Woo Min-ho (born 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Woo debuted with the revenge thriller Man of Vendetta (2010), followed by the action comedy thriller The Spies (2012), both starred Kim Myung-min in the lead. His latest political thriller Inside Men (2015), based on Yoon Tae-ho's webtoon The Insiders which focused on the corrupt systems existing in Korea, the film focused on the intense competition between the characters themselves. Starring Lee Byung-hun, it was a hit with more than 5.7 million admissions as of December 12, 2015.[1][2][3]
Woo Min-ho | |
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Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | U Min-ho |
McCune–Reischauer | U Min-ho |
Filmography
- Who killed Jesus? (short film, 2000) - director, screenwriter
- Man of Vendetta (2010) - director, screenwriter
- The Spies (2012) - director, screenwriter
- Inside Men (2015) - director, screenwriter
- The Drug King (2018) - director, screenwriter
- The Man Standing Next (2020) - director
Awards
- 2016 53rd Grand Bell Awards: Best Director (Inside Men)[4]
- 2016 53rd Grand Bell Awards: Best Screenplay (Inside Men)
References
- ^ "WOO Min-ho". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ^ Won, Ho-jung (19 November 2015). "Herald Review: Inside Men sees darkness everywhere". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ^ "Daily Box Office". Korean Film Biz Zone. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ^ Kang, E. (27 December 2016). "Winners Of The 53rd Grand Bell Awards Revealed". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
External links
- Woo Min-ho at the Korean Movie Database
- Woo Min-ho at IMDb
- Woo Min-ho at HanCinema