Park Chan-wook

Park Chan-wook

Director and producer. Born 23 August 1963 in Seoul, South Korea.

8

Titles on Fi1m6 directing · 2 producing

80

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 6 titles

2

Cannes prizes2 won

Born

23 August 1963, Seoul, South Korea

Active

2003–present

Frequently works with

Don McKellar, Jeong Seo-kyeong, Lim Seung-yong

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Park Chan-wook — Park Chan-wookYantsImages, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Director Park Chan-wook in a photo shoot for Marie Claire Korea in September 2013. — Director Park Chan-wook in a photo shoot for Marie Claire Korea in September 2013.Marie Claire Korea, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Director Park Chan-wook in a photo shoot for Marie Claire Korea in September 2013. — Director Park Chan-wook in a photo shoot for Marie Claire Korea in September 2013.Marie Claire Korea, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

영화 아가씨 제작보고회. 왼쪽부터 조진웅, 김태리, 김민희, 하정우, 박찬욱. (2016) — 영화 아가씨 제작보고회. 왼쪽부터 조진웅, 김태리, 김민희, 하정우, 박찬욱. (2016)tenasia10, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Chan Wook Park in a Master Class on the Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya 2009 — Chan Wook Park in a Master Class on the Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya 2009Baggio, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Jury Members Demi Moore, Isaach de Bankolé, Laura Wandel, Stellan Skarsgård, Chloé Zhao, Jury President Park Chan-wook, Ruth Negga, Die (2026) — CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Jury Members Demi Moore, Isaach de Bankolé, Laura Wandel, Stellan Skarsgård, Chloé Zhao, Jury President Park Chan-wook, Ruth Negga, Die (2026)YantsImages, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Park Chan-wook — Park Chan-wookImage via TMDB

Photographs: YantsImages, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Marie Claire Korea, CC BY 3.0 (licence); Marie Claire Korea, CC BY 3.0 (licence); tenasia10, CC BY 3.0 (licence); Baggio, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence); YantsImages, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.