Yoon Je-kyun (born 1969) is a South Korean film director . His debut ''My Boss, My Hero'' is about a gangster who is sent back to school, while ''
Sex Is Zero
''Sex Is Zero'' () is a 2002 South Korean film written and directed by Yoon Je-kyoon, starring Im Chang-jung and Ha Ji-won. In the style of American gross-out comedies like '' American Pie'', it follows the exploits of a group of college student ...
'' has been compared with ''
American Pie''.
However, his disaster movie ''
Haeundae'' (2009), which has been billed as South Korea's first
disaster film
A disaster film or disaster movie is a film genre that has an impending or ongoing disaster as its subject and primary plot device. Such disasters may include natural disasters, accidents, military/terrorist attacks or global catastrophes such as ...
,
[Principal Photography Begins on Korean Tsunami Movie HAEUNDAE]
. ''SciFi Japan'', 24 August 2008. Retrieved on 26 May 2009. had a $16 million budget,
''Studiodaily.com'', August 4, 2009. and was nominated for several awards—including Best Film and Best Director—at the 2009 Black Dragon Awards; the film won the award for Best Special Effects.
[Black Dragon Awards 2009]
. Retrieved on 19 Jan 2010.
In July 2022, Yoon became the president and CEO of CJ ENM Studios, the newly-launched production subsidiary of
CJ ENM.
Filmography
* ''
My Boss, My Hero
''My Boss, My Hero'' () is a 2001 South Korean film. It is the first of a trilogy with ''My Boss, My Teacher'' in 2006 and '' The Mafia, The Salesman'' in 2007.
Synopsis
This gangster comedy tells of Du-shik, a successful young mobster who is r ...
'' (2001)
* ''Can't Live Without Robbery'' ''Steal It If You Can'' or ''Thief Maker'' (2002)
* ''
Sex Is Zero
''Sex Is Zero'' () is a 2002 South Korean film written and directed by Yoon Je-kyoon, starring Im Chang-jung and Ha Ji-won. In the style of American gross-out comedies like '' American Pie'', it follows the exploits of a group of college student ...
'' (2002)
* ''Romantic Warriors'' a.k.a. ''Crazy Assassins'' (2003)
* ''
Miracle on 1st Street
''Miracle on 1st Street'' is a 2007 South Korean comedy-drama film. Written and directed by Yoon Je-kyoon, it reunited him with actors Im Chang-jung and Ha Ji-won, the stars of his earlier film ''Sex Is Zero''. With 2,750,457 admissions, ''Miracle ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Sex Is Zero 2'' (2007) - Producer
* ''
Haeundae'' ''Tidal Wave'' (2009)
* ''
Sector 7'' (2011) - Producer
* ''
Ode to My Father'' (2014)
* ''
Confidential Assignment
''Confidential Assignment'' (; lit. ''Cooperation'') is a 2017 Cinema of Korea, South Korean action comedy film directed by Kim Sung-hoon (director), Kim Sung-hoon. It stars Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae-jin and Kim Joo-hyuk. In the film, a North Korean offic ...
'' (2017) - Producer
* ''
The Negotiation'' (2018) - Producer
* ''
Pawn'' (2020) - Producer
* ''
Hero'' (2022)
* ''Kung Fu Robot'' (TBA)
Awards
*2009 18th
Buil Film Awards: Best Director (''
Haeundae'')
*2015 10th APN Awards: Recipient
*2015
52nd Grand Bell Awards
The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...
: Best Director (''
Ode to My Father'')
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yoon, Je-kyoon
1969 births
Living people
South Korean film directors
Korea University alumni
People from Busan
category:Grand Prize Paeksang Arts Award (Film) winners