Kim Ji-hoon (born 1971), also spelled Kim Ji-hun, is a South Korean film director.

Life and career

Kim Ji-hoon was born in

Daegu Daegu (, , literally 'large hill', 대구광역시), formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is ...

. After graduating from

Hanyang University Hanyang University (Korean: 한양대학교) is a private research university in South Korea. The main campus is located in Seoul and its satellite campus, the Education Research Industry Cluster (ERICA campus), is in Ansan. ''Hanyang'' (한양, ...

's Theater and Film Art Department, he worked as an

assistant director The role of an assistant director on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have to tak ...

on a number of films. He made his feature directorial debut in 2004 with the film '' Mokpo, Gangster's Paradise'', starring

Cha In-pyo Cha In-pyo (; born October 14, 1967) is a South Korean actor and director. Early life Cha graduated from Rutgers University in the U.S. with a degree in economics. His father ran a shipping company and had intended for Cha to take over the f ...

and

Cho Jae-hyun Cho Jae-hyun (born June 30, 1965) is a South Korean film, stage, and TV actor. He is commonly dubbed "director Kim Ki-duk's persona" since Cho has starred as leading and supporting characters in a number of films directed by Kim. Early years a ...

. His 2007 film '' May 18'', about the

Gwangju Massacre The Gwangju Uprising was a popular uprising in the city of Gwangju, South Korea, from May 18 to May 27, 1980, which pitted local, armed citizens against soldiers and police of the South Korean government. The event is sometimes called 5·18 (M ...

of 1980 and which starred

Kim Sang-kyung Kim Sang-kyung (born June 1, 1972; ) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his leading roles in ''Memories of Murder'' (2003) and ''May 18'' (2007). Two of his films directed by Hong Sang-soo, '' Tale of Cinema'' (2005) and '' Ha Ha Ha'' (2 ...

Lee Yo-won Lee Yo-won (born April 9, 1980) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Queen Seondeok in the eponymous hit period drama. Career Lee Yo-won was a sophomore in high school when she won a modeling contest and first appe ...

and Lee Joon-gi, earned him the Best Director award at the 2008 Korea Movie Star Awards. He went on to direct '' Sector 7'', a 2011 action/horror film about a

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which attacked

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s, with an ensemble cast led by

Ha Ji-won Jeon Hae-rim (; born 28 June 1978), better known by her stage name Ha Ji-won () is a South Korean actress. She is best known for the historical dramas '' Damo'' (2003), '' Hwang Jini'' (2006), and '' Empress Ki'' (2013), as well as the melodra ...

and

Ahn Sung-ki Ahn Sung-ki (born January 1, 1952) is a South Korean actor. One of the country's most respected actors, he has appeared in more than 130 films during his career of over 60 years. Career A native of Seoul, Ahn was the son of a veteran filmmaker ...

. Distributor

CJ E&M Pictures CJ Entertainment (Hangul: CJ 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean film production and distribution company under CJ ENM. The company operates as a film production company, film publishing house, investment and exhibition. History During early 1 ...

stated that ''Sector 7'' was the highest-grossing South Korean film in China, but it was not well received by South Korean audiences, nor by critics, who panned its "flat" main characters and low-quality

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. Kim's next work after that was '' The Tower'', a

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about a fire in a high-rise apartment building, starring

Sol Kyung-gu Sol Kyung-gu (born May 14, 1967) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Public Enemy'' film series, ''Peppermint Candy'', ''Oasis'', '' Silmido'', ''Hope'' and '' The Merciless''. Career Sol was born in Seocheon on May 1, 1 ...

, Kim Sang-kyung and

Son Ye-jin Son Ye-jin (born Son Eon-jin on January 11, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in 2003 for '' The Classic'' and '' Summer Scent'', which were followed by the commercially successful ''A Moment to Remember'' (2004) and ''April Snow ...

. In response to the criticisms of ''Sector 7'', Kim spent nearly two years working with the

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team on CGI; the film was finally released in December 2012. Kim stated that he got the idea for ''The Tower'' from a variety of boyhood experiences, including his first visit to

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where he saw the

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and wondered what it would be like to get trapped inside, and a later incident where he got stuck in an elevator, which he described as "the moment when I first felt dread". His most recent work, of ''I Want to Know Your Parents'', has been postponed indefinitely following the sexual assault scandal of actor

Oh Dal-su Oh Dal-su (born 15 June 1968) is a South Korean actor. Career Oh Dal-su began his acting career in theater in Busan, and since 2001 has been the head of theater company ''Singiru Manhwagyeong'' ("Mirage and Kaleidoscope"). His rich experience ...

, with no release date set to date.

Filmography

*''The Aquarium'' (

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

, 1996) - director *''Egoism'' (

, 1996) - director *''Greenhouse'' (

, 1997) - director, screenplay, editor, sound *''

Whispering Corridors ''Whispering Corridors'' () is a 1998 South Korean supernatural horror film directed and co-written by Park Ki-hyung. It was part of the explosion in South Korean cinema following the liberalization of censorship in the aftermath of the end of ...

'' (1998) - assistant director *''Full Moon Full Sun'' (

, 1999) - actor *''Rush'' (1999) - assistant director *''The Secret'' (2000) - assistant director *'' Mokpo, Gangster's Paradise'' (2004) - director, screenplay *'' May 18'' (2007) - director *'' Sector 7'' (2011) - director, screenplay *'' The Tower'' (2012) - director, script editor * ''

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'' (2021) - director *''

I Want to Know Your Parents ''I Want to Know Your Parents'' () is a 2022 South Korean drama film directed by Kim Ji-hoon and written by Gim Gyung-mi. Based on a Japanese theatrical play ''Oya no Kao ga Mitai'' by Seigo Hatasawa, the film stars Sol Kyung-gu, Sung Yoo-bin ...

'' (2022) - director

References

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* * * 1971 births Living people Hanyang University alumni South Korean film directors {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub