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Full Name
  
Kwak Jung-kyoon

Hangul
  
곽정균

Hangul
  
곽지균


Name
  
Kwak Ji-kyoon

McCune–Reischauer
  
Kwak Ji-Kyun

Role
  
Film director

Born
  
November 10, 1954 (
1954-11-10
)
Daejeon, South Korea

Occupation
  
Film director, screenwriter

Died
  
May 25, 2010, Wolpyeong-dong

Movies
  
Plum Blossom, Wanderer in Winter, Passion Portrait

Awards
  
Grand Bell Award for Best New Director

Nominations
  
Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Director

Similar People
  
Yoon Ji‑hye, Kang Seok‑Woo, Kang Soo‑yeon, Im Jung‑eun, Kim Byeong‑Se

Revised Romanization
  
Gwak Ji-Gyun

Revised Romanization
  
Gwak Jeong-Gyun

Kwak Ji-kyoon (born Kwak Jung-kyoon, November 10, 1954 – May 25, 2010) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kwak made his directorial debut in 1986 with the film Winter Wanderer and became well known for directing melodramatic films such as Portrait of the Days of Youth (1991) and Plum Blossom (2000). He committed suicide on May 25, 2010, after suffering from depression for the past 10 years and had a hard time dealing with the thought of not being able to make movies.

Contents

Filmography

  • So Close Yet Far (1978) - assistant director
  • When Sadness Takes Over a Wave (1978) - assistant director
  • Yeosu (The Loneliness of the Journey) (1979) - assistant director
  • Tomorrow After Tomorrow (1979) - assistant director
  • The Divine Bow (1979) - assistant director
  • Mrs. Speculator (1980) - assistant director
  • The Hidden Hero (1980) - assistant director
  • Mandala (1981) - assistant director
  • Tears of the Idol (1982) - assistant director
  • As Firm As A Stone (1983) - assistant director
  • Deep Blue Night (1985) - assistant director
  • Deer Hunting (1985) - screenwriter
  • Winter Wanderer (1986) - director
  • The Home of Two Women (1987) - director, screenwriter
  • Wound (1989) - director
  • Long After That (1989) - director
  • Portrait of the Days of Youth (1991) - director
  • The Woman Who Won't Divorce (1992) - director
  • Rosy Days (1994) - director
  • Deep Blue (1997) - director
  • Plum Blossom (2000) - director, screenwriter
  • Fly High (2006) - director, screenwriter

    • Awards

  • 1986 6th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Director (Winter Wanderer)
  • 1991 29th Grand Bell Awards: Best Director (Portrait of the Days of Youth)

    • References

    Kwak Ji-kyoon Wikipedia
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