Kwak Jae-yong

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Kwak Jae-yong
Kwak Jae-yong.2011.jpg
Born (1959-05-22) 22 May 1959 (age 65)
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.

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Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
1989 Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day YesYes
1992 Autumn Trip YesYes
1993 Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day 2 YesYes
2001 My Sassy Girl YesYes
2002 The Romantic President NoYes
2003 The Classic YesYes
2004 Windstruck YesYes
Ark NoStory
2005 My Girl and I NoYes
2006 Daisy NoYes
2008 My Mighty Princess YesYes
Cyborg She YesYesJapanese film
All About Women NoYesCameo appearance
2014 Meet Miss Anxiety YesNoChinese film
2016 Crying Out in Love YesYesChinese film
Time Renegades YesNo
2017 Colours of Wind YesYesJapanese film
2021 A Year-End Medley YesNo

Awards

YearEventAwardWorkResultRef.
2002 Grand Bell Awards Best Adapted Screenplay – My Sassy Girl Won [1]
2003 Hong Kong Film Awards Best Asian FilmWon
2003 Hochi Film Awards Best Foreign Language FilmWon
2003 Fant-Asia Film Festival Most Popular FilmWon
2004 Awards of the Japanese Academy Best Foreign FilmNominated

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References

  1. "My Sassy Girl". IMDb . Retrieved 2021-07-07.