Bong Joon-ho
Bong Joon-ho
Bong Joon-hois a South Korean film director and screenwriter. His films include South Korean hits Memories of Murder, based on a true-life serial murder case, monster movie The Host, and his first English-language film, science fiction adventure Snowpiercer...
NationalitySouth Korean
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth14 September 1969
thinking people prejudice
When you first think of making a monster movie you have to realize that a lot of people may be down on you because there is a big prejudice against such films.
running writing people
People have said, 'Why don't you make your own company like Chan-wook Park has his own company,' but my head is full of writing and directing and I don't feel like I want to run a company. That's not really within my personality as well.
open-minded korean film
In the mid 1990s the Korean film industry was really open-minded.
strong korean film
In Korean films there is only really a strong tradition of melodramas.
mother important culture
I'm sure mothers are important across every culture, but particularly in Korean society, the role of the mother is of great importance.
thinking film should
I think each film should be regarded as its own specific text.
creating creating-something film
I regard remaking a film as creating something again.
titles directors vengeance
I love the Japanese director Shohei Imamura. His masterpiece in 1979 called, the English title was 'Vengeance is Mine.
draws
I like to draw my storyboards myself.
writing kind remakes
I don't write any kind of sequel or remake.
goal film surprising
I don't intentionally make my films with the express goal of surprising the viewer.
horror-genre style fans
I am a fan of the monster and horror genre but that's not my style as a director.
cutting creative guarantees
No matter where I am working, I cannot make a film without 100% creative control and final cut. If there is such a guarantee, I can work anywhere.
mother strong children
The mother's love for her child is very strong in Korean society - almost on the borderline of being an obsession.