Kwak Ji-kyoon
Kwak Ji-kyoon was a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kwak made his directorial debut in 1986 with the film Winter Wanderer and became well known for directing melodramatic films such as Portrait of the Days of Youth and Plum Blossom. He committed suicide on May 25, 2010, after suffering from depression for the past 10 years and had a hard time dealing with the thought of not being able to make movies.Filmography
- So Close Yet Far - assistant director
- When Sadness Takes Over a Wave - assistant director
- Yeosu - assistant director
- Tomorrow After Tomorrow - assistant director
- The Divine Bow - assistant director
- Mrs. Speculator - assistant director
- The Hidden Hero - assistant director
- Mandala - assistant director
- Tears of the Idol - assistant director
- As Firm As A Stone - assistant director
- Deep Blue Night - assistant director
- Deer Hunting - screenwriter
- Winter Wanderer - director
- The Home of Two Women - director, screenwriter
- Wound - director
- Long After That - director
- Portrait of the Days of Youth - director
- The Woman Who Won't Divorce - director
- Rosy Days - director
- Deep Blue - director
- Plum Blossom - director, screenwriter
- Fly High - director, screenwriter
Awards
- 1986 6th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Director
- 1991 29th Grand Bell Awards: Best Director
