Won Shin-yun | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Film director |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 원신연 |
Revised Romanization | Won Sin-yeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Wŏn Sin-yŏn |
Won Shin-yun (born October, 1969) is a South Korean film director. Won has the unique background of having been a stuntman before making his directorial horror film debut The Wig (2005). He filmed a series of thrillers, including A Bloody Aria (2006), Seven Days (2007), The Suspect (2013) and Memoir of a Murderer (2017). The Suspect was a box office hit with over 4.1 million admissions. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Year | Title | Credited as | Ref. | ||
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Director | Writer | Producer | |||
2005 | The Wig | Yes | Yes | No | |
2006 | A Bloody Aria | Yes | Yes | No | |
2007 | Seven Days | Yes | No | No | |
2013 | The Suspect | Yes | No | No | |
2017 | Memoir of a Murderer | Yes | Yes | Yes | [5] |
2019 | The Battle: Roar to Victory | Yes | No | No | |
2024 | Seeking the King | Yes | Yes | No | |
TBA | The Fifth Column | Yes | No | No | |
Year | Title | Credited as | |
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Director | Writer | ||
2002 | A Cradle Song | Yes | Yes |
2003 | Bread and Milk | Yes | Yes |
Years | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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2007 | 45th Grand Bell Awards | Best Film | Seven Days | Nominated | |
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
29th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Film | Nominated | |||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
2019 | 27th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize in a Film | The Battle: Roar to Victory | Won | [6] |
Best Director in a Film | Won | ||||
2020 | 25th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Director | Won | [7] |
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