Kwak Jae-yong | |
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Born | 22 May 1959 |
Alma mater | Kyung Hee University |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 곽재용 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gwak Jae-yong |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwak Chaeyong |
Kwak Jae-yong (born 22 May 1959) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He studied physics at Kyung Hee University. He achieved success with his debut film Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day in 1989, but the failure of his next two movies led to eight years of unemployment before a comeback with the smash-hit film My Sassy Girl in 2001. He is known for his fondness of love stories set in a mix of different genres.
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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1989 | Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day | Yes | Yes | |
1992 | Autumn Trip | Yes | Yes | |
1993 | Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day 2 | Yes | Yes | |
2001 | My Sassy Girl | Yes | Yes | |
2002 | The Romantic President | No | Yes | |
2003 | The Classic | Yes | Yes | |
2004 | Windstruck | Yes | Yes | |
Ark | No | Story | ||
2005 | My Girl and I | No | Yes | |
2006 | Daisy | No | Yes | |
2008 | My Mighty Princess | Yes | Yes | |
Cyborg She | Yes | Yes | Japanese film | |
All About Women | No | Yes | Cameo appearance | |
2014 | Meet Miss Anxiety | Yes | No | Chinese film |
2016 | Crying Out in Love | Yes | Yes | Chinese film |
Time Renegades | Yes | No | ||
2017 | Colours of Wind | Yes | Yes | Japanese film |
2021 | A Year-End Medley | Yes | No |
Year | Event | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2002 | Grand Bell Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay – | My Sassy Girl | Won | [1] |
2003 | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Asian Film | Won | ||
2003 | Hochi Film Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Won | ||
2003 | Fant-Asia Film Festival | Most Popular Film | Won | ||
2004 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
My Sassy Girl is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong, starring Jun Ji-hyun and Cha Tae-hyun. The film is based on a true story told in a series of blog posts written by Kim Ho-sik, who later adapted them into a fictional novel.
Windstruck is a 2004 South Korean romantic drama film. It stars Jun Ji-hyun, Jang Hyuk, and was directed by Kwak Jae-yong. The film held its premiere in Hong Kong, attended by Jang and Jun, on 28 May 2004, being the first Korean film to do so. It was released on June 3, 2004, by CJ Entertainment and ran at 123 minutes.
Cha Tae-hyun is a South Korean actor, singer, television personality, radio DJ and director. He is best known for his lead roles in the box-office hit comedies My Sassy Girl (2001), Scandal Makers (2008), Hello Ghost (2010), The Grand Heist (2012) and fantasy drama action hit Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) as well as the television series Jeon Woo-chi (2012), The Producers (2015) and Police University (2021). He made his directorial debut with the variety-drama Hit the Top (2017), in which he also starred.
The Classic is a 2003 South Korean romance melodrama film directed by Kwak Jae-yong.
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Kwak Ji-min is a South Korean actress. She is best known overseas for her leading role in the Kim Ki-duk film Samaritan Girl, for which she won Best New Actress at the 2004 Busan Film Critics Awards.
My Scary Girl is a 2006 South Korean black/romantic comedy film written and directed by Son Jae-gon.
My Girl is a 2005 South Korean television series starring Lee Da-hae, Lee Dong-wook, Lee Joon-gi, and Park Si-yeon. A joint production of Kallista Co. Ltd. and DSP Entertainment, it aired on SBS from December 14, 2005 to February 2, 2006 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. The romantic comedy series was a hit during its run—it placed number one in its timeslot and reached a peak viewership rating of 24.9%. It also catapulted actors Lee Da-hae, Lee Dong-wook and Lee Joon-gi into the Korean wave stardom.
All About Women, originally titled She Ain't Mean and Not All Women Are Bad, is a 2008 Chinese romantic comedy-drama film directed by Tsui Hark. Starring Zhou Xun, Kitty Zhang and Gwei Lun-mei, the film tells a series of interwoven stories as it focuses on the lives of three women and their romantic relationships. Zhou plays a clumsy woman who secretly develops a pheromone drug patch, which serves as a plot device for the film; Kwai plays a punk rock band singer, who is also a boxer and novelist; and Zhang plays a wealthy attractive woman.
The General in Red Robes is a 1973 South Korean film directed by Lee Doo-yong. It was awarded Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards ceremony.
You Are My Destiny is a South Korean television series television series that aired on KBS1 from May 5, 2008 to January 9, 2009 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:25 for 178 episodes. Starring Im Yoon-ah, Park Jae-jung, Lee Ji-hoon and Gong Hyun-joo, the rating of the drama started at more than 20% in the first episode, and kept increasing. It reached a peak viewership rating of 41.6% in its final episode and was a huge success overall in Korea and many other Asian countries.
White Christmas is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Kim Sang-kyung, Baek Sung-hyun, and a cast of then-rookie actors, namely Kim Young-kwang, Lee Soo-hyuk, Kwak Jung-wook, Hong Jong-hyun, Esom, Kim Woo-bin, Sung Joon, Jung Suk-won, and Lee El. Written by Park Yeon-seon and directed by Kim Yong-soo, it aired as part of the Drama Special Series on KBS2 from January 30 to March 20, 2011 on Sundays at 23:15 for 8 episodes.
Park Yong-woo is a South Korean actor.
Night Flight is a 2014 South Korean drama film written, directed and edited by Leesong Hee-il. It made its world premiere in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival on February 7, 2014, and was released in theaters in South Korea on August 28, 2014.
Slow Video is a 2014 South Korean comedy film written and directed by Kim Young-tak, starring Cha Tae-hyun and Nam Sang-mi.
My New Sassy Girl is a 2016 South Korean-Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Joh Keun-shik, and starring Cha Tae-hyun and Victoria Song. This film, a sequel to My Sassy Girl (2001), was released in China on April 22, 2016 and released in South Korea on May 12, 2016.
My Sassy Girl is a 2017 South Korean television drama starring Joo Won, Oh Yeon-seo, Lee Jung-shin and Kim Yoon-hye, based on the 2001 South Korean movie My Sassy Girl by Kwak Jae-yong, but during Joseon period. It aired on SBS from May 29 to July 18, 2017, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) for 32 episodes.
Fight For My Way is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Park Seo-joon and Kim Ji-won, with Ahn Jae-hong and Song Ha-yoon. It premiered on May 22, 2017, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) on KBS2.
The Man Standing Next is a 2020 South Korean historical political thriller film directed by Woo Min-ho. Based on an original novel of the same title, the film stars Lee Byung-hun, Lee Sung-min, Kwak Do-won, and Lee Hee-joon as the high-ranking officials of the Korean government and the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) during the presidency of Park Chung Hee 40 days before his assassination in 1979.