Park Jung-woo (born 1969) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Park is a screenwriter turned director, and probably ranks as South Korea's most well-known screenwriter for his famous stories such as Attack the Gas Station (1999), Last Present (2001), Kick the Moon (2001), Break Out (2002) and Jail Breakers (2002).[1][2] In 2004, he debuted with his directorial feature Dance with the Wind (2004). His third feature Deranged (2012) is a refreshing and unique take on the disaster genre, was a hit with more than 4.5 million admissions.[3][4]

Filmography

As director

• Dance with the Wind (2004)
• Big Bang (2007)
• Deranged (2012)
• Pandora (2016)

As assistant director

• Beyond the Mountain (1991)
• I Wish for What Is Forbidden to Me (1994)
• To You from Me (1994)
• A Man Wagging His Tail (1995)
• Change (1997)
• Oasis (2002)

As screenwriter

• The Last Defense (1997)
• First Kiss (1998)
• Attack the Gas Station (1999)
• Promenade (2000)
• Last Present (2001)
• Kick the Moon (2001)
• Break Out (2002)
• Jail Breakers (2002)
• Dance with the Wind (2004)
• Big Bang (2007)
• Thirsty, Thirsty (2009)
• Descendants of Hong Gil-dong (2009)
• Deranged (2012)
• Pandora (2016)

As executive producer

• Dance with the Wind (2004) (also as investor)

As script editor

• I Wish for What Is Forbidden to Me (1994)
• Never to Lose (2005)

Awards

• 2002 23rd Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Screenplay (Jail Breakers)
• 2003 39th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Screenplay (Break Out)

References

External links

• Park Jung-woo at the Korean Movie Database
• Park Jung-woo at IMDb 
• Park Jung-woo at HanCinema

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