Bong Joon-ho filmography

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Bong Joon-ho at the Japanese premiere of Okja in 2017

Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean film director, producer, and screenwriter who began his career in 1994 after creating the short films White Man, Memories in My Frame, and Incoherence. In 1997, Bong wrote the feature film Motel Cactus, for which he also served as an assistant director. Two years later, he wrote Phantom: The Submarine, and later made his feature-length directorial debut with Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000). [1] In the following years, Bong wrote and directed Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006), Mother (2009), and Snowpiercer (2013), films which received "universal acclaim" from critics. [2]

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After writing and producing 2014's Sea Fog , Bong co-wrote, directed, and produced the action-adventure film Okja , which earned a nomination for the Palme d'Or at the 70th Cannes Film Festival. [3] While working on Snowpiercer, Bong was encouraged to write a play, which resulted in the creation and release of the film Parasite in 2019. [4] The film received the Palme d'Or, acclaim from critics internationally, and numerous accolades. It also earned Bong the Academy Award for Best Director, further establishing him as a profound filmmaker around the world. [5] [6]

Production credits

Feature films

Bong Joon-ho's film credits
YearTitleCredited asNotesRef(s)
EnglishKorean Director Writer Producer
1997Motel Cactus모텔 선인장NoYesNoAlso assistant director [7]
1999Phantom: The Submarine유령NoYesNo [8]
2000 Barking Dogs Never Bite 플란다스의 개YesYesNo [9]
2003 Memories of Murder 살인의 추억YesYesNo [10]
2005 Antarctic Journal 남극일기NoYesNo [11]
2006 The Host 괴물YesYesNo [12]
2009 Mother 마더YesYesNo [13]
2013 Snowpiercer 설국열차YesYesNo [14]
2014 Sea Fog 해무NoYesYes [15]
2017 Okja 옥자YesYesYes [16]
2019 Parasite 기생충YesYesYes [17]
2025 Mickey 17 YesYesYes [18]

Short films

Bong Joon-ho's short film credits
YearTitleDirectorWriterSegmentRef(s)
1994White ManYesYes— [19]
Memories in My FrameYesYes— [20]
Incoherence  [ ko ]YesYes— [21]
2003TwentidentityYesYes"Sink & Rise" [22]
2004Digital Short Films by Three DirectorsYesYes"Influenza" [23]
2008 Tokyo! YesYes"Shaking Tokyo" [24]
20113.11 A Sense of HomeYesYes"Iki" [25]

Television

Bong Joon-ho's television credits
YearTitleNotesRef(s)
2020–2024 Snowpiercer Executive producer [26]

Music videos

Bong Joon-ho's music video credits
YearSongArtistRef(s)
EnglishOriginal
2000Dan단(但)Kim Don Kyu (김돈규) [27]
2003Lonely Street Lamp외로운 가로등Han Young Ae (한영애) [28]

Performance credits

Bong Joon-ho's performances
YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
1994IncoherenceDelivery boy's brother [29]
2002 No Blood No Tears DetectiveCameo [30]
2006Two or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-youngHimselfDocumentary film [30]
2008 Crush and Blush Private institute studentCameo [30]
2011 Kurosawa's Way HimselfDocumentary film [31]
2012 Doomsday Book Lee Joon-hoCameo [30]
2012Ari Ari the Korean CinemaHimselfDocumentary film [32]
2017Last Train to SeoulHimselfDocumentary film [33]

Critical response

Critical response for Bong Joon-ho's films
YearFilm Rotten Tomatoes [34] Metacritic [35]
2000 Barking Dogs Never Bite 88% (16 reviews)66 (8 reviews)
2003 Memories of Murder 95% (74 reviews)82 (17 reviews)
2006 The Host 93% (155 reviews)85 (35 reviews)
2009 Mother 96% (118 reviews)79 (31 reviews)
2013 Snowpiercer 94% (257 reviews)84 (38 reviews)
2017 Okja 86% (239 reviews)75 (36 reviews)
2019 Parasite 99% (467 reviews)96 (52 reviews)

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