Kwak Jae-yong
Kwak Jae-yong (born 22 May 1959) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He studied physics at Kyung Hee University. He achieved success with his debut film Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day in 1989, but the failure of his next two movies led to eight years of unemployment before a comeback with the smash-hit film My Sassy Girl in 2001. He is known for his limitless fondness of love stories set in a mix of different genres.
Kwak Jae-yong | |
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| Born | 22 May 1959 |
| Alma mater | Kyung Hee University |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Korean name | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gwak Jae-yong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwak Chaeyong |
Filmography
- Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day (1989) – director & writer
- Autumn Trip (1992) – director & writer
- Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day 2 (1993) – director & writer
- My Sassy Girl (2001) – director & writer
- The Romantic President (2002) – writer
- The Classic (2003) – director & writer
- Windstruck (2004) – director & writer
- Ark (2004) – story
- My Girl and I (2005) – writer
- Daisy (2006) – writer
- My Mighty Princess (2008) – director & writer
- Cyborg She (2008) – director & writer
- All About Women (2008) – writer/cameo appearance
- Meet Miss Anxiety (2014) – director
- Crying Out in Love (2016) – director & writer
- Time Renegades (2016) – director
- Colours of Wind (2017) – director & writer
- A Year-End Medley (2021) – director
Awards
| Year | Event | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Grand Bell Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay – | My Sassy Girl | Won | [1] |
| 2003 | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Asian Film | Won | ||
| 2003 | Hochi Film Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Won | ||
| 2003 | Fant-Asia Film Festival | Most Popular Film | Won | ||
| 2004 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
References
- "My Sassy Girl". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
External links
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