Bong Joon Ho

Biography

Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean filmmaker born on September 14, 1969. He gained a cult following with his feature directorial debut, the dark comedy film Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), before achieving widespread critical success with films like Memories of Murder (2003) and The Host (2006). His subsequent works, including Parasite (2019), have been widely acclaimed for their social commentary, genre-mixing, and tone shifts.