Hong Sang-soo

Hong Sang-soo

Directing

Born October 25, 1960 · Seoul, South Korea

44 films as director · Active 1996–2026

Hong Sang-soo (born October 25, 1960) is a South Korean writer-director. He has directed 35 films as of 2026. Certain elements are commonly found in Hong's films. A typical Hong film highlights a the…

Known for

Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

2012

The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema

The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema

2005

Hong Sangsoo – Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay

Hong Sangsoo – Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay

2021

It Snows on You

It Snows on You

2024

Directed(44)

The Day She Returns

2026The Day She Returns★ 4.3

Nowhere to Lay My Eyes

2026Nowhere to Lay My Eyes

What Does That Nature Say to You

2025What Does That Nature Say to You★ 7.1

Tree Above Volvo

2025Tree Above Volvo

A Traveler's Needs

2024A Traveler's Needs★ 6.5

By the Stream

2024By the Stream★ 7.2

2024It Snows on You★ 5.0

2023Greetings for the New York Film Festival

In Water

2023In Water★ 6.6

In Our Day

2023In Our Day★ 6.9

Walk Up

2022Walk Up★ 6.4

The Novelist's Film

2022The Novelist's Film★ 6.5

Small Flower

2022Small Flower★ 6.0

In Front of Your Face

2021In Front of Your Face★ 6.7

Letter to the New York Film Festival

2021Letter to the New York Film Festival★ 6.0

Introduction

2021Introduction★ 6.4

Hong Sangsoo – Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay

2021Hong Sangsoo – Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay★ 6.7

The Woman Who Ran

2020The Woman Who Ran★ 6.6

Hotel by the River

2019Hotel by the River★ 6.4

Claire's Camera

2018Claire's Camera★ 6.3

Grass

2018Grass★ 6.6

On the Beach at Night Alone

2017On the Beach at Night Alone★ 6.6

The Day After

2017The Day After★ 6.5

Yourself and Yours

2016Yourself and Yours★ 6.3

Right Now, Wrong Then

2015Right Now, Wrong Then★ 7.0

Hill of Freedom

2014Hill of Freedom★ 6.6

Nobody's Daughter Haewon

2013Nobody's Daughter Haewon★ 6.5

Our Sunhi

2013Our Sunhi★ 6.5

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013Venice 70: Future Reloaded★ 5.1

In Another Country

2012In Another Country★ 6.1

The Day He Arrives

2011The Day He Arrives★ 6.9

List

2011List★ 5.8

Ha Ha Ha

2010Ha Ha Ha★ 6.3

Oki's Movie

2010Oki's Movie★ 6.7

Like You Know It All

2009Like You Know It All★ 5.8

Lost in the Mountains

2009Lost in the Mountains★ 6.4

Night and Day

2008Night and Day★ 7.0

Woman on the Beach

2006Woman on the Beach★ 6.2

Tale of Cinema

2005Tale of Cinema★ 6.8

Woman Is the Future of Man

2004Woman Is the Future of Man★ 6.1

On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate

2002On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate★ 6.7

Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors

2000Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors★ 6.4

The Power of Kangwon Province

1998The Power of Kangwon Province★ 6.7

The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well

1996The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well★ 6.4

Acting(4)

2024It Snows on You

2021Hong Sangsoo – Winner of the Silver Bear for Best ScreenplayNarrator (Voice)

2012Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant ObserverSelf

2005The Nine Lives of Korean CinemaSelf

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