Jung Ji-woo

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Jung Ji-woo
Born (1968-05-07) May 7, 1968 (age 55)
Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter
Spouse Kwak Sin-ae
Korean name
Hangul
정지우
Hanja
鄭址宇
Revised Romanization Jeong Ji-u
McCune–Reischauer Chǒng Jiu

Jung Ji-woo (also spelled as Chung Ji-woo; born May 7, 1968) is a South Korean film director. He is best known for his films Happy End (1999) and A Muse (2012). [1] [2] [3]

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Filmography

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References

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  2. Lee, Claire (2 May 2012). "Jung Ji-woo talks on his new film, new muse". The Korea Herald . Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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  4. "정해인·김고은, 영화 '유열의 음악앨범' 호흡" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. September 14, 2018.