Kwak Ji-kyoon
Kwak Ji-kyoon (November 10, 1954 – May 25, 2010), birth name Kwak Jung-kyoon, was a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kwak made his directorial debut in 1986 with the film Winter Wanderer, and later directed Portrait of the Days of Youth (1991) and Plum Blossom (2000). He committed suicide on May 25, 2010, after suffering from depression for 10 years.
Kwak Ji-kyoon
- Name
- Kwak Ji-kyoon
- Birth Name
- Kwak Jung-kyoon
- Born
- November 10, 1954
- Birthplace
- Daejeon, South Korea
- Died
- 25 May 2010
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter Kwak Ji-kyoon (November 10, 1954 – May 25, 2010), birth name Kwak Jung-kyoon, was a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Fields
- pornographic film
- Education
- Daejeon High School
- Languages
- Korean
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Kwak Ji-kyoon (November 10, 1954 – May 25, 2010), birth name Kwak Jung-kyoon, was a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kwak made his directorial debut in 1986 with the film Winter Wanderer, and later directed Portrait of the Days of Youth (1991) and Plum Blossom (2000). He committed suicide on May 25, 2010, after suffering from depression for 10 years.
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Kwak Ji-kyoon (1954–2010) was a film director and screenwriter, of South Korean nationality. The film director was born in Daejeon and died in Seo District. Kwak Ji-kyoon was educated at Daejeon High School.
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• Name — Kwak Ji-kyoon • Birth Name — Kwak Jung-kyoon • Born — November 10, 1954 • Birthplace — Daejeon, South Korea • Died — 25 May 2010 • Place of death — Daejeon, South Korea • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter Kwak Ji-kyoon (November 10, 1954 – May 25, 2010), birth name Kwak Jung-kyoon, was a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kwak made his directorial debut in 1986 with the film Winter Wanderer, and later directed Portrait of the Days of Youth (1991) and Plum Blossom (2000). He committed suicide on May 25, 2010, after suffering from depression for 10 years.
Filmography
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
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• 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)
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- 1.Film director Kwak Commits Suicide. The Korea Times. 26 May 2010.
- 2.Han, Sang-hee. Film director dies in apparent suicide. The Korea Times. 26 May 2010.
- 3.Film Director Kawk Ji Kyun Commits Suicide. KBS Global. 27 May 2010.
- 4.Mudge, James. Wanderer in Winter (1986) Movie Review. Beyond Hollywood.com. 23 June 2007.
- 5.Kim, Tae-jong. Fly High, Outdated Melodrama. The Korea Times via Hancinema. 17 August 2008.
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