Kwak Ji-kyoon

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Kwak Ji-kyoon

Directing November 10, 1954

Daejeon, South Korea

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 Win…

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Plum Blossom

Plum Blossom

6.1 2000 Movie
Fly High

Fly High

5.4 2006 Movie
Winter Wanderer

Winter Wanderer

6.2 1986 Movie
Days of Roses

Days of Roses

6.0 1994 Movie
Passion Portrait

Passion Portrait

6.7 1991 Movie
Wound

Wound

4.0 1989 Movie
Long After That

Long After That

7.0 1989 Movie
The Home of Two Women

The Home of Two Women

7.0 1987 Movie
Deep Blue

Deep Blue

1997 Movie
Woman Who Grabbed the Rod

Woman Who Grabbed the Rod

1984 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2006
    Fly High

    Movie Director

  2. 2000
    Plum Blossom

    Movie Director

  3. 1997
    Deep Blue

    Movie Director

  4. 1994
    Days of Roses

    Movie Director

  5. 1991
    Passion Portrait

    Movie Director

  6. 1989
    Long After That

    Movie Director

  7. 1989
    Wound

    Movie Director

  8. 1987
    The Home of Two Women

    Movie Director

  9. 1986
    Winter Wanderer

    Movie Director

  10. 1984
    Woman Who Grabbed the Rod

    Movie Adaptation