Bong Joon Ho filmography

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Bong Joon Ho is a South Korean film director, producer, and screenwriter who began his career in 1994 after creating the short films White Man, Memories in My Frame, and Incoherence. In 1997, Bong wrote the feature film Motel Cactus, for which he also served as an assistant director. Two years later, he wrote Phantom: The Submarine, and later made his feature-length directorial debut with Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000).[1] In the following years, Bong wrote and directed Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006), Mother (2009), and Snowpiercer (2013), films which received "universal acclaim" from critics.[2]

Bong Joon Ho at the Japanese premiere of Okja in 2017

After writing and producing 2014's Sea Fog, Bong co-wrote, directed, and produced the action-adventure film Okja, which earned a nomination for the Palme d'Or at the 70th Cannes Film Festival.[3] While working on Snowpiercer, Bong was encouraged to write a play, which resulted in the creation and release of the film Parasite in 2019.[4] The film received the Palme d'Or, acclaim from critics internationally, and numerous accolades. It also earned Bong the Academy Award for Best Director, further establishing him as a profound filmmaker around the world.[5][6]

Production credits

Feature films

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Bong Joon-ho's film credits
Year Title Credited as Notes Ref(s)
English Korean Director Writer Producer
1997 Motel Cactus 모텔 선인장 Assistant Yes No [7]
1999 Phantom: The Submarine 유령 No Yes No [8]
2000 Barking Dogs Never Bite 플란다스의 개 Yes Yes No [9]
2003 Memories of Murder 살인의 추억 Yes Yes No [10]
2005 Antarctic Journal 남극일기 No Yes No [11]
2006 The Host 괴물 Yes Yes No [12]
2009 Mother 마더 Yes Yes No [13]
2013 Snowpiercer 설국열차 Yes Yes No [14]
2014 Sea Fog 해무 No Yes Yes [15]
2017 Okja 옥자 Yes Yes Yes [16]
2019 Parasite 기생충 Yes Yes Yes [17]
2025 Mickey 17 미키17 Yes Yes Yes [18]
2027 Ally 앨리 Yes Yes Yes Also storyboard artist [19]
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Short films

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Bong Joon-ho's short film credits
Year Title Director Writer Segment Ref(s)
1992 Looking for Paradise Yes Yes
1994 White Man Yes Yes [20]
Memories in My Frame Yes Yes [21]
Incoherence [ko] Yes Yes [22]
2003 Twentidentity Yes Yes "Sink & Rise" [23]
2004 Digital Short Films by Three Directors Yes Yes "Influenza" [24]
2008 Tokyo! Yes Yes "Shaking Tokyo" [25]
2011 3.11 A Sense of Home Films Yes Yes "Iki" [26]
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Television

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Bong Joon-ho's television credits
Year Title Notes Ref(s)
2020–2024 Snowpiercer Executive producer [27]
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Music videos

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Bong Joon-ho's music video credits
Year Song Artist Ref(s)
English Original
2000 "Dan" 단(但) Kim Don Kyu (김돈규) [28]
2003 "Lonely Street Lamp" 외로운 가로등 Han Young Ae (한영애) [29]
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Performance credits

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Bong Joon-ho's performances
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1994 Incoherence Delivery boy's brother [30]
2002 No Blood No Tears Detective Cameo [31]
2006 Two or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young Himself Documentary film [31]
2008 Crush and Blush Private institute student Cameo [31]
2011 Kurosawa's Way Himself Documentary film [32]
2012 Doomsday Book Lee Joon-ho Cameo [31]
2012 Ari Ari the Korean Cinema Himself Documentary film [33]
2017 Last Train to Seoul Himself Documentary film [34]
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Critical response

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Critical response for Bong Joon-ho's films
Year Film Rotten Tomatoes[35] Metacritic[36]
2000 Barking Dogs Never Bite 88% (16 reviews) 66 (8 reviews)
2003 Memories of Murder 95% (74 reviews) 82 (17 reviews)
2006 The Host 93% (155 reviews) 85 (35 reviews)
2009 Mother 96% (118 reviews) 79 (31 reviews)
2013 Snowpiercer 94% (257 reviews) 84 (38 reviews)
2017 Okja 86% (239 reviews) 75 (36 reviews)
2019 Parasite 99% (467 reviews) 96 (52 reviews)
2025 Mickey 17 79% (205 reviews) 73 (54 reviews)
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References

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