Jason Kim (; born 1981), birth name Kim Ju-hwan (), is a South Korean

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and

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Career

Kim, born in 1981, majored in international politics from

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in the United States. He served for three years as an interpreter in the

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before joining

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's promotion department and later the film investment department. He dreams of making his own films and has made in his spare time youth drama films ''Goodbye My Smile'' (2010) and ''Koala'' (2013). He later quit his job to pursue his career in filmmaking. He spent three years working on the script of his first mainstream film ''

Midnight Runners ''Midnight Runners'' () is a 2017 South Korean action comedy film directed by Jason Kim and produced by Kim Jae-joong under Movie Rock. The film stars Park Seo-joon and Kang Ha-neul in the lead roles. ''Midnight Runners'' was released on 9 Au ...

'' (2017) which became a hit in South Korea and was also screened overseas.

Filmography

*''Goodbye My Smile'' (2010) - director *''Koala'' (2013) - director, screenwriter *''Retriever'' (short film, 2016) - director *''

'' (2017) - director, screenwriter *''

The Divine Fury ''The Divine Fury'' () is a 2019 South Korean action horror film written and directed by Kim Joo-hwan. It stars Park Seo-joon, Ahn Sung-ki and Woo Do-hwan. The film was released on July 31, 2019. Plot The film tells the story of Yong-hoo (Park ...

'' (2019) - director, screenwriter * '' My Heart Puppy'' (2023) - director, screenwriter * ''

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'' (2023) - Netflix original series, director, screenwriter * '' Officer Black Belt'' (2024) - Netflix original film, director, screenwriter

References

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* * 1981 births Living people South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters Georgetown University alumni {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub