Director
Bong Joon Ho
Born 14 September 1969 · Daegu, South Korea
Bong Joon Ho is a South Korean director known for genre-blending films that mix dark comedy, thriller and social critique, often focused on class. His film Parasite (2019) made history as the first non-English-language Best Picture winner at the Oscars, cementing his global stature.
Key films
Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
His feature debut, a black comedy that won him a cult following in South Korea.
Memories of Murder (2003)
Acclaimed crime thriller based on real serial killings; a landmark of modern Korean cinema.
The Host (2006)
Monster film mixing family drama and satire; a major box-office hit in South Korea.
Snowpiercer (2013)
His English-language debut, a dystopian sci-fi tale of class struggle on a train.
Parasite (2019)
Class-themed black comedy thriller that won the Palme d'Or and the Oscar for Best Picture.
Key awards
- 2019 Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival (Parasite)
- 2020 Academy Award for Best Picture (Parasite)
- 2020 Academy Award for Best Director (Parasite)
- 2020 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (Parasite)
- 2020 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film (Parasite)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 42
- 1992Looking For ParadiseDirector
- 1994White ManDirector
- 1994The Memories in My FrameDirector
- 2000Barking Dogs Never BiteDirector
- 2002No Blood No Tears · as OfficerActor
- 2003Memories of MurderDirector
- 2004InfluenzaDirector
- 2004Sink & RiseDirector
- 2004Jeonju Digital Project 2004Director
- 2005Making Memories of Murder · as SelfActor
- 2006The HostDirector
- 2007Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young · as SelfActor
- 2008Tokyo!Director
- 2008Crush and Blush · as English TeacherActor
- 200840 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight · as SelfActor
- 2009MotherDirector
- 2009Can I Borrow a Light? · as Guitar ManActor
- 2010Mother, Son and Murder: The Making of Mother · as SelfActor
- 2011Kurosawa's Way · as SelfActor
- 20113.11 A Sense of Home FilmsDirector
- 2012Doomsday Book · as Lee Joon-hoActor
- 2012Ari Ari the Korean Cinema · as SelfActor
- 2012Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer · as SelfActor
- 2012A Brave New World · as Lee Joon-hoActor
- 2013SnowpiercerDirector
- 2013Where is my DVD? · as SelfActor
- 2014Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen · as SelfActor
- 2014Understanding Movies · as SelfActor
- 2015Searching for Bong · as SelfActor
- 2017OkjaDirector
- 2017The Clouzot Scandal · as SelfActor
- 2018Memories · as SelfActor
- 2019ParasiteDirector
- 2020Making Parasite · as SelfActor
- 2021보는 것을 사랑한다Actor
- 2022Kultur-King KoreaActor
- 2023Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club · as SelfActor
- 2025Mickey 17Director
- 2025IncoherenceDirector
- 2025Incoherence · as Paperboy's BrotherActor
- 2025The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues · as SelfActor
- 2026Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.