Yoo Ha
Yoo Ha (or spelled Yu Ha; born 9 February 1963) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and a contemporary poet. He directed the films Marriage Is a Crazy Thing (2002), Once Upon a Time in High School (2004), A Dirty Carnival (2006). The latter is a gangster movie with allusions to Martin Scorsese films like Gangs of New York, Mean Streets and Goodfellas.
Also recorded as Yu Ha
Yoo Ha
- Name
- Yoo Ha
- Birth Name
- Kim Young-joon
- Born
- 9 February 1963
- Birthplace
- Gochang, South Korea
- Education
- Dongguk University - BA Sejong University - MA
- Occupation
- Film director, Screenwriter, Poet, Professor
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• Name — Yoo Ha • Birth Name — Kim Young-joon • Born — 9 February 1963 • Birthplace — Gochang, South Korea • Other Names — Yu Ha • Education — Dongguk University - BA Sejong University - MA • Occupation — Film director, Screenwriter, Poet, Professor • Years Active — 1988 - present
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Yoo Ha, born on 9 February 1963, is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Filmography
Filmography
• A Day of Poet Goobo (short; 1990) • We Must Go to Apgujeong-dong on Windy Days (1993) • Marriage Is a Crazy Thing (2002) • Once Upon a Time in High School (2004) • A Dirty Carnival (2006) • A Frozen Flower (2008) • Howling (2012) • Gangnam Blues (2015) • Pipeline (2021)
Essay
Essay
• How to Appreciate Jazz Music Interestingly (1999). The Golden Branch..
Poetry collection
• It's Sunshining Mind to Him Who Is Leaving (1990). Tree of Books.. • We Must Go to Apgujeong-dong on Windy Days (1991). Literature & Wisdom.. • There Are No Ugly Brides (1991). Segye-sa.. • Moorim Diary (1994). JoongAng M&B.. • Love of the Sewoon Shopping Mall's Kid (1995). Literature & Wisdom.. • Contributing to the Bruce Lee's Generation (1995). Town of Literature.. • My Love Was Lightweight Like a Butterfly (1999). Yeolimwon.. • The Thousand Days' Story About Horses (2000). Literature & Wisdom.. • Whole Dinner of the World (2007). Mineum-sa..
Awards
• Kim Suyeong Literary Award (1996)
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- 1.Kwon, Young-min. (2004-02-25). Encyclopedia of Korean Contemporary Literature. Seoul University Press. "Yoo Ha" page. .
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- 7.A Dirty Carnival review at Koreanfilm.org
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