Won Shin-yun

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In this Korean name, the family name is Won.
Won Shin-yun
Born (1969-10-23) October 23, 1969 (age 55)
South Korea
OccupationFilm director
Korean name
Hangul
원신연
Revised RomanizationWon Sinyeon
McCune–ReischauerWŏn Sinyŏn

Won Shin-yun (born October, 1969) is a South Korean film director. Won has the unique background of having been a stuntman before making his directorial horror film debut The Wig (2005). He filmed a series of thrillers, including A Bloody Aria (2006), Seven Days (2007), The Suspect (2013) and Memoir of a Murderer (2017). The Suspect was a box office hit with over 4.1 million admissions.[1][2][3][4]

Filmography

As director

Feature films

Year Title Credited as Ref.
Director Writer Producer
2005 The Wig Yes Yes No
2006 A Bloody Aria Yes Yes No
2007 Seven Days Yes No No
2013 The Suspect Yes No No
2017 Memoir of a Murderer Yes Yes Yes [5]
2019 The Battle: Roar to Victory Yes No No
TBA Seeking the King Yes Yes No
The Fifth Column Yes No No

Short films

Year Title Credited as
Director Writer
2002 A Cradle Song Yes Yes
2003 Bread and Milk Yes Yes

Other

  • Piano Man (1996) - stunt/martial art department
  • No. 3 (1997) - stunt/martial art department
  • Deep Blue (1997) - stunt/martial art department
  • Whispering Corridors (1998) - stunt/martial art department
  • Calla (1999) - stunt/martial art department
  • Robot Taekwon V - Live (2008, aborted due to financing)[3] - director

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Years Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
2007 45th Grand Bell Awards Best Film Seven Days Nominated
Best Director Nominated
29th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Director Nominated
2019 27th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Grand Prize in a Film The Battle: Roar to Victory Won [6]
Best Director in a Film Won
2020 25th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Director Won [7]

References

  1. ^ "WON Shin-yun". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  2. ^ Jeong, Han-seok (11 December 2015). "Master of Irony, Black Comedy and Action". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  3. ^ a b Lee, Yong-cheol (6 January 2014). "WON Shin-yun, Director of THE SUSPECT "Something that action genre fans remember for a long time"". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  4. ^ "Song Kang-ho confirmed for action thriller movie 'Fifth Column'". Hancinema. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  5. ^ "Kim Nam-gil joins Seol Kyeong-gu in A Murderer's Guide to Memorization". Hancinema. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  6. ^ "배우 최윤슬, 대한민국문화연예대상 MC 우수상 수상". NBN News Agency (in Korean). 1 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Winners Of The 25th Chunsa Film Art Awards". Soompi. 2020-06-19. Retrieved 10 August 2020.


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