Park Chan-wook filmography

Park Chan-wook filmography
Park in 2013
Film13
Television series3
Documentary3
Others10 short films

Park Chan-wook (Korean: 박찬욱; pronounced [pak̚ tɕʰanuk̚]; born 23 August 1963) is a South Korean filmmaker and former film critic.

Park made his debut as director in 1992. However, he has largely disowned his first two films from the 1990s, considering the 2000 hit Joint Security Area to be his real debut. It was a massive turning point, not only did it break box office records in South Korea, but it also gave him the creative "blank check" he needed to make his famous The Vengeance Trilogy. While the first film in that series, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), was a bit of a tough sell for critics and audiences at the time, he struck gold with Oldboy (2003) and Lady Vengeance (2005). Oldboy in particular became a global sensation and is still cited as one of the best films ever made.

Park's career only gained momentum after his early success. Films like Thirst (2009) and The Handmaiden (2016) further solidified his reputation, with the latter even winning a BAFTA. By the time he won Best Director at Cannes Film Festival for Decision to Leave (2022), he had become a household name in world cinema.

In addition to his work as a director, Park has significantly influenced global media as a producer. He produced Bong Joon-ho's sci-fi epic Snowpiercer (2013) and later served as an executive producer for its American television adaptation, which ran from 2020 to 2024. He has further expanded into prestige television by directing English-language miniseries such as The Little Drummer Girl (2018) and The Sympathizer (2024).

"PARKing CHANce" is a collaborative directing brand founded by Park Chan-wook and his younger brother, media artist Park Chan-kyong.[A] The brand has created several short films, including Night Fishing (2011), Odalslow (2011), Day Trip (2012), V (2013), Decades Apart (2017), and Believe It or Not(2018).[1][2][3]

Films

Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Feature films

Year Title Credited as Notes Ref.
Director Writer Producer
1988 Kkamdong Assistant director No No [4]
1989 Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day Assistant director No No
1992 The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream Yes Yes No [5]
1997 Trio Yes Yes No [6][7]
2000 Anarchists No Yes No [8]
Joint Security Area Yes Yes No [9]
2001 The Humanist No Yes No [10]
2002 Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Yes Yes No [11]
A Bizarre Love Triangle No Yes No [12]
2003 Oldboy Yes Yes No [13]
2005 Lady Vengeance Yes Yes No [14]
Boy Goes to Heaven No Yes No [15]
2006 I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK Yes Yes Yes [16]
2008 Crush and Blush No Yes Yes [17]
2009 Thirst Yes Yes Yes [18]
2013 Stoker Yes No No English-language film debut [19]
Snowpiercer No No Yes [20]
2014 Bitter, Sweet, Seoul Co-directing[A] Yes Yes Documentary [21]
2016 The Handmaiden Yes Yes Yes [22]
The Truth Beneath No Yes No [23]
2022 Decision to Leave Yes Yes Yes [24]
2024 Uprising No Yes Yes [25]
2025 No Other Choice Yes Yes Yes [26]

Short films

Year Title Credited as Notes Ref.
Director Writer Producer
1999 Judgment Yes Yes Yes [27]
2003 If You Were Me Yes Yes No Segment: Never Ending Peace And Love [28][29]
2004 Three... Extremes Yes Yes No Segment: Cut [30]
2011 Night Fishing Co-directing[A] Yes Yes [31][32]
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero Yes Yes No Segment: Cut [33]
Odalslow Co-director[A] Yes Yes Commissioned by Cine21 [34]
2012 Day Trip Co-director[A] Yes No [35]
2013 V Co-director[A] Yes No music video for Lee Jung-hyun [36][37]
2014 A Rose Reborn Yes Co-writer[B] No for Ermenegildo Zegna [38]
2017 Decades Apart Co-director[A] Yes Yes for Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain [39]
2022 Life Is But a Dream Yes Yes No for Apple Inc. [40]

Television

Year Title Credited as Notes Ref.
Creator Director Writer Producer
2018 The Little Drummer Girl No Yes No Executive BBC One Original Series [41]
2020–2024 Snowpiercer No No No Executive [42]
2024 The Sympathizer Yes Yes Showrunner Executive HBO Original Series [43][44]

Appearance

Documentary

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema Himself [45]
2011 Ari Ari the Korean Cinema [46]
2025 New-Oldboy Park Chan-wook SBS TV Special Chuseok Documentary [47]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "PARKing CHANce" is a collaborative directing brand founded by Park Chan-wook and his younger brother, media artist Park Chan-kyong. The name "Parking Chance" is a wordplay on words combining the sounds of the brothers' surname Park and the syllable in their given names Chan, and can also be interpreted in English as "parking opportunity," reflecting their desire to explore creative projects that are challenging to secure.
  2. ^ co-written by himself, Ayako Fujitani, Chung Chung-hoon and Michael Werwie

References

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  2. ^ Kim, Na-hee (July 1, 2017). '파킹찬스'(PARKing CHANce) 박찬욱·박찬경 기억과 현재 사이의 모호한 초현실주의적 경험 [Park Chan-wook and Park Chan-kyung in 'PARKing CHANce', An ambiguous, surreal experience between memory and present]. magazine.sfac.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  3. ^ 박찬욱, 박찬경감독의 파킹찬스(PARKing CHANce) CCK에서 개막 [Park Chan-wook and Park Chan-kyung's PARKing CHANce opens at CCK]. www.korean-culture.org (in Korean). August 31, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
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  18. ^ Lee, Maggie (May 15, 2009). "Thirst — Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
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  20. ^ "Joon-ho Bong, Park Chan-wook, Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton and John Hurt talk Snowpiercer (interview)". SBS What's On. July 21, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
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  28. ^ "If You Were Me". IndieStory. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
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  30. ^ Stevens, Dana (October 28, 2005). "Film in Review; Three Extremes". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
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  33. ^ Lee, Maggie (January 1, 2012). "60 Seconds of Solitude in the Year Zero: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  34. ^ Shin, Du-young (May 3, 2011). 리더에서 유저로, 디지털 진화를 경험하세요 [Experience digital evolution from leader to user]. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved December 16, 2025.
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  39. ^ "Face to Face: Park Chan-wook on How Photography Became an Antidote to Filmmaking". artreview.com. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
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