Bong Joon-ho at the Japanese premiere of Okja in 2017

Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean film director, producer, and screenwriter who began his career in 1994 after creating the short films White Man, Memories in My Frame, and Incoherence. In 1997, Bong wrote the feature film Motel Cactus, for which he also served as an assistant director. Two years later, he wrote Phantom: The Submarine, and later made his feature-length directorial debut with Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000).[1] In the following years, Bong wrote and directed Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006), Mother (2009), and Snowpiercer (2013), films which received "universal acclaim" from critics.[2]

After writing and producing 2014's Sea Fog, Bong co-wrote, directed, and produced the action-adventure film Okja, which earned a nomination for the Palme d'Or at the 70th Cannes Film Festival.[3] While working on Snowpiercer, Bong was encouraged to write a play, which resulted in the creation and release of the film Parasite in 2019.[4] The film received the Palme d'Or, acclaim from critics internationally, and numerous accolades. It also earned Bong the Academy Award for Best Director, further establishing him as a profound filmmaker around the world.[5][6]

Production credits

Feature films

Bong Joon-ho's film credits
Year Title Credited as Notes Ref(s)
English Korean Director Writer Producer
1997 Motel Cactus 모텔 선인장 No Yes No Also assistant director [7]
1999 Phantom: The Submarine 유령 No Yes No [8]
2000 Barking Dogs Never Bite 플란다스의 개 Yes Yes No [9]
2003 Memories of Murder 살인의 추억 Yes Yes No [10]
2005 Antarctic Journal 남극일기 No Yes No [11]
2006 The Host 괴물 Yes Yes No [12]
2009 Mother 마더 Yes Yes No [13]
2013 Snowpiercer 설국열차 Yes Yes No [14]
2014 Sea Fog 해무 No Yes Yes [15]
2017 Okja 옥자 Yes Yes Yes [16]
2019 Parasite 기생충 Yes Yes Yes [17]
TBA Mickey 17 Yes Yes Yes [18]

Short films

Bong Joon-ho's short film credits
Year Title Director Writer Segment Ref(s)
1994 White Man Yes Yes — [19]
Memories in My Frame Yes Yes — [20]
Incoherence Yes Yes — [21]
2003 Twentidentity Yes Yes "Sink & Rise" [22]
2004 Digital Short Films by Three Directors Yes Yes "Influenza" [23]
2008 Tokyo! Yes Yes "Shaking Tokyo" [24]
2011 3.11 A Sense of Home Yes Yes "Iki" [25]

Television

Bong Joon-ho's television credits
Year Title Notes Ref(s)
2020–2022 Snowpiercer Executive producer [26]

Music videos

Bong Joon-ho's music video credits
Year Song Artist Ref(s)
English Original
2000 Dan 단(但) Kim Don Kyu (김돈규) [27]
2003 Lonely Street Lamp 외로운 가로등 Han Young Ae (한영애) [28]

Performance credits

Bong Joon-ho's performances
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1994 Incoherence Delivery boy's brother [29]
2002 No Blood No Tears Detective Cameo [30]
2006 Two or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young Himself Documentary film [30]
2008 Crush and Blush Private institute student Cameo [30]
2011 Kurosawa's Way Himself Documentary film [31]
2012 Doomsday Book Lee Joon-ho Cameo [30]
2012 Ari Ari the Korean Cinema Himself Documentary film [32]
2017 Last Train to Seoul Himself Documentary film [33]

Critical response

Critical response for Bong Joon-ho's films
Year Film Rotten Tomatoes[34] Metacritic[35]
2000 Barking Dogs Never Bite 88% (16 reviews) 66 (8 reviews)
2003 Memories of Murder 95% (74 reviews) 82 (17 reviews)
2006 The Host 93% (155 reviews) 85 (35 reviews)
2009 Mother 96% (118 reviews) 79 (31 reviews)
2013 Snowpiercer 94% (257 reviews) 84 (38 reviews)
2017 Okja 86% (239 reviews) 75 (36 reviews)
2019 Parasite 99% (467 reviews) 96 (52 reviews)

See also

References

  1. ^ Taylor, Drew (July 15, 2020). "Every Bong Joon-ho Movie, Ranked from Least Amazing to Positively Transcendent". Collider. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Hilden, Nick (February 12, 2020). "The Untold Truth Of Bong Joon Ho". Looper. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Pulver, Andrew (May 25, 2019). "Bong Joon-ho's Parasite wins Palme d'Or at Cannes film festival". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  4. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (November 8, 2019). "Making of 'Parasite': How Bong Joon Ho's Real Life Inspired a Plot-Twisty Tale of Rich vs. Poor". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  5. ^ Tan, Sandi (January 27, 2020). "Parasite Power: Director Bong Joon Ho on His Edgy Oscar Contender". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  6. ^ Sang-hun, Choe (February 10, 2020). "Oscar for 'Parasite' Quenches Koreans' Long Thirst for Recognition". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "Motel Cactus – 모텔 선인장". London Korean Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  8. ^ Paquet, Darcy (February 14, 2008). "The Bong Joon-ho Page". Koreanfilm.org. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  9. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (September 17, 2020). "Barking Dogs Never Bite review – Bong Joon-ho's canine satire has teeth". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  10. ^ Tallerico, Brian (October 19, 2020). "Memories of Murder movie review (2020)". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  11. ^ X (August 15, 2005). "[K-Film Reviews] 남극일기 (Antarctic Journal)". Screen Anarchy. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  12. ^ Wilkinson, Alissa (February 19, 2020). "Long before Parasite, Bong Joon-ho was skewering bloodsucking social systems in 2006's The Host". Vox. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  13. ^ Rife, Katie (October 23, 2020). "Bong Joon Ho's Mother finds a Hitchcock disciple at his most Hitchcockian". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  14. ^ Sharf, Zack (October 8, 2019). "Bong Joon Ho Duped Harvey Weinstein With a Hilarious Lie to Save 'Snowpiercer' Scene". IndieWire. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  15. ^ MacDonald, Joan (September 10, 2020). "'Sea Fog' To Get American Remake With Bong Joon-Ho As Producer". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  16. ^ Scott, A.O. (June 27, 2017). "Review: In 'Okja,' a Girl and Her Pig Take on the Food Industrial Complex". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  17. ^ Jung E., Alex (October 7, 2019). "Korean Director Bong Joon-ho on His New Film 'Parasite'". Vulture. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  18. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (January 19, 2022). "Bong Joon Ho Sets Next Movie at Warner Bros. With Robert Pattinson in Talks to Star". Variety. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  19. ^ "Baeksekin – International Film Festival Entrevues Belfort". Entrevues Belfort Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  20. ^ "Memories in My Frame (1994)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  21. ^ "Incoherence Bong Joon Ho IFFR 2009 30". International Film Festival Rotterdam. 2009. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  22. ^ "Sink & Rise". Le Cinéma Club. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  23. ^ "Digital Short Films by Three Filmmakers". Torino Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  24. ^ Bradshaw, Peter. "Tokyo!". Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  25. ^ 管理者 (June 5, 2020). "What is 3.11 A Sense of Home Films?". Nara International Film Festival. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  26. ^ Cremona, Patrick (May 22, 2020). "Snowpiercer: how different is the TV series to Bong Joon-ho's 2013 film?". Radio Times. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  27. ^ "Dan (2000)". MUBI. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  28. ^ "Lonely Street Lamp (2003)". MUBI. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  29. ^ "지리멸렬" [Incoherence] (in Korean). Korean Movie Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  30. ^ a b c d Lee, Nam (September 29, 2020). The Films of Bong Joon Ho. Rutgers University Press. p. 254. ISBN 978-1-9788-1890-3.
  31. ^ "Kurosawa's Way". Fajr International Film Festival. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  32. ^ "Lonely Street Lamp (2003)". MUBI. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  33. ^ "Last Train to Seoul". Beall Production. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  34. ^ "Joon-ho Bong". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  35. ^ "Joon-ho Bong". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

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