Won Shin-yun (born October, 1969) is a South Korean film director. Won has the unique background of having been a stuntman before making his directorial horror film debut The Wig (2005). He filmed a series of thrillers, including A Bloody Aria (2006), Seven Days (2007), The Suspect (2013) and Memoir of a Murderer (2017). The Suspect was a box office hit with over 4.1 million admissions.[1][2][3][4]
Won Shin-yun | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 23, 1969 |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 원신연 |
| Revised Romanization | Won Sin-yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Wŏn Sin-yŏn |
Filmography edit
As director edit
Feature films edit
| Year | Title | Credited as | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | |||
| 2005 | The Wig | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2006 | A Bloody Aria | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2007 | Seven Days | Yes | No | No | |
| 2013 | The Suspect | Yes | No | No | |
| 2017 | Memoir of a Murderer | Yes | Yes | Yes | [5] |
| 2019 | The Battle: Roar to Victory | Yes | No | No | |
| 2024 | Seeking the King | Yes | Yes | No | |
| TBA | The Fifth Column | Yes | No | No | |
Short films edit
| Year | Title | Credited as | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | ||
| 2002 | A Cradle Song | Yes | Yes |
| 2003 | Bread and Milk | Yes | Yes |
Other edit
- Piano Man (1996) - stunt/martial art department
- No. 3 (1997) - stunt/martial art department
- Deep Blue (1997) - stunt/martial art department
- Whispering Corridors (1998) - stunt/martial art department
- Calla (1999) - stunt/martial art department
- Robot Taekwon V - Live (2008, aborted due to financing)[3] - director
Awards and nominations edit
| Years | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 45th Grand Bell Awards | Best Film | Seven Days | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Film | Nominated | |||
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| 2019 | 27th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize in a Film | The Battle: Roar to Victory | Won | [6] |
| Best Director in a Film | Won | ||||
| 2020 | 25th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Director | Won | [7] |
References edit
- ^ "WON Shin-yun". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ Jeong, Han-seok (11 December 2015). "Master of Irony, Black Comedy and Action". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ a b Lee, Yong-cheol (6 January 2014). "WON Shin-yun, Director of THE SUSPECT "Something that action genre fans remember for a long time"". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "Song Kang-ho confirmed for action thriller movie 'Fifth Column'". Hancinema. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ "Kim Nam-gil joins Seol Kyeong-gu in A Murderer's Guide to Memorization". Hancinema. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "배우 최윤슬, 대한민국문화연예대상 MC 우수상 수상". NBN News Agency (in Korean). 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Winners Of The 25th Chunsa Film Art Awards". Soompi. 2020-06-19. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
External links edit
- Won Shin-yun at the Korean Movie Database
- Won Shin-yun at IMDb
- Won Shin-yun at HanCinema
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