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Young-hwan Choi

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Young-hwan Choi was born in 1971 in South Korea. Young-hwan is a cinematographer and director, known for The Thieves (2012), Veteran (2015) and Escape from Mogadishu (2021).
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    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 17 nominations total

    Known for

    The Thieves (2012)
    The Thieves
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2012
    Hwang Jung-min, Oh Dal-su, Kim Shi-hoo, Oh Dae-hwan, and Jang Yoon-ju in Veteran (2015)
    Veteran
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
    Zo In-sung, Kim Yoon-seok, Kim So-jin, and Park Kyung-hye in Escape from Mogadishu (2021)
    Escape from Mogadishu
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2021
    The Berlin File (2013)
    The Berlin File
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Yoo Hai Jin and Park Ji-hoon in The King’s Warden (2026)
      The King’s Warden
      7.1
      • cinematographer
      • 2026
    • Hwang Jung-min, Woo Jung-won, Oh Dal-su, Tue Minh, Shin Seung-hwan, Kim Shi-hoo, Oh Dae-hwan, Jung Hae-in, Jang Yoon-ju, and Ahn Bo-hyun in I, the Executioner (2024)
      I, the Executioner
      6.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Kim Hye-su, Yum Jung-ah, Zo In-sung, and Park Jeong-min in Smugglers (2023)
      Smugglers
      6.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Zo In-sung, Kim Yoon-seok, Kim So-jin, and Park Kyung-hye in Escape from Mogadishu (2021)
      Escape from Mogadishu
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Wooparoo Adventure (2019)
      Wooparoo Adventure
      4.5
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Jackie Chan, Ethan Juan, Po-Hung Lin, and Zhong Chuxi in The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang (2019)
      The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang
      5.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Kim Nam-gil in Pandora (2016)
      Pandora
      6.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Hwang Jung-min, Oh Dal-su, Kim Shi-hoo, Oh Dae-hwan, and Jang Yoon-ju in Veteran (2015)
      Veteran
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Yunjin Kim in Ode to My Father (2014)
      Ode to My Father
      7.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • The Berlin File (2013)
      The Berlin File
      6.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • The Thieves (2012)
      The Thieves
      6.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Petty Romance (2010)
      Petty Romance
      6.3
      • Cinematographer (as Yeong-hwan Choi)
      • 2010
    • Bestseller (2010)
      Bestseller
      6.1
      • Cinematographer (as Yeong-hwan Choi)
      • 2010
    • Gang Dong-won in Woochi: The Demon Slayer (2009)
      Woochi: The Demon Slayer
      6.6
      • Cinematographer (as Yeong-hwan Choi)
      • 2009
    • A Man Who Was Superman (2008)
      A Man Who Was Superman
      7.2
      • Cinematographer (as Yeong-hwan Choi)
      • 2008

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • The Weight (2012)
      The Weight
      6.2
      • lighting technician
      • 2012
    • Three Friends (1996)
      Three Friends
      7.8
      • assistant camera
      • 1996

    Director

    • The Dealer
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • TV Series

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Yeong-hwan Choi
    • Born
      • 1971
      • South Korea

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