Bong Joon Ho is a South Korean film director, producer, and screenwriter who began his career in 1994 after creating the short films White Man, Memories in My Frame, and Incoherence. In 1997, Bong wrote the feature film Motel Cactus, for which he also served as an assistant director. Two years later, he wrote Phantom: The Submarine, and later made his feature-length directorial debut with Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000). In the following years, Bong wrote and directed Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006), Mother (2009), and Snowpiercer (2013), films which received "universal acclaim" from critics.
After writing and producing 2014's Sea Fog, Bong co-wrote, directed, and produced the action-adventure film Okja, which earned a nomination for the Palme d'Or at the 70th Cannes Film Festival. While working on Snowpiercer, Bong was encouraged to write a play, which resulted in the creation and release of the film Parasite in 2019. The film received the Palme d'Or, acclaim from critics internationally, and numerous accolades. It also earned Bong the Academy Award for Best Director, further establishing him as a profound filmmaker around the world.
Production credits Feature films
+ Year Title Credited as Notes English Korean Director Writer Producer 1997 Motel Cactus 모텔 선인장 1999 Phantom: The Submarine 유령 2000 Barking Dogs Never Bite 플란다스의 개 2003 Memories of Murder 살인의 추억 2005 Antarctic Journal 남극일기 2006 괴물 2009 Mother 마더 2013 Snowpiercer 설국열차 2014 Sea Fog 해무 2017 Okja 옥자 2019 Parasite 기생충 2025 Mickey 17 미키17 2027 scope=row 앨리 Also storyboard artist
Short films + Year Title Director Writer Segment 1992 Looking for Paradise — 1994 White Man — Memories in My Frame — — 2003 Twentidentity "Sink & Rise" 2004 Digital Short Films by Three Directors "Influenza" 2008 Tokyo! "Shaking Tokyo" 2011 3.11 A Sense of Home Films "Iki"
Television + Year Title Notes 2020–2024 Snowpiercer Executive producer Parasite Executive producer; limited series -->
Music videos + Year Song Artist English Original 2000 "Dan" 단(但) Kim Don Kyu () 2003 "Lonely Street Lamp" 외로운 가로등 Han Young Ae ()
Performance credits + Year Title Role Notes 1994 Incoherence Delivery boy's brother 2002 No Blood No Tears Detective Cameo 2006 Two or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young Himself Documentary film 2008 Crush and Blush Private institute student Cameo 2011 Kurosawa's Way Himself Documentary film 2012 Doomsday Book Lee Joon-ho Cameo 2012 Ari Ari the Korean Cinema Himself Documentary film 2017 Last Train to Seoul Himself Documentary film
Critical response + Year Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic 2000 Barking Dogs Never Bite 88% (16 reviews) 66 (8 reviews) 2003 Memories of Murder 95% (74 reviews) 82 (17 reviews) 2006 93% (155 reviews) 85 (35 reviews) 2009 Mother 96% (118 reviews) 79 (31 reviews) 2013 Snowpiercer 94% (257 reviews) 84 (38 reviews) 2017 Okja 86% (239 reviews) 75 (36 reviews) 2019 Parasite 99% (467 reviews) 96 (52 reviews) 2025 Mickey 17 79% (205 reviews) 73 (54 reviews)
See also List of awards and nominations received by Bong Joon-ho
References
External links
Bong Joon-ho on KMDb