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 미키17YesYesYesco-produced with Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Dooho Choi [18]
2027 The Valley 더 밸리YesYesYesAlso storyboard artist [19]

Short films

Bong Joon-ho's short film credits
YearTitleDirectorWriterSegmentRef(s)
1992Looking for ParadiseYesYes—
1994White ManYesYes— [20]
Memories in My FrameYesYes— [21]
Incoherence  [ ko ]YesYes— [22]
2003TwentidentityYesYes"Sink & Rise" [23]
2004Digital Short Films by Three DirectorsYesYes"Influenza" [24]
2008 Tokyo! YesYes"Shaking Tokyo" [25]
20113.11 A Sense of Home FilmsYesYes"Iki" [26]

Television

Bong Joon-ho's television credits
YearTitleNotesRef(s)
2020–2024 Snowpiercer Executive producer [27]

Music videos

Bong Joon-ho's music video credits
YearSongArtistRef(s)
EnglishOriginal
2000"Dan"단(但)Kim Don Kyu (김돈규) [28]
2003"Lonely Street Lamp"외로운 가로등Han Young Ae (한영애) [29]

Performance credits

Bong Joon-ho's performances
YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
1994IncoherenceDelivery boy's brother [30]
2002 No Blood No Tears DetectiveCameo [31]
2006Two or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-youngHimselfDocumentary film [31]
2008 Crush and Blush Private institute studentCameo [31]
2011 Kurosawa's Way HimselfDocumentary film [32]
2012 Doomsday Book Lee Joon-hoCameo [31]
2012Ari Ari the Korean CinemaHimselfDocumentary film [33]
2017Last Train to SeoulHimselfDocumentary film [34]

Critical response

Critical response for Bong Joon-ho's films
YearFilm Rotten Tomatoes [35] Metacritic [36]
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)
2025 Mickey 17 79% (205 reviews)73 (54 reviews)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Taylor, Drew (July 15, 2020). "Every Bong Joon-ho Movie, Ranked from Least Amazing to Positively Transcendent". Collider . Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ Hilden, Nick (February 12, 2020). "The Untold Truth Of Bong Joon Ho". Looper. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  3. ↑ Pulver, Andrew (May 25, 2019). "Bong Joon-ho's Parasite wins Palme d'Or at Cannes film festival". The Guardian . Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  4. ↑ Brzeski, Patrick (November 8, 2019). "Making of 'Parasite': How Bong Joon Ho's Real Life Inspired a Plot-Twisty Tale of Rich vs. Poor". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  5. ↑ Tan, Sandi (January 27, 2020). "Parasite Power: Director Bong Joon Ho on His Edgy Oscar Contender" . Vanity Fair . Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  6. ↑ Choe, Sang-hun (February 10, 2020). "Oscar for 'Parasite' Quenches Koreans' Long Thirst for Recognition" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Motel Cactus – 모텔 선인장". London Korean Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  8. ↑ Paquet, Darcy (February 14, 2008). "The Bong Joon-ho Page". Koreanfilm.org. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  9. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (September 17, 2020). "Barking Dogs Never Bite review – Bong Joon-ho's canine satire has teeth". The Guardian . Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  10. ↑ Tallerico, Brian (October 19, 2020). "Memories of Murder movie review (2020)". RogerEbert.com . Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  11. ↑ X (August 15, 2005). "[K-Film Reviews] 남극일기 (Antarctic Journal)". Screen Anarchy . Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  12. ↑ Wilkinson, Alissa (February 19, 2020). "Long before Parasite, Bong Joon-ho was skewering bloodsucking social systems in 2006's The Host". Vox . Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  13. ↑ Rife, Katie (October 23, 2020). "Bong Joon Ho's Mother finds a Hitchcock disciple at his most Hitchcockian". The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  14. ↑ Sharf, Zack (October 8, 2019). "Bong Joon Ho Duped Harvey Weinstein With a Hilarious Lie to Save 'Snowpiercer' Scene". IndieWire . Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  15. ↑ MacDonald, Joan (September 10, 2020). "'Sea Fog' To Get American Remake With Bong Joon-Ho As Producer" . Forbes . Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  16. ↑ Scott, A.O. (June 27, 2017). "Review: In 'Okja,' a Girl and Her Pig Take on the Food Industrial Complex" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  17. ↑ Jung E., Alex (October 7, 2019). "Korean Director Bong Joon-ho on His New Film 'Parasite'" . Vulture . Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  18. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (January 19, 2022). "Bong Joon Ho Sets Next Movie at Warner Bros. With Robert Pattinson in Talks to Star". Variety . Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  19. ↑ 전, 형화 (May 13, 2021). 봉준호 감독, '기생충' 이후 韓작품은 CG애니메이션 [종합]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Baeksekin – International Film Festival Entrevues Belfort". Entrevues Belfort Film Festival . Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Memories in My Frame (1994)". British Film Institute . Archived from the original on March 7, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Incoherence Bong Joon Ho IFFR 2009 30". International Film Festival Rotterdam . 2009. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Sink & Rise". Le Cinéma Club. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Digital Short Films by Three Filmmakers". Torino Film Festival . Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  25. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter. "Tokyo!". Cannes Film Festival . Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  26. ↑ 管理者 (June 5, 2020). "What is 3.11 A Sense of Home Films?". Nara International Film Festival . Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  27. ↑ Cremona, Patrick (May 22, 2020). "Snowpiercer: how different is the TV series to Bong Joon-ho's 2013 film?". Radio Times . Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  28. ↑ "Dan (2000)". MUBI . Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  29. ↑ "Lonely Street Lamp (2003)". MUBI . Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  30. ↑ 지리멸렬 [Incoherence] (in Korean). Korean Movie Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  31. 1 2 3 4 Lee, Nam (September 29, 2020). The Films of Bong Joon Ho. Rutgers University Press. p. 254. ISBN   978-1-9788-1890-3.
  32. ↑ "Kurosawa's Way". Fajr International Film Festival. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  33. ↑ "Lonely Street Lamp (2003)". MUBI . Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  34. ↑ "Last Train to Seoul". Beall Production. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  35. ↑ "Joon-ho Bong". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  36. ↑ "Joon-ho Bong". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
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