Hur Jin-ho
South Korean film director and screenwriter (born 1963)
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Hur Jin-ho (Korean: 허진호; born August 8, 1963) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
Korean Academy of Film Arts - Filmmaking
(2020-present)
Hur Jin-ho | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 8, 1963 Jeonju, South Korea |
| Education | Yonsei University - Philosophy Korean Academy of Film Arts - Filmmaking |
| Occupations | |
| Agent(s) | C-JeS Entertainment[1] (2020-present) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 허진호 |
| Hanja | 許秦豪 |
| RR | Heo Jinho |
| MR | Hŏ Chinho |
Career
Hur graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in philosophy and went on to study filmmaking at the Korean Academy of Film Arts. His first steps as a film director did not go unnoticed as his first short, For Go-chul, was selected for the Vancouver International Film Festival. He later co-wrote the script of A Single Spark and Kilimanjaro. Many of his feature films, Christmas in August (shown at the Critics' Week in Cannes in 1998), One Fine Spring Day (2001), April Snow (2005), Happiness (2007) and A Good Rain Knows (2009) are variations on Hur's favorite theme: love.[2] Film critic Kim Ji-mi says in Korean Film Observatory magazine (No. 23), Hur "shows the outstanding talent of being able to grasp the sensitive moments of the beginning and ending of a love between a man and a woman" (p. 22).[3]
Filmography
Feature film
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | ||||
| 1993 | To the Starry Island | Assistant | No | No | ||
| 1995 | A Single Spark | Assistant | Yes | No | ||
| 1998 | Christmas in August | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 1999 | City of the Rising Sun | No | No | No | Bit part | |
| 2000 | Kilimanjaro | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2001 | One Fine Spring Day | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2005 | April Snow | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2007 | Happiness | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2009 | A Good Rain Knows | Yes | Yes | Yes | Korean-Chinese co-production | |
| 2012 | Dangerous Liaisons | Yes | No | No | Chinese film | |
| 2016 | The Last Princess | Yes | Yes | No | [4] | |
| 2019 | Forbidden Dream | Yes | No | No | [5] | |
| 2023 | A Normal Family | Yes | No | No | [6] | |
| 2026 | The Assassin(s) | Yes | No | No | [7] | |
Short film
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | ||||
| 1993 | For Go-chul | Yes | No | No | ||
| 2003 | Alone Together | Yes | No | No | from omnibus Twentidentity | |
| 2004 | My New Boyfriend | Yes | No | No | ||
| 2009 | I'm Right Here | Yes | No | No | from omnibus Five Senses of Eros | |
| 2019 | The Present | Yes | No | No | [8] | |
Television series
| Year | Title | Credited as | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | ||
| 2021 | Lost | Yes | No |
| 2024 | Love in the Big City | Yes | No |
Theater
- 2010: A Nap - director[9]
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 1998 | Best New Director | Christmas in August | Won | [10] |
| 2002 | Best Director | One Fine Spring Day | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay[a] | Nominated | ||||
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 1998 | Best New Director | Christmas in August | Won | |
| 2007 | Best Director | Happiness | Nominated | [11] | |
| Best Screenplay[a] | Nominated | ||||
| Buil Film Awards | 2008 | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Busan Film Critics Awards | 2001 | One Fine Spring Day | Won | ||
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2020 | Forbidden Dream | Nominated | [12] | |
| Director's Cut Awards | 1998 | Best Director | Christmas in August | Won | |
| 2025 | Best Director (Film) | A Normal Family | Nominated | [13] | |
| Grand Bell Awards | 1999 | Best Screenplay[b] | Christmas in August | Won | |
| Best New Director | Won | ||||
| 2008 | Best Director | Happiness | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay[a] | Nominated | ||||
| 2016 | Best Director | The Last Princess | Nominated | [14][unreliable source?] | |
| Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 2007 | Best Screenplay[a] | Happiness | Won | |
| Korean Film Awards | 2007 | Best Director | Nominated |
