Kwak Ji-kyoon

Quick Facts

Intro

South Korean film director and screenwriter

Places

South Korea

was

Film director Screenwriter

Work field

Film, TV, Stage & Radio

Gender

Male

Birth

10 November 1954 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Daejeon, South Korea

Star sign

Scorpio People who share this birthday

Death

25 May 2010 People who died on this day

Place of death

Seo District, Daejeon, South Korea

Age

55 years

Education

Daejeon High School

The details (from wikipedia)

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)

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