Kwak Jae-yong (born 22 May 1959) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He studied physics at Kyung Hee University. He achieved success with his debut film Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day in 1989, but the failure of his next two movies led to eight years of unemployment before a comeback with the smash-hit film My Sassy Girl in 2001. He is known for his fondness of love stories set in a mix of different genres.
Filmography Year Title Director Writer Notes 1989 Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day 1992 Autumn Trip 1993 Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day 2 2001 My Sassy Girl 2002 The Romantic President 2003 The Classic 2004 Windstruck Ark 2005 My Girl and I 2006 Daisy 2008 My Mighty Princess Cyborg She Japanese film All About Women Cameo appearance 2014 Meet Miss Anxiety Chinese film 2016 Crying Out in Love Chinese film Time Renegades 2017 Colours of Wind Japanese film 2021 A Year-End Medley
Awards YearEventAwardWorkResultRef. 2002Grand Bell AwardsBest Adapted Screenplay –My Sassy Girl 2003Hong Kong Film Awards Best Asian Film 2003Hochi Film AwardsBest Foreign Language Film 2003Fant-Asia Film FestivalMost Popular Film 2004Awards of the Japanese AcademyBest Foreign Film
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