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  1. Park Chan-wook is a renowned South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. He is known for his acclaimed Vengeance Trilogy, Oldboy, The Handmaiden, and other films that blend crime, mystery, thriller, and black humor.

  2. Park Chan-wook is a South Korean producer, writer and director known for his stylish and violent films such as Oldboy, The Handmaiden and Lady Vengeance. He has won several awards, including a BAFTA, and is married to Eun-hee Kim and has one child.

    • January 1, 1
    • 1 min
    • Seoul, South Korea
    • Jeremy Urquhart
    • Senior Author
    • 'Oldboy' (2003) Park Chan-wook's best film also happens to be his grittiest, as well as his most violent and confronting. That film was the legendary Oldboy from 2003, which arguably ranks as one of the greatest revenge movies of all time and is easily the highlight of Park's Vengeance Trilogy.
    • 'The Handmaiden' (2016) The Handmaiden is arguably Park Chan-wook's most romantic film and one of his best. It takes place in Korea during the 1930s and revolves around a swindler and his associate posing as people they're not to steal the fortune of a Japanese heiress.
    • 'Joint Security Area' (2000) Though it was his third movie, Joint Security Area was the first Park Chan-wook movie to feel like something truly great, and it, therefore, helped put him on the map as a filmmaker to watch.
    • 'Decision to Leave' (2022) The best way to describe Decision to Leave would be to say it's one of the most dizzying and disorientating psychological thrillers in recent memory but in a good way.
  3. Learn about the life and career of Park Chan-wook, a South Korean filmmaker known for his vengeance trilogy and The Handmaiden. Find out his nickname, family, trademarks, trivia and quotes.

    • August 23, 1963
  4. Aug 17, 2023 · A critic reviews and ranks the 11 features of the South Korean auteur, from his debut to his latest, Oldboy. Find out which movies showcase his signature style, themes, and craftsmanship.

    • A.A. Dowd
    • Contributor
  5. Oct 16, 2017 · Park Chan-wook, the Man Who Put Korean Cinema on the Map The director combines dark humor, a painterly sense of composition and lots of gore. But beneath the violence lies a deep humanity —...

  6. Oct 19, 2022 · Park Chan-wook likes to surprise. Over a three-decade career, the vastly respected South Korean writer-director has made a signature of intricate and beautiful cinema, goosed with...