Bong Joon Ho

Bong Joon Ho

Writer and director. Born 14 September 1969 in Daegu, South Korea.

5

Titles on Fi1m4 directing · 1 writing

3

Oscars3 won

Born

14 September 1969, Daegu, South Korea

Active

2000–present

Frequently works with

Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Bae Doona

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Bong Joon Ho — Bong Joon HoKevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bong Joon Ho at the Busan Film Festival in 2025 — Bong Joon Ho at the Busan Film Festival in 2025Jay Dixit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bong Joon-ho and Robert Pattinson in South Korea for "Mickey 17" (2025) — Bong Joon-ho and Robert Pattinson in South Korea for "Mickey 17" (2025)K-POPIT 케이팝잇, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bong Joon-Ho answering questions after a screening of his film The Host at the Vancouver International Film Festival. (2006) — Bong Joon-Ho answering questions after a screening of his film The Host at the Vancouver International Film Festival. (2006)Greg Dunlap, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bong Joon Ho — Bong Joon HoImage via TMDB

Bong Joon Ho — Bong Joon HoImage via TMDB

Bong Joon Ho — Bong Joon HoImage via TMDB

Director Bong Joon-ho at the Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles, March 5th, 2010. — Director Bong Joon-ho at the Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles, March 5th, 2010.Tomdog, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

オクジャ/okja ジャパン・プレミアポン・ジュノ (2017) — オクジャ/okja ジャパン・プレミアポン・ジュノ (2017)Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bong Joon Ho — Bong Joon HoImage via TMDB

Bong Joon Ho — Bong Joon HoImage via TMDB

Bong Joon Ho — Bong Joon HoImage via TMDB

Photographs: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0 (licence); Jay Dixit, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); K-POPIT 케이팝잇, CC BY 3.0 (licence); Greg Dunlap, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Tomdog, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence); Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.