Kim Ji-woon

Infobox Korean name
hangul=김지운
hanja=金知雲
rr=Gim Ji-Un
mr=Kim Ji Un

Kim Ji-woon (born 1964) is a Korean film director. [http://www.soompi.com/fanclub/a_bittersweet_life/subpage/an_interview_with_kim_jeewoon "An Interview with Kim Jee-woon" soompi.com, Paolo Bertolin, March 2005, koreanfilm.org] ] Kim Ji-woon has an impressive history of having successfully tackled a wide range of film genres and universal, garnering a cult following among Asian films fans all over the world. [http://www.soompi.com/fanclub/a_bittersweet_life/subpage/an_interview_with_kim_jeewoon "An Interview with Kim Jee-woon" soompi.com, Paolo Bertolin, March 2005, koreanfilm.org] ] [http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?at_code=435114&no=383366&rel_no=1 Ohmynews - Korean Cinema Ohmynews - Korean Cinema "The Good, the Bad, the Weird - Kim Ji-woon's slickly made 'Manchurian western'] ] Kim started out directing theatre, but has worked with increasing levels of success in cinema, showing accomplished acting and a detailed stylization in his films. [http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=61213 DVD Times -"A Bittersweet Life" review] ] Kim also pays careful attention to the release of his films on DVD and goes to greater than usual lengths to package them with extensive documentary materials and revealing commentary tracks. [http://www.popmatters.com/film/reviews/t/tale-of-two-sisters-dvd.shtml Review "A TALE OF TWO SISTERS" DVD, 31 March 2005, Pop Matters] ] Kim is growing substantially both as a director and a visual stylist as demonstrated by his two most recent films "A Tale of Two Sisters" and "A Bittersweet Life" both of which were received as critical and commercial successes. [http://www.popmatters.com/film/reviews/t/tale-of-two-sisters-dvd.shtml Review "A TALE OF TWO SISTERS" DVD, 31 March 2005, Pop Matters] ]

Filmography (as director)

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*imdb name|id=0453518|name=Kim Ji-woon
* [http://www.koreanmovie.com/Kim_Ji_woon_ka1666/ Kim Ji-woon Related News - Koreanmovie.com]
* [http://www.timeout.com/film/people/310741/kim-ji-woon.html Kim Ji-Wood Biography - Film - Time Out London]