Choi Dong-hun
Encyclopedia
Choi Dong-hun is a South Korean film director
, best known for his gambling film, Tazza: The High Rollers
. And his most recent film, Jeon Woo Chi
has sold over 6 million tickets domestically. He is also a screenwriter
and actor.
, a film about a heist gone wrong, which netted him a Blue Dragon Film Award
.
In 2006 Tazza: The High Rollers
became a major success only being surpassed by The Host
.
(director, 2012)
Jeon Woo Chi
전우치 (director, 2009)
Tazza: The High Rollers
타짜 (director, screenwriter, cameo, 2006)
The President's Last Bang
그때 그사람들 (actor, 2005)
Boy Goes To Heaven
소년, 천국에 가다 (screenwriter, 2005)
The Big Swindle
범죄의 재구성 (director, screenwriter, 2004)
A Good Lawyer's Wife
바람난 가족 (actor, 2003)
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, best known for his gambling film, Tazza: The High Rollers
Tazza: The High Rollers
Tazza: The High Rollers is a 2006 South Korean film based on Huh Young-man's manhwa . The story involves a group of grifters involved in the Korean card game called Hwatu ....
. And his most recent film, Jeon Woo Chi
Jeon Woo Chi
Jeon Woo Chi is a 2009 fantasy action blockbuster. Writer-director Choi Dong-hun departs from his popular heist films Tazza: The High Rollers and The Big Swindle for this big-budget, special effects-filled action romp that was equally popular with the Korean audience, earning over six million...
has sold over 6 million tickets domestically. He is also a screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and actor.
Career
He debuted as director with The Big SwindleThe Big Swindle
The Big Swindle is a 2004 heist film directed by Choi Dong-hun. It follows a group of four con men, one con woman, and one forger in a complex set of plots and counterplots against individual marks, against the Bank of Korea, against the police, and against each other.-External links:* at...
, a film about a heist gone wrong, which netted him a Blue Dragon Film Award
Blue Dragon Film Awards
The Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....
.
In 2006 Tazza: The High Rollers
Tazza: The High Rollers
Tazza: The High Rollers is a 2006 South Korean film based on Huh Young-man's manhwa . The story involves a group of grifters involved in the Korean card game called Hwatu ....
became a major success only being surpassed by The Host
The Host (film)
The Host is a 2006 South Korean monster film, which also contains elements of comedy and drama films. The film was directed by Bong Joon-ho, who co-wrote the screenplay, along with Baek Chul-hyun....
.
Filmography
The ProfessionalsThe Professionals (2011 film)
-Synopsis:Directed by Choi Dong-hun, The Professionals is about thieves from Korea and China teaming up with each other to steal a diamond worth 40 billion won locked away in a special room at a casino in Macau....
(director, 2012)
Jeon Woo Chi
Jeon Woo Chi
Jeon Woo Chi is a 2009 fantasy action blockbuster. Writer-director Choi Dong-hun departs from his popular heist films Tazza: The High Rollers and The Big Swindle for this big-budget, special effects-filled action romp that was equally popular with the Korean audience, earning over six million...
전우치 (director, 2009)
Tazza: The High Rollers
Tazza: The High Rollers
Tazza: The High Rollers is a 2006 South Korean film based on Huh Young-man's manhwa . The story involves a group of grifters involved in the Korean card game called Hwatu ....
타짜 (director, screenwriter, cameo, 2006)
The President's Last Bang
The President's Last Bang
The President's Last Bang The original title refers to a famous Korean song of a similar title – "That Man of those Days". According to official sources, this song was performed by Sim Soo-bong during the party the night of Park's assassination. In the movie, however, Sim Soo-bong is summoned to...
그때 그사람들 (actor, 2005)
Boy Goes To Heaven
Boy Goes To Heaven
Boy Goes To Heaven is a 2005 South Korean film starring Yeom Jeong-ah and Park Hae-il.- Plot :Ne-mo is a thirteen year-old boy growing up in 1980s South Korea, and is the only child of a single mother who runs a watch repair shop in their small town. Having never met his father, Ne-mo resolves to...
소년, 천국에 가다 (screenwriter, 2005)
The Big Swindle
The Big Swindle
The Big Swindle is a 2004 heist film directed by Choi Dong-hun. It follows a group of four con men, one con woman, and one forger in a complex set of plots and counterplots against individual marks, against the Bank of Korea, against the police, and against each other.-External links:* at...
범죄의 재구성 (director, screenwriter, 2004)
A Good Lawyer's Wife
A Good Lawyer's Wife
A Good Lawyer's Wife is a 2003 South Korean film written and directed by Im Sang-soo. The film is about the various affairs of members of a dysfunctional South Korean family.-Plot:...
바람난 가족 (actor, 2003)
External links
- Filmography
- General information about Choi Dong-hun at Naver movieDB