Yang Yun-ho

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Yang Yun-ho
Born (1966-11-11) November 11, 1966 (age 57)
Education Dongguk University - Theater and Film Studies
Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter
Years active1992–present
Korean name
Hangul
양윤호
Hanja
Revised Romanization Yang Yun-ho
McCune–Reischauer Yang Yunho

Yang Yun-ho (born November 11, 1966) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. His feature film debut Yuri (1996) screened at the Critics' Week of the Cannes Film Festival. [1] Among the films Yang has directed since are Libera Me (2000), Fighter in the Wind (2004, for which he received a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the 2005 Grand Bell Awards), Holiday (2006), Rainbow Eyes (2007), and Grand Prix (2010). [2] [3] [4] He also co-directed the 2009 television series Iris and its film version, Iris: The Movie . [5] [6] [7]

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