Kwak Ji-kyoon
South Korean film director and screenwriter
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| Intro | South Korean film director and screenwriter | |||
| Places | South Korea | |||
| was | Film director Screenwriter | |||
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |||
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| Birth | 10 November 1954, Daejeon, South Korea | |||
| Death | 25 May 2010Seo District, Daejeon, South Korea (aged 55 years) | |||
| Star sign | Scorpio | |||
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Biography
Kwak Ji-kyoon (born Kwak Jung-kyoon, November 10, 1954 – May 25, 2010) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kwak made his directorial debut in 1986 with the film Winter Wanderer and became well known for directing melodramatic films such as Portrait of the Days of Youth (1991) and Plum Blossom (2000). He committed suicide on May 25, 2010, after suffering from depression for the past 10 years and had a hard time dealing with the thought of not being able to make movies.
Awards
- 1986 6th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Director (Winter Wanderer)
- 1991 29th Grand Bell Awards: Best Director (Portrait of the Days of Youth)