Kim Jee-woon
- January 10, 2024
- Film Director
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Kim Jee-woon |
| Occupation | Film Director |
| Date Of Birth | Jul 6, 1964(1964-07-06) |
| Age | 60 |
| Birthplace | Seoul |
| Country | South Korea |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
Kim Jee-woon Biography
| Name | Kim Jee-woon |
| Birthday | Jul 6 |
| Birth Year | 1964 |
| Place Of Birth | Seoul |
| Birth Country | South Korea |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Parents | Kim Ok-sung |
| Siblings | Kim Ji-won, Ji-suk Kim |
Kim Jee-woon is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on July 6, 1964 in Seoul, South Korea.
In 1998, Kim directed and wrote his first feature film, The Quiet Family (1998), a horror/drama/comedy about a family who owns a mountain inn whose guests continue to commit suicide. The film was his first collaboration with actors Choi Min-sik (whom he would later collaborate with in I Saw the Devil) and Song Kang-ho (whom he would later collaborate with in The Foul King and The Good, the Bad, the Weird). The film won Best Live Action film at the 1999 Fantasporto festival, and Best Director and Best Film at the Malaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema. It was also nominated for Best Film at the 1998 Sitges – Catalan International Film Festival.
In 2000, Kim directed and wrote his second feature film, The Foul King (2000), re-uniting again with Song Kang-ho. The film follows an unproductive and incompetent bank clerk (played by Song Kang-ho) who escapes his demanding, alpha-male boss by entering the pro-wrestling ring and fighting under a pseudonym, “The Foul King.” The two worlds eventually end up colliding, however. The film won Best Director at the 2001 Milan International Film Festival, and an Audience Award at the Udine Far East Film Festival.
Kim Jee-woon Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Film Director |
| House | Living in own house. |
Kim Jee-woon is one of the richest Film Director from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kim Jee- woon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Kim Jee-woon (Korean: 김지운 ; born July 6, 1964) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
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In 2010, Kim directed, based on a screenplay from Hoon-jung Park, I Saw the Devil (2010), re-uniting with actors Choi Min-sik and Lee Byung-hun. The film won a number of awards, including Best Director and Best Film at Fantasporto, Special Jury Prize, Audience Award, Critics Award at the Gerardmer Film Festival, Best Lighting at the Grand Bell Awards, Best Foreign Language film from the Austin Film Critics Association and Best Editing from the 2011 Asian Film Awards.
Facts & Trivia
Klas Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Kim Jee-woon celebrates birthday on July 6 of every year.
In 2012, Kim directed and wrote the segment known as “The Heavenly Creature” about a robot who achieves enlightenment in a Buddhist temple, in 2012 omnibus film Doomsday Book (Yim Pil-sung directed the other two segments). The film won Best International Film at the Fantasia Festival and a Special Award at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival.