FILM DIRECTOR

Na Hong-jin

1974 - Today

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Na Hong-jin (Korean: 나홍진, born 1974) is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. Na came to prominence with his feature film debut, The Chaser (2008), a critical and commercial success that became the third highest grossing film in Korea that year. Na has won various awards including Best Film and Best Director at the 45th Grand Bell Awards, Best Film at the seventh Korean Film Awards as well as Best New Director for many more. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Na Hong-jin has received more than 543,277 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Na Hong-jin is the 1,766th most popular film director (down from 1,560th in 2019), the 620th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 489th in 2019) and the 12th most popular South Korean Film Director.

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  • 17

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  • 2.46

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Na Hong-jin ranks 1,766 out of 2,041. Before him are Greg Mottola, Władysław Pasikowski, Oskar Roehler, Ovidie, Lee Cheol-ha, and Colin Trevorrow. After him are John A. Russo, Jeffrey Lieber, Valérie Donzelli, Drew Goddard, György Pálfi, and Valentyn Vasyanovych.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Na Hong-jin ranks 466. Before him are Denis Caniza, Sherin Khankan, Abdelilah Saber, Andreas Andersson, Mălina Olinescu, and Dayanara Torres. After him are Teruyoshi Ito, Dani García, Percy Montgomery, Marina de Tavira, Mattias Asper, and Javi Navarro.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Na Hong-jin ranks 620 out of 1,128. Before him are Lee Cheol-ha (1970), Kwak Tae-hwi (1981), Fleur Pellerin (1973), Son Dam-bi (1983), Nam Hyun-hee (1981), and Ko Jeong-woon (1966). After him are Kim Seol-hyun (1995), Lee Jong-hwa (1963), Lee Jong-hyun (1990), Lee Sedol (1983), Eun Ji-won (1978), and Park Gyu-ri (1988).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Korea

Among film directors born in South Korea, Na Hong-jin ranks 12. Before him are Kim Ki-young (1919), Kim Jee-woon (1964), Kwak Jae-yong (1959), Hwang Dong-hyuk (1971), Yeon Sang-ho (1978), and Lee Cheol-ha (1970). After him are Joseph Kahn (1972).

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Filmography

The Wailing
Director
A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.
May 12o 20167.351 / 10
The Chaser
Director
Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.
Feb 14o 20087.8 / 10
The Yellow Sea
Director
A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.
Dec 22o 20107.346 / 10