About

Known credits:
13
Birthday:
1954-11-10
Place of birth:
Daejeon, South Korea
Website:
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Kwak Ji-kyoon

Overview

Kwak Ji-kyoon (born Kwak Jung-kyoon, November 10, 1954 – May 25, 2010) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kwak made his directorial debut in 1986 with the film Winter Wanderer and became well known for directing melodramatic films such as Portrait of the Days of Youth (1991) and Plum Blossom (2000). He committed suicide on May 25, 2010, after suffering from depression for the past 10 years and had a hard time dealing with the thought of not being able to make movies.

Known for

Directing
2006 Fly High Directing Director 58
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2000 Plum Blossom Directing Director 58
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1997 Deep Blue Directing Director N/A
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1994 Days of Roses Directing Director 59
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1991 Passion Portrait Directing Director 58
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1989 Long After That Directing Director N/A
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1989 Wound Directing Director N/A
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1987 The Home of Two Women Directing Director N/A
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1986 Winter Wanderer Directing Director 58
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Writing
2000 Plum Blossom Writing Writer 58
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1997 Deep Blue Writing Adaptation N/A
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1987 The Home of Two Women Writing Screenplay N/A
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1984 Woman Who Grabbed The Rod Writing Adaptation N/A
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