Kim Ji-woon
Kim Ji-woon
Kim Jee-woonis a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim Jee-woon has a history of successfully tackling a wide range of film genres, garnering a cult following among fans of Asian cinema...
NationalitySouth Korean
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth27 May 1964
Hollywood's never really been the ultimate goal for me.
thinking thriller
I've been thinking of doing a sci-fi thriller or a sci-fi noir, if that's possible.
science
I want to do science fiction with dark stories.
background immediate looking
My background is in acting, so I enjoy being able to show what I'm looking for. With acting, it's very immediate when you show someone what you're looking for, and the feedback is instantaneous as well.
current following tends whatever
Whatever it is that I thirst for in my current project tends to turn up in my following project.
interested korean people points reactions realise
A lot of people are very interested that a Korean director has made a western. But when I look at the reactions of the audience, I realise the points at which people laugh are the same for a Korean audience and an international audience.
believes common exactly factor kim life possibly projects ties wishes
What can possibly be the common factor in a Kim Jee-woon film? I think what really ties a lot of my projects together is that there is always a character that believes his life is not exactly the way he wishes it to be.
again believe cannot films reflect
We all desire things that we believe we cannot have, and so my films reflect that again and again. The mystery must be solved, the goal attained.
accustomed korean several
Obviously, I've made several films in Korea, so I'm very well accustomed and acclimated to Korean filmmaking.
Korean films have always been distributed to international audiences as arthouse films.
cinematic genres range wide work
I want to work with a wide range of genres because it gives each film a different cinematic energy.