Kwak Ji-kyoon

Kwak Ji-kyoon
Born	Kwak Jung-kyoon November 10, 1954 Daejeon, South Korea
Died	May 25, 2010 (aged 55) Daejeon, South Korea
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul	곽지균
Revised Romanization	Gwak Ji-Gyun
McCune–Reischauer	Kwak Ji-Kyun
Birth name
Hangul	곽정균
Revised Romanization	Gwak Jeong-Gyun
McCune–Reischauer	Kwak Chŏng-Kyun

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. ^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

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

Awards

• 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)

References

1. "Film director Kwak Commits Suicide". The Korea Times. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
2. Han, Sang-hee (26 May 2010). "Film director dies in apparent suicide". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
3. "Film Director Kawk Ji Kyun Commits Suicide". KBS Global. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
4. Mudge, James (23 June 2007). "Wanderer in Winter (1986) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
5. Kim, Tae-jong (17 August 2008). "Fly High, Outdated Melodrama". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-09-28.

External links

• Kwak Ji-kyoon at the Korean Movie Database
• Kwak Ji-kyoon at the Internet Movie Database
• Kwak Ji-kyoon at HanCinema