Kwak Ji-kyoon

South Korean filmmaker (1954–2010)

Kwak Ji-kyoon
Born	Kwak Jung-kyoon November 10, 1954 Daejeon, South Korea
Died	May 25, 2010(2010-05-25) (aged 55) Daejeon, South Korea
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter

Korean name
Hangul	곽지균
Hanja	郭志均
Revised Romanization	Gwak Ji-Gyun
McCune–Reischauer	Kwak Ji-Kyun
Birth name
Hangul	곽정균
Hanja	郭楨均
Revised Romanization	Gwak Jeong-Gyun
McCune–Reischauer	Kwak Chŏng-Kyun

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 later directed Portrait of the Days of Youth (1991) and Plum Blossom (2000). He committed suicide on May 25, 2010, after suffering from depression for 10 years.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Filmography

So Close Yet Far (1978) - assistant director
When Sadness Takes Over a Wave (1978) - assistant director
Yeosu (The Loneliness of the Journey) (1979) - assistant director
Tomorrow After Tomorrow (1979) - assistant director
The Divine Bow (1979) - assistant director
Mrs. Speculator (1980) - assistant director
The Hidden Hero (1980) - assistant director
Mandala (1981) - assistant director
Tears of the Idol (1982) - assistant director
As Firm As A Stone (1983) - assistant director
Deep Blue Night (1985) - assistant director
Deer Hunting (1985) - screenwriter
Winter Wanderer (1986) - director
The Home of Two Women (1987) - director, screenwriter
Wound (1989) - director
Long After That (1989) - director
Portrait of the Days of Youth (1991) - director
The Woman Who Won't Divorce (1992) - director
Rosy Days (1994) - director
Deep Blue (1997) - director
Plum Blossom (2000) - director, screenwriter
Fly High (2006) - director, screenwriter

Awards

1986 6th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Director (Winter Wanderer)
1991 29th Grand Bell Awards: Best Director (Portrait of the Days of Youth)

References

^ "Film director Kwak Commits Suicide". The Korea Times. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
^ Han, Sang-hee (26 May 2010). "Film director dies in apparent suicide". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
^ "Film Director Kawk Ji Kyun Commits Suicide". KBS Global. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
^ Mudge, James (23 June 2007). "Wanderer in Winter (1986) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
^ Kim, Tae-jong (17 August 2008). "Fly High, Outdated Melodrama". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-09-28.