Beak Woon-hak (Korean: 백운학; born 1962) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Beak wrote and directed the thrillers Tube (2003) and The Chronicles of Evil (2015).
Beak Woon-hak | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
| Other names | Baek Woon-hak |
| Alma mater | Chung-Ang University |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 백운학 |
| Revised Romanization | Baek Un-hak |
| McCune–Reischauer | Paek Un-hak |
Career
editBeak was a TV producer and an ad producer, being involved in 50 commercials from 1993 to 1996. In 1996, he was an assistant director on Channel 69 (1996) and three years later, he was involved in the scriptwriting and production of Kang Je-gyu's blockbuster Shiri (1999). His short Waist Bottle won the Grand Prize at the Shin-young Youth Film Festival in 2003.[1]
He made his directorial feature debut with the subway-set thriller Tube (2003).
His second feature The Chronicles of Evil (2015) starring Son Hyun-joo, also a thriller, was a hit with more than 2.1 million admissions.[2][3][4]
Filmography
edit- Channel 69 (1996) - assistant director
- Shiri (1999) - assistant director, script editor
- Waist Bottle (short film, 2003)
- Tube (2003) - director, screenwriter
- The Chronicles of Evil (2015) - director, screenwriter
References
edit- ^ "BEAK Woon-hak". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- ^ "The Chronicles of Evil (2015)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- ^ Jin, Eun-soo (15 May 2015). "Review: Never-ending suspense in Chronicles of Evil". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ Won, Ho-jung (13 May 2015). "Herald Review: Chronicles of Evil a study of moral boundaries". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
External links
edit- Beak Woon-hak at the Korean Movie Database
- Beak Woon-hak at IMDb
- Beak Woon-hak at IMDb
- Beak Woon-hak at HanCinema
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