Spot Info
Real Name: Hong Sang-soo
Nickname: The Woody Allen of Korea
Other names: Sang-Su Hong
Personal Details
Nationality: South Korean
Mother Tongue: Korean
Languages Known: Korean
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Birth Place: Seoul, South Korea
Born on: 25 October 1960
Age As On Today: 63 years
Hometown: Seoul
Gender: Male
Martial Status: In a Relationship
Education Details
College: Chung-Ang University, California College of Arts and Crafts, Art Institute of Chicago
Education Qualification: Filmmaking
Family Details
Father's Name: Ui-Seon, Hong
Mother's Name: Ok-sook, Jeon
Siblings: Nan-sil, Hong, Kyeong-mi Hong, Young-soo Hong
Husband/Spouse Name: Kim Min-hee
Hong Sang-Soo was born on 25th October 1960, Seoul, South Korea. His parents ran a film production company. He took the entrance exam and got selected at the Chung-Ang University, South Korea, in the theater department. He did his further education at California College of arts and crafts, USA. In addition to that, he completed his master’s from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. At the age of 35, he made his first debut in 1996. His film ‘The Woman Is The Future Of Man,’ 2004, was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. His film style mainly focused on domestic realism. Scenes of People in the house, on the street, café, all that stuff is shown. In 2021, he released In Front Of Your Face. He had received various national and international awards. The latest national award he got is for best director from the 5th wildflower film awards in 2018.
- Japanese
Yuya Asahina
- Korean
Kim Eun-sook (Writer)
Professional Details
Skills: Director, Writer
Profession: Director, Screenplay Writer
Agent: Jeonwonsa Film Co.
Casual Details
Dating History: Extramarital affair
Smoke Or Drink: Drink (makkuli)/ Smoke (Cigarette)
Likes: Watching movies
Physical Details
Eye colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Brown
Favourites
Favourite Color: blue or yellow
Favourite Movies: L'Atalante (1934) Jean Vigo, Boat Leaving the Port (1895) Louis Lumière, Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) Jean Renoir, Early Summer (1951) YasujiroOzu, The Green Ray (1986) Eric Rohmer, A Man Escaped (1956) Robert Bresson, Nanook of the North (1922) Robert Flaherty, Nazarín (1958) Luis Buñuel, Ordet (1955) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) John Ford.
Career
Debut Year: 1996
First Break: The Day a Pig Fell into the Well
Awards: 2018 5th Wildflower Film Awards: Best Director, Narrative Films (The Day After)
2021 71st Berlin International Film Festival: Silver Bear for Best Screenplay (Introduction)
Achievements: 2000 45th Asia Pacific Film Festival: Best Screenplay (Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors)
2017 Busan Film Critics Awards: Grand Prize (The Day After)
