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Park Hoon-jung

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Park Hoon-jung
Park Hoon-jung, born in 1975, is a South Korean film director. Park first attracted notice within the Korean film industry for writing the screenplays for I Saw the Devil (2010). He made his debut as a director in 2011 with the period film The Showdown (2011). With his second film, gangster epic New World (2013), Park scored a critical and commercial success.
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 10 nominations total

    Known for

    Choi Min-sik, Lee Jung-jae, and Hwang Jung-min in New World (2013)
    New World
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 2013
    The Tiger (2015)
    The Tiger
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 2015
    V.I.P. (2017)
    V.I.P.
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 2017
    Night in Paradise (2020)
    Night in Paradise
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Writer

    • I Saw the Devil
      • earlier screenplay
      • Development Unknown
    • Cha Seung-won, Kim Kang-woo, and Kim Seon-ho in The Tyrant (2024)
      The Tyrant
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Kim Seon-ho in The Childe (2023)
      The Childe
      6.9
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • The Witch: Part 2 - The Other One (2022)
      The Witch: Part 2 - The Other One
      6.3
      • writer
      • 2022
    • Ryuk-sa: A Teaser
      Short
      • Writer (as Park Hoon-young)
      • 2021
    • Night in Paradise (2020)
      Night in Paradise
      6.8
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Park Hee-soon, Jo Min-soo, Choi Woo-sik, Go Min-si, and Kim Da-mi in The Witch: Part 1 - The Subversion (2018)
      The Witch: Part 1 - The Subversion
      7.2
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • V.I.P. (2017)
      V.I.P.
      6.6
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • The Tiger (2015)
      The Tiger
      7.2
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Choi Min-sik, Lee Jung-jae, and Hwang Jung-min in New World (2013)
      New World
      7.5
      • screenplay
      • 2013
    • The Showdown (2011)
      The Showdown
      5.8
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Ryu Seung-beom, Yoo Hai Jin, and Hwang Jung-min in The Unjust (2010)
      The Unjust
      6.5
      • screenplay
      • 2010
    • I Saw the Devil (2010)
      I Saw the Devil
      7.8
      • screenplay
      • 2010

    Director

    • Tristes Tropiques (2025)
      Tristes Tropiques
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Cha Seung-won, Kim Kang-woo, and Kim Seon-ho in The Tyrant (2024)
      The Tyrant
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Kim Seon-ho in The Childe (2023)
      The Childe
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2023
    • The Witch: Part 2 - The Other One (2022)
      The Witch: Part 2 - The Other One
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Night in Paradise (2020)
      Night in Paradise
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Park Hee-soon, Jo Min-soo, Choi Woo-sik, Go Min-si, and Kim Da-mi in The Witch: Part 1 - The Subversion (2018)
      The Witch: Part 1 - The Subversion
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2018
    • V.I.P. (2017)
      V.I.P.
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2017
    • The Tiger (2015)
      The Tiger
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Choi Min-sik, Lee Jung-jae, and Hwang Jung-min in New World (2013)
      New World
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2013
    • The Showdown (2011)
      The Showdown
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2011

    Producer

    • Tristes Tropiques (2025)
      Tristes Tropiques
      6.4
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Kim Seon-ho in The Childe (2023)
      The Childe
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2023
    • The Witch: Part 2 - The Other One (2022)
      The Witch: Part 2 - The Other One
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Park Hoon-young
    • Born
      • South Korea

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