Heo Jin-ho (; born August 8, 1963) is a South Korean

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...

and

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Career

Heo Jin-ho graduated from

Yonsei University Yonsei University (; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. As a member of the " SKY" universities, Yonsei University is deemed one of the three most prestigious institutions in the country. It is particularly respected in th ...

with a degree in philosophy and went on to study filmmaking at the Korean Academy of Film Arts. His first steps as a film director did not go unnoticed as his first short, ''For Go-chul'', was selected for the

Vancouver International Film Festival The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Fest ...

. He later co-wrote the script of ''

A Single Spark ''A Single Spark'' (; lit. "A Beautiful Youth, Jeon Tae-il") is a 1995 South Korean drama film directed by Park Kwang-su. Plot A biographical film about Jeon Tae-il, a worker who protested labor conditions through self-immolation. Awards * Blue ...

'' and ''Kilimanjaro''. Many of his feature films, ''

Christmas in August ''Christmas in August'' () is a 1998 South Korean romance drama film. It was director Hur Jin-ho's debut and stars Han Suk-kyu and Shim Eun-ha. Plot After a failed engagement, photo shop owner Jung-won ( Han Suk-kyu) is in his 30s and lives wi ...

'' (shown at the

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

), ''

One Fine Spring Day ''One Fine Spring Day'' is a South Korean feature film released by Sidus and Applause Films in 2001. Directed by Hur Jin-ho (of ''Christmas in August''), the film is a portrait of a love affair - from its blossoming in spring, to its decline as ...

'' (2001), ''

April Snow ''April Snow'' (; lit. "Outing" or "Going Out") is a 2005 South Korean romantic drama film co-written and directed by Hur Jin-ho, starring Bae Yong-joon and Son Ye-jin. Plot In-su and Seo-young meet in a hospital after their respective spouses w ...

'' (2005), ''

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'' (2007) and '' A Good Rain Knows'' (2009) are variations on Hur's favorite theme: love. Film critic Kim Ji-mi says in ''Korean Film Observatory'' magazine (No. 23), Hur "shows the outstanding talent of being able to grasp the sensitive moments of the beginning and ending of a love between a man and a woman" (p. 22).

Filmography

* 1993: ''For Go-chul'' (

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 ...

) - director * 1993: ''

To the Starry Island ''To the Starry Island'' () is a 1993 South Korean film directed by Park Kwang-su. Plot According to his father's wishes, Moon Jae-Goo attempts to bury his father's body on the island on which he was born. Because of bitter memories of his father ...

'' - assistant director * 1995: ''

'' - screenplay, assistant director * 1998: ''

'' - director, screenplay * 1998: ''

City of the Rising Sun ''City of the Rising Sun'' () is a 1998 South Korean film about two friends, Hong-ki and Do-chul in their mid twenties, struggling on life in the late 1990s Korean scenario. The film stars Jung Woo-sung as Do-chul and Lee Jung-jae as Hong-ki. Sto ...

'' - actor * 2001: ''

'' - director, screenplay * 2001: ''Kilimanjaro'' - screenplay * 2004: ''Alone Together'' (

from omnibus ''Twentidentity'') - director * 2004: ''My New Boyfriend'' (

) - director * 2005: ''

'' - director, screenplay * 2007: ''

'' - director, screenplay * 2009: ''I'm Right Here'' (

from omnibus ''

Five Senses of Eros ''Five Senses of Eros'' () is a 2009 South Korean omnibus film with five short films depicting love and desire, but in different styles and genres. The shorts are: ''His Concern'', directed by Daniel H. Byun; ''I'm Right Here'' (), directed by Hu ...

'') - director * 2009: '' A Good Rain Knows'' - director, screenplay, producer * 2012: ''

Dangerous Liaisons ''Dangerous Liaisons'' is a 1988 American period romantic drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Christopher Hampton, based on his 1985 play '' Les liaisons dangereuses'', itself adapted from the 1782 French novel of the s ...

'' - director * 2016: '' The Last Princess'' - director * 2019: '' Forbidden Dream'' - director * 2019: ''The Present'' - short film, director * 2021: ''The Dinner'' - director * 2021: ''

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'' (

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) - director

Theater

* 2010: ''A Nap'' - director

References

External links

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Hur Jin-ho
at the

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허진호 (Jin-ho Hur)
at Cine21
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1963 births Living people South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters Yonsei University alumni Best Director Paeksang Arts Award (film) winners {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub

Career

Filmography

Theater

See also

References

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