Fog · WriterSea Fog · ProducerSnowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black ScreenUnderstanding Movies
Snowpiercer · DirectorSnowpiercer · ScreenplaySnowpiercer · ScreenstoryWhere is my DVD?
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant ObserverDoomsday BookAri Ari the Korean CinemaA Brave New World
3.11 A Sense of Home Films · DirectorKurosawa's Way
Mother, Son and Murder: The Making of Mother
Mother · ScreenplayMother · DirectorCan I Borrow a Light?
Tokyo! · DirectorTokyo! · WriterCrush and Blush40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young
The Host · ScreenplayThe Host · Director
Antarctic Journal · WriterMaking Memories of Murder
Sink & Rise · DirectorSink & Rise · WriterInfluenza · DirectorInfluenza · WriterJeonju Digital Project 2004 · Writer
Memories of Murder · DirectorMemories of Murder · Writer
No Blood No Tears
Barking Dogs Never Bite · DirectorBarking Dogs Never Bite · Screenplay
Phantom: The Submarine · Writer
Motel Cactus · WriterMotel Cactus · Assistant Director
7 Reasons Why Beer Is Better Than a Lover · Adaptation
The Love of a Grape Seed · Lighting TechnicianWhite Man · WriterWhite Man · DirectorThe Memories in My Frame · WriterThe Memories in My Frame · Director
Looking For Paradise · DirectorLooking For Paradise · EditorLooking For Paradise · Writer
Full filmography
- Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema (2026) as Self
- Mickey 17 (2025) Director
- Mickey 17 (2025) Producer
- Mickey 17 (2025) Writer
- The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues (2025) as Self
- Incoherence (2025) as Paperboy's Brother
- Incoherence (2025) Director
- Incoherence (2025) Writer
- Incoherence (2025) Editor
- Sohn's Questions (2024) as Self
- Nattering with Nah (2023) as Self
- Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club (2023) as Self
- Kultur-King Korea (2022)
- Next Entertainment, Visionary (2021) as Self
- 보는 것을 사랑한다 (2021)
- Snowpiercer (2020) Executive Producer
- Snowpiercer (2020) Original Story
- 봉준호, 장르가 되다 (2020)
- Making Parasite (2020) as Self
- Parasite (2019) Story
- Parasite (2019) Director
- Parasite (2019) Producer
- Parasite (2019) Screenplay
- Modern Korea (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Your Song (2019) as Self
- You Quiz on the Block (2018) as Self (voice)
- The Crunchyroll Anime Awards (2018) as Self - Presenter
- Memories (2018) as Self
- Okja (2017) Director
- Okja (2017) Producer
- Okja (2017) Screenplay
- Okja (2017) Story
- The Clouzot Scandal (2017) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- Searching for Bong (2015) as Self
- Sea Fog (2014) Writer
- Sea Fog (2014) Producer
- Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen (2014) as Self
- Understanding Movies (2014) as Self
- Snowpiercer (2013) Director
- Snowpiercer (2013) Screenplay
- Snowpiercer (2013) Screenstory
- Where is my DVD? (2013) as Self
- Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer (2012) as Self
- Doomsday Book (2012) as Lee Joon-ho
- Ari Ari the Korean Cinema (2012) as Self
- A Brave New World (2012) as Lee Joon-ho
- 3.11 A Sense of Home Films (2011) Director
- Kurosawa's Way (2011) as Self
- Mother, Son and Murder: The Making of Mother (2010) as Self
- Mother (2009) Screenplay
- Mother (2009) Director
- Can I Borrow a Light? (2009) as Guitar Man
- Tokyo! (2008) Director
- Tokyo! (2008) Writer
- Crush and Blush (2008) as English Teacher
- 40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight (2008) as Self
- Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young (2007) as Self
- The Host (2006) Screenplay
- The Host (2006) Director
- Antarctic Journal (2005) Writer
- Making Memories of Murder (2005) as Self
- Sink & Rise (2004) Director
- Sink & Rise (2004) Writer
- Influenza (2004) Director
- Influenza (2004) Writer
- Jeonju Digital Project 2004 (2004) Writer
- Jeonju Digital Project 2004 (2004) Director
- Memories of Murder (2003) Director
- Memories of Murder (2003) Writer
- No Blood No Tears (2002) as Officer
- Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) Director
- Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) Screenplay
- Phantom: The Submarine (1999) Writer
- Motel Cactus (1997) Writer
- Motel Cactus (1997) Assistant Director
- 7 Reasons Why Beer Is Better Than a Lover (1996) Adaptation
- The Love of a Grape Seed (1994) Lighting Technician
- White Man (1994) Writer
- White Man (1994) Director
- The Memories in My Frame (1994) Writer
- The Memories in My Frame (1994) Director
- The Memories in My Frame (1994) Producer
- 2001 Imagine (1994) Director of Photography
- Sounds from Heaven and Earth (1994) Lighting Technician
- Looking For Paradise (1992) Director
- Looking For Paradise (1992) Editor
- Looking For Paradise (1992) Writer
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Untitled Bong Joon Ho Horror Action Film Director
- Untitled Bong Joon Ho Horror Action Film Writer
- Ally Director
- Ally Screenplay
- Ally Producer
- Untitled Lee Isaac Chung Project Producer
- The Host : Histoires de famille as Bong Joon-ho
- The Host 2 Characters
- Ally Co-Writer