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 limitless fondness of love stories set in a mix of different genres.
Kwak Jae-yong | |
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| Born | 22 May 1959 |
| Alma mater | Kyung Hee University |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 곽재용 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gwak Jae-yong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwak Chaeyong |
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day | Yes | Yes | |
| 1992 | Autumn Trip | Yes | Yes | |
| 1993 | Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day 2 | Yes | Yes | |
| 2001 | My Sassy Girl | Yes | Yes | |
| 2002 | The Romantic President | No | Yes | |
| 2003 | The Classic | Yes | Yes | |
| 2004 | Windstruck | Yes | Yes | |
| Ark | No | Story | ||
| 2005 | My Girl and I | No | Yes | |
| 2006 | Daisy | No | Yes | |
| 2008 | My Mighty Princess | Yes | Yes | |
| Cyborg She | Yes | Yes | Japanese film | |
| All About Women | No | Yes | Cameo appearance | |
| 2014 | Meet Miss Anxiety | Yes | No | Chinese film |
| 2016 | Crying Out in Love | Yes | Yes | Chinese film |
| Time Renegades | Yes | No | ||
| 2017 | Colours of Wind | Yes | Yes | Japanese film |
| 2021 | A Year-End Medley | Yes | No |
Awards edit
| Year | Event | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Grand Bell Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay – | My Sassy Girl | Won | [1] |
| 2003 | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Asian Film | Won | ||
| 2003 | Hochi Film Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Won | ||
| 2003 | Fant-Asia Film Festival | Most Popular Film | Won | ||
| 2004 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ "My Sassy Girl". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
