Ahn Byeong-ki

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Ahn Byeong-ki
BornNovember 5, 1966
Occupation(s)director, screenwriter
Years active1992-present
Korean name
Hangul
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Revised Romanization An Byeong-gi
McCune–Reischauer An Byŏng-ki

Ahn Byeong-ki (born November 5, 1966, or 1967) is a South Korean film director, producer, and screenwriter specializing in horror films. His representative horror works are Phone and Bunshinsaba while his non-horror produced movies involve Scandal Makers and Sunny .

Filmography

Feature films of Ahn Byeong-ki
YearTitleCredited asRef.
EnglishKoreandirectorScreenplayProducer
1992 White Badge 하얀전쟁Assistant directorNoNo
1994Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid헐리우드 키드의 생애Assistant directorNoNo
1996Ivan the Mercenary용병 이반Assistant directorNoNo
1997Blackjack블랙잭Assistant directorNoNo
1998Naked BeingAssistant directorNoNo
2000 The Horror Game Movie Nightmare 가위YesYesNo
2002 Phone YesYesNo
2004 Bunshinsaba 분신사바YesYesNo
2006Dark Forest - 4 Horror Tales죽음의 숲 – 어느 날 갑자기 네번째 이야기NoNoYes
Roommates - 4 Horror Tales D-day – 어느 날 갑자기 세번째 이야기NoNoYes
Forbidden Floor - 4 Horror Tales네번째 층 – 어느 날 갑자기 두번째 이야기NoNoYes
February 29 - 4 Horror Tales2월 29일 – 어느날 갑자기 첫번째 이야기NoNoYes
Apt. 아파트YesYesYes
2008 Scandal Makers 과속스캔들NoNoYes
2010 Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp 두번째 이야기 : 교생실습NoNoNoProduction department
2011 Sunny 써니NoNoYesproduction department
2012 Bunshinsaba YesNoNo
2013 Bunshinsaba 2 YesNoNo
2014 Bunshinsaba 3 YesNoNo
2016 Scandal Maker YesNoNo

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