Han Jae-rim | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Seoul Institute of the Arts |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
Years active | 2003-present |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 한재림 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Han Jae-rim |
McCune–Reischauer | Han Chae-rim |
Han Jae-rim (born July 14, 1975) is a South Korean film director. He directed Rules of Dating (2005), The Show Must Go On (2007), The Face Reader (2013), The King (2017), and Emergency Declaration (2021).
Born in 1975, Han Jae-rim graduated from Seoul Institute of the Arts in 1998. He began his filmmaking career in 2003 as an assistant director and script editor for Min Byung-chun's Natural City . [1]
Han was the runner-up for Best Screenplay at the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) Screenplay Contest in 2003 with To Do or Not to Do, which he had co-written with Go Yoon-hee. Retitled Rules of Dating , it became his directorial debut in 2005. [2] Featuring sexually frank dialogue between teacher colleagues played by Park Hae-il and Kang Hye-jung, the film explored controversial gender politics, sexual harassment and moral relativism in a cynical and unsettling take on the romantic comedy. [3] Rules of Dating drew critical praise and became a sleeper hit with 1.6 million admissions. [4] Han won Best Screenplay at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, along with Best New Director at the Busan Film Critics Awards and the Grand Bell Awards. [5] [6]
Han, Kim Jee-woon and Yim Pil-sung then signed on to each shoot a short film for the omnibus Doomsday Book in 2006. Han's segment "The Christmas Gift" was supposed to have been a science-fiction musical retelling of O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi , but it was never shot after financing fell through. The film was later released in 2012, but without Han's involvement (Kim and Yim co-directed the third short with a completely new script). [7]
In 2007, he wrote and directed his second film, The Show Must Go On . Starring Korea's top actor Song Kang-ho as a mid-level gangster dealing with family and work troubles, Han injected off-kilter comedy and pathos into the Korean film noir genre. [8] The Show Must Go On won Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards. [9]
Han entered pre-production for his purported third film, Trace in 2009. Based on the webtoon of the same title, it follows a young man who wakes up from a coma with superpowers after an assault that took his father's life. [10] [11] But despite winning the Kodak Award (with a cash prize of US$17,000) at the Busan International Film Festival's Pusan Promotion Plan, Han was unable to secure financing for the US$7.7 million blockbuster, and the project was shelved. [12]
Six years after his last completed film, Han returned to the big screen in 2013 with period drama The Face Reader . [13] The film delved into the philosophical question whether character determines fate or vice versa, in a story about a Joseon fortuneteller skilled in physiognomy who becomes swept up in court intrigues and power struggles. [14] Again starring Song Kang-ho as the titular character opposite Lee Jung-jae as the ambitious Grand Prince Suyang, The Face Reader scored 9.1 million admissions at the local box office, making it the 13th highest grossing Korean film of all time. [15] It won six trophies at the 50th Grand Bell Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Han. [16] [17]
Han also produced Roh Deok's films Very Ordinary Couple (2013) and The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo (2015). [18]
Year | Title | Credited as | Ref. | |||
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English | Korean | Director | Screenplay | Producer | ||
2003 | Natural City | 내츄럴 시티 | assistant director | script editor | — | [1] |
2005 | Rules of Dating | 연애의 목적 | Yes | [2] | ||
2007 | The Show Must Go On | 우아한 세계 | Yes | [8] | ||
2013 | Very Ordinary Couple | 연애의 온도 | — | — | Yes | [18] |
2013 | The Face Reader | 관상 | Yes | script editor | — | [13] |
2015 | The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo | 특종: 량첸살인기 | — | — | Yes | [18] |
2017 | The King | 더킹 | Yes | Yes | — | [20] |
2021 | Emergency Declaration | 비상선언 | — | [21] |
Year | Title | Credited as | Ref. | |||
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English | Korean | Director | Screenplay | Producer | ||
2024 | The 8 Show | 머니게임 | Yes | Yes | Yes | [22] [23] |
TBA | Deception | 현혹 | Yes | Yes | — | [24] |
Exorcism | 퇴마록 | TBD | Yes | Yes | [25] |
Award | Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
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Busan Film Critics Awards | 2005 | Best Film | Rules of Dating | Won | [26] |
Best New Director | Won | ||||
26th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Director | Nominated | [27] | ||
Korean Film Awards | Best New Director | Nominated | |||
43rd Grand Bell Awards | 2006 | Best New Director | Won | ||
50th Grand Bell Awards | 2013 | Best Film | The Face Reader | Won | [16] [17] |
Best Director | Won | ||||
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2013 | Best Film | Nominated | ||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
9th Max Movie Awards | 2014 | Best Poster | Won | ||
Best Preview | Nominated | ||||
19th Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2014 | Best Director | Nominated | ||
50th Baeksang Arts Awards | 2014 | Best Film | Nominated | ||
54th Grand Bell Awards | 2017 | Best Film | The King | Nominated | [28] |
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
1st The Seoul Awards | 2017 | Best Film | Nominated | [29] | |
38th Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2017 | Nominated | |||
Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2022 | Best Director | Han Jae-rim | Nominated | [30] |
Buil Film Awards | 2022 | Best Film | Emergency Declaration | Nominated | [31] |
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 2022 | Korean Association of Film 10 selections of Kim Hyun-seung | Won | [32] |
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