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Hong Sang-soo

Directing 65 years old Seoul, South Korea ★ 1.5
Born: October 25, 1960

Biography

Hong Sang-soo (born October 25, 1960) is a South Korean writer-director. He has directed 33 films as of 2025.

Certain elements are commonly found in Hong's films. A typical Hong film highlights a theme of domestic realism with many of the scenes set on residential streets, cafes, hotels, schools, and in the stairwells of apartment buildings. Characters are seen walking around the city, drinking soju, and having sex. The main characters are often movie directors or actors, and scenes typically consist of a single shot, often beginning and ending with a camera zoom. The budgets for his movies average about $100,000.

Hong is often spontaneous when shooting, delivering the day's scene on the morning of the shoot and frequently changing stories while on set. He rarely prepares scripts in advance. Hong's style has been compared to Eric Rohmer's, and it has even been argued that allusions to Rohmer's films appear in some films directed by Hong.

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Known For

Woman Is the Future of Man
Woman Is the Future of Man Director 2004
Nobody's Daughter Haewon
Nobody's Daughter Haewon Director 2013
Tale of Cinema
Tale of Cinema Director 2005
Yourself and Yours
Yourself and Yours Director 2016
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well Director 1996

Filmography

Acting Credits (4)

Directing Credits (43)

The Day She Returns
The Day She Returns Director 2026
Tree Above Volvo
Tree Above Volvo Director 2025
What Does That Nature Say to You
What Does That Nature Say to You Director 2025
It Snows on You
It Snows on You Director 2024
By the Stream
By the Stream Director 2024
A Traveler's Needs
A Traveler's Needs Director 2024
Greetings for the New York Film Festival
Greetings for the New York Film Festival Director 2023
In Our Day
In Our Day Director 2023
In Water
In Water Director 2023
Walk Up
Walk Up Director 2022
Small Flower
Small Flower Director 2022
The Novelist's Film
The Novelist's Film Director 2022
In Front of Your Face
In Front of Your Face Director 2021
Letter to the New York Film Festival
Letter to the New York Film Festival Director 2021
Introduction
Introduction Director 2021
Hong Sangsoo – Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
Hong Sangsoo – Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay Director 2021
The Woman Who Ran
The Woman Who Ran Director 2020
Hotel by the River
Hotel by the River Director 2019
Grass
Grass Director 2018
Claire's Camera
Claire's Camera Director 2018
The Day After
The Day After Director 2017
On the Beach at Night Alone
On the Beach at Night Alone Director 2017
Yourself and Yours
Yourself and Yours Director 2016
Right Now, Wrong Then
Right Now, Wrong Then Director 2015
Hill of Freedom
Hill of Freedom Director 2014
Our Sunhi
Our Sunhi Director 2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded Director 2013
Nobody's Daughter Haewon
Nobody's Daughter Haewon Director 2013
In Another Country
In Another Country Director 2012
List
List Director 2011
The Day He Arrives
The Day He Arrives Director 2011
Oki's Movie
Oki's Movie Director 2010
Ha Ha Ha
Ha Ha Ha Director 2010
Lost in the Mountains
Lost in the Mountains Director 2009
Like You Know It All
Like You Know It All Director 2009
Night and Day
Night and Day Director 2008
Woman on the Beach
Woman on the Beach Director 2006
Tale of Cinema
Tale of Cinema Director 2005
Woman Is the Future of Man
Woman Is the Future of Man Director 2004
On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate
On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate Director 2002
Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors
Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors Director 2000
The Power of Kangwon Province
The Power of Kangwon Province Director 1998
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well Director 1996

Writing Credits (42)

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