Park Jong-won (director)

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Park Jong-won
Born (1958-10-20) October 20, 1958 (age 65)
Occupation(s) Film director,
screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
박종원
Hanja
Revised Romanization Bak Jong-won
McCune–Reischauer Pak Chong-wŏn

Park Jong-won (born 20 October 1960) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. [1]

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References

  1. "PARK Jong-won". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 27 February 2018.