Park Hoon-jung
South Korean film director and screenwriter
Park Hoon-jung (Korean: 박훈정; born in 1975) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Park first gained recognition in the Korean film industry for his screenwriting, having written the screenplays for directors Kim Jee-woon's I Saw the Devil (2010) and Ryoo Seung-wan's The Unjust (2010). In 2011, he made his directorial debut with the period film The Showdown, and his second film, the gangster epic New World (2013), was a critical and commercial success.
Early life
Born in 1975, Park's early interest in storytelling developed during childhood, attributed to his love of reading. Around ages six or seven, he had read fairy tales from Northern Europe and South America. By fourth grade, he had shifted to literature and martial arts novels. He later said that this transition had left him disillusioned after he realized that the happy endings portrayed in fairy tales did not reflect reality, which had contributed to his growing interest in film.
His interest in cinema deepened in 1991 during his second year of high school, after watching a science fiction movie at a local double-feature theater. While he can't remember the exact title, the film's plot, involving a scientist turned cyborg seeking revenge for stolen weapon blueprints, left a lasting impression. Park then systematically explored his neighborhood video rental store's collection, focusing on noir, gangster, and thriller genres.
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