Bong Joon Ho

Bong Joon Ho

Directing

Born September 14, 1969 · Daegu, South Korea

19 films as director · Active 1992–2025

Bong Joon-ho (Korean: 봉준호, Korean pronunciation:[poːŋ tɕuːnho → poːŋdʑunɦo]; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean filmmaker. The recipient of three Academy Awards, his work is characterised by e…

Known for

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

You Quiz on the Block

You Quiz on the Block

2018

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Nattering with Nah

Nattering with Nah

2023

Sohn's Questions

Sohn's Questions

2024

Next Entertainment, Visionary

Next Entertainment, Visionary

2021

Modern Korea

Modern Korea

2019

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards

2018

Directed(19)

Incoherence

2025Incoherence★ 6.3

Mickey 17

2025Mickey 17★ 6.8

Parasite

2019Parasite★ 8.5

Okja

2017Okja★ 7.3

Snowpiercer

2013Snowpiercer★ 6.9

3.11 A Sense of Home Films

20113.11 A Sense of Home Films★ 6.5

Mother

2009Mother★ 7.7

Tokyo!

2008Tokyo!★ 6.9

The Host

2006The Host★ 7.0

Influenza

2004Influenza★ 6.8

Sink & Rise

2004Sink & Rise★ 5.3

Jeonju Digital Project 2004

2004Jeonju Digital Project 2004★ 3.0

Memories of Murder

2003Memories of Murder★ 8.1

Barking Dogs Never Bite

2000Barking Dogs Never Bite★ 6.8

White Man

1994White Man★ 5.4

The Memories in My Frame

1994The Memories in My Frame★ 5.3

Looking For Paradise

1992Looking For Paradise★ 7.0

Ally

—Untitled Bong Joon Ho Horror Action Film

Acting(36)

2026Mr. Kim Goes to the CinemaSelf

2025IncoherencePaperboy's Brother

2025The Legend of the Palme d’Or ContinuesSelf

Bong Joon Ho — Watchpile | Watchpile

2024Sohn's QuestionsSelf

2023Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film ClubSelf

2023Nattering with NahSelf

2022Kultur-King Korea

2021보는 것을 사랑한다

2021Next Entertainment, VisionarySelf

2020Making ParasiteSelf

2020봉준호, 장르가 되다

2019Modern KoreaSelf (archive footage)

2019Your SongSelf

2018You Quiz on the BlockSelf (voice)

2018MemoriesSelf

2018The Crunchyroll Anime AwardsSelf - Presenter

2017The Clouzot ScandalSelf

2015Searching for BongSelf

2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest

2014Understanding MoviesSelf

2014Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black ScreenSelf

2013Where is my DVD?Self

2012Ari Ari the Korean CinemaSelf

2012Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant ObserverSelf

2012Doomsday BookLee Joon-ho

2012A Brave New WorldLee Joon-ho

2011Kurosawa's WaySelf

2010Mother, Son and Murder: The Making of MotherSelf

2009Can I Borrow a Light?Guitar Man

2008Crush and BlushEnglish Teacher

200840 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' FortnightSelf

2007Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-youngSelf

2005Making Memories of MurderSelf

2002No Blood No TearsOfficer

1953The OscarsSelf

The Host : Histoires de familleBong Joon-ho