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Na Hong-jin
Directing The Chaser, The Yellow Sea and The Wailing.
The Chaser · The Yellow Sea
- Born
- 20 July 1974
- Birthplace
- Seoul
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Na Hong-jin
Na Hong-jin is a South Korean filmmaker whose crime thrillers and horror films place their characters under sustained physical and psychological pressure.
Early life
Training
Studied industrial arts at Hanyang University before film study at Korea National University of Arts.
Career
- 2003
Short-film beginnings
Made 5 Minutes.
- 2008
Feature debut
Released The Chaser.
- 2016
Horror feature
Released The Wailing.
Selected work
The Chaser
A pursuit thriller that became a major Korean box-office success.
The Yellow Sea
A crime drama selected for Cannes’ Un Certain Regard.
The Wailing
A supernatural mystery set in a rural community.
Beyond work
Before cinema
Worked in advertising before pursuing filmmaking.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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Photo: Gabriel Hutchinson. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.