Park Chan-wook (박찬욱; born August 23, 1963) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, he is best known for his films Joint Security Area (2000), with Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Lee Young-ae, Kim Tae-woo, and Shin Ha-kyun; Thirst (2009), with Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-vin, Kim Hae-sook, Shin Ha-kyun, Park In-hwan, Song Young-chang, and Oh Dal-su; The Handmaiden (2016) with Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo and Cho Jin-woong; and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), with Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun, and Bae Doona,; Oldboy (2003), with Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, and Kang Hye-jung; and Lady Vengeance (2005), with Lee Young-ae and Choi Min-sik.
He is also known for his English-language works Stoker (2013) with Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Nicole Kidman, Dermot Mulroney, and Jacki Weaver; and miniseries The Little Drummer Girl (2018), with Michael Shannon, Alexander Skarsgård, Florence Pugh, Michael Moshonov, Simona Brown, Clare Holman, and Charles Dance; and The Sympathizer (2024), with Hoa Xuande, Robert Downey Jr., Toan Le, Fred Nguyen Khan, Duy Nguyễn, Vy Le, Ky Duyen, Phanxinê, Kieu Chinh, Alan Trong, and Sandra Oh. His films have gained notoriety for their immaculate framing, black humor and often brutal subject matters.
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- The Moon Is… the Sun’s Dream (1992)
- Trio (1997)
- Judgment (1999) – short
- Anarchists (2000) – co-writer
- Joint Security Area (2000)
- The Humanist (2002) – directed by Mu-yeong Lee – co-writer
- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) – director, co-writer
- A Bizarre Love Triangle (2002) – Lee Mu-yeong – co-writer
- If You Were Me (2003) – co-directed with Jeong Jae-eun, Yim Soon-rye, Yeo Kyun-dong, Park Jin-pyo, & Park Kwang-su – anthology
- Oldboy (2003) – director, co-writer
- Three… Extremes (2004) – co-directed with Fruit Chan & Takashi Miike – anthology
- Lady Vengeance (2005) – director, co-writer
- Boy Goes to Heaven (2005) – directed by Yoon Tae-yong – co-writer
- I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK (2006) – director, co-writer, producer
- Crush and Blush (2008) – directed by Lee Kyoung-mi – co-writer, producer
- Thirst (2009) – director, co-writer, producer
- Night Fishing (2011) – co-director – short
- Day Trip (2012) – co-director – short
- Stoker (2013) – director
- Snowpiercer (2013) – directed by Bong Joon Ho – producer
- Bitter Sweet Seoul (2014) – co-director – documentary
- A Rose Reborn (2014) – short
- The Handmaiden (2016) – director, co-writer
- The Truth Beneath (2016) – directed by Lee Kyoung-mi – co-writer
- The Little Drummer Girl (2018) – miniseries
- Decisions to Leave (2022) – director, co-writer, producer
- Uprising (2024) – directed by Kim Sang-man – co-writer, producer
- No Other Choice (2025) – director, co-writer, producer
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