Park Chan-wook filmography

Park Chan-wook filmography

Park in 2013

Directing credit
Feature films 12
Short film 10
Documentary 1
Television 2

Park Chan-wook (Korean: 박찬욱; pronounced [pak̚ tɕʰanuk̚]; born 23 August 1963) is a South Korean filmmaker and former film critic.

Park made his debut as director in 1992. However, he actually disowns his first two films from the 90s, considering the 2000 hit Joint Security Area to be his real debut. It was a massive turning point, not only did it break box office records in South Korea, but it also gave him the creative "blank check" he needed to make his famous The Vengeance Trilogy. While the first film in that series, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), was a bit of a tough sell for critics and audiences at the time, he struck gold with Oldboy (2003) and Lady Vengeance (2005). Oldboy in particular became a global sensation and is still cited as one of the best films ever made.

Park's career only gained momentum after his early success. Films like Thirst (2009) and The Handmaiden (2016) further solidified his reputation, with the latter even winning a BAFTA. By the time he won Best Director at Cannes Film Festival for Decision to Leave (2022), he had become a household name in world cinema.

In addition to his work as a director, Park has significantly influenced global media as a producer. He produced Bong Joon-ho's sci-fi epic Snowpiercer (2013) and later served as an executive producer for its American television adaptation, which ran from 2020 to 2024. He has further expanded into prestige television by directing English-language miniseries such as The Little Drummer Girl (2018) and The Sympathizer (2024).

Films

Feature films

Feature Film Credits
Year Title Credited as Notes Ref.
Director Screenwriter Producer
1988 Kkamdong Assistant director[a] No No [1]
1989 Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day Assistant director[b] No No
1992 The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream Yes Co-writing[c] No feature film debut [2]
1997 Trio Yes Co-writing[d] No [3][4]
2000 Anarchists No Co-writing[e] No [5]
Joint Security Area Yes Co-writing[f] No [6]
2001 The Humanist No Co-writing[d] No [7]
2002 Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Yes Co-writing[g] No [8]
A Bizarre Love Triangle No Co-writing[d] No [9]
2003 Oldboy Yes Co-writing[h] No [10]
2005 Lady Vengeance Yes Co-writing[i] No [11]
Boy Goes to Heaven No Yes No [12]
2006 I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK Yes Co-writing[i] Yes [13]
2008 Crush and Blush No Co-writing[j] Yes [14][15]
2009 Thirst Yes Co-writing[i] Yes [16]
2013 Stoker Yes No No English-language film debut [17]
Snowpiercer No No Yes [18]
2014 Bitter, Sweet, Seoul Co-directing[k] Yes Yes Documentary, Seoul Metropolitan Government’s global brand marketing project [19]
2016 The Handmaiden Yes Co-writing[i] Yes [20]
The Truth Beneath No Co-writing[l] No [21]
2022 Decision to Leave Yes Co-writing[i] Yes [22]
2024 Uprising No Co-writing[m] Yes Netflix film [23]
2025 No Other Choice Yes Co-writing[n] Yes [24]

Short films

Short Film Credits
Year Title Credited as Note(s) Ref.
Director Screenwriter Producer
1999 Judgment Yes Yes Yes [25]
2003 If You Were Me Yes Yes No Segment: Never Ending Peace And Love [26]
2004 Three... Extremes Yes Yes No Segment: Cut [27]
2011 Night Fishing Co-directing[k] Yes Yes [28][29]
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero Yes Yes No Segment: Cut [30]
Odalslow Co-directing[k] Yes Yes Commissioned by Cine21 [31]
2012 Day Trip Co-directing[k] Yes No [32]
2013 V Co-directing[k] Yes No music video for Lee Jung-hyun [33][34]
2014 A Rose Reborn Yes Yes No for Ermenegildo Zegna [35]
2017 Decades Apart Co-directing[k] Yes Yes for Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain [36]
2022 Life Is But a Dream Co-directing[k] Yes No for Apple Inc. [37]

Television

Television Series Credits
Year Title Credited as Notes Ref.
Creator Director Screenwriter Producer
2018 The Little Drummer Girl No Yes No Executive BBC One Original Series [38]
2020–2024 Snowpiercer No No No Executive [39]
2024 The Sympathizer Co-directing[o] Co-creator[p] Showrunner[p] Executive HBO Original Series [40]

Appearance

Documentary

Appearances in documentary
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema Himself [41]
2011 Ari Ari the Korean Cinema Himself [42]
2025 New-Oldboy Park Chan-wook Himself SBS TV Special Chuseok Documentary [43]

Notes

  1. ^ Directed by Yoo Young-jin
  2. ^ Directed by Kwak Jae-yong
  3. ^ Collaboration with Kim Young-tae
  4. ^ a b c Collaboration with Lee Moo-young
  5. ^ Collaboration with Lee Mu-yeong and Bangnidamae
  6. ^ Collaboration with Kim Hyun-seok, Jeong Seong-san and Lee Moo-yeong
  7. ^ Collaboration with Lee Jae-soon, Lee Moo-young and Lee Yong-jong
  8. ^ Collaboraton with Hwang Jo-yun and Lim Jun-hyung
  9. ^ a b c d e Collaboration with Jeong Seo-kyeong
  10. ^ Collaboration with Park Seong-kyeong, Lee Moo-yeong, Choi Dong-hoon, and Yoon Tae-yong]]
  11. ^ a b c d e f g As the directing team PARKing CHANce, collaboration with his brother Park Chan-kyong
  12. ^ Collaboration with Lee Kyoung-mi and Jeong Seo-kyeong
  13. ^ Collaboration with Shin Cheol
  14. ^ Collaboration with Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, and Lee Ja-hye
  15. ^ Park directed 3 episodes, the rest were directed by Fernando Meirelles and Marc Munden
  16. ^ a b Collaboration with Don McKellar

References

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  18. ^ "Joon-ho Bong, Park Chan-wook, Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton and John Hurt talk Snowpiercer (interview)". SBS What's On. July 21, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
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  35. ^ Doo, Rumy (September 20, 2017). "Park Chan-wook, Yoo Ji-tae model for Ermenegildo Zegna". The Korea Herald. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
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  40. ^ Rice, Lynette (February 15, 2024). "'The Sympathizer': HBO Reveals Debut Date, Trailer For Limited Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
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  42. ^ Lee, Claire (November 22, 2012). "Director examines the world of Korean cinema". The Korea Herald (in Korean). Retrieved December 16, 2025 – via Naver News.
  43. ^ 조선일보 (October 1, 2025). 박찬욱 30년 영화인생 조명 [Park Chan-wook's 30-year film career highlighted]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved December 16, 2025.
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