Jang Jin was born on 28 November 1971 in Seoul

Seoul

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, South Korea

South Korea

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. He is a leading theatre director, playwright

Playwright

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, movie director, screenwriter

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, and producer

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 in South Korea

South Korea

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.

Profile

Writer/director Jang is known as one of the most distinctive voices to emerge out of the Korean cinema renaissance that began in the late 1990s. From the time he broke into the realm of theatre in 1995 with critically acclaimed plays like Heotang, he has developed a unique style that mixes humor, melodrama, and a keen observation of society. Jang's experience in film first began back in 1995 when he assisted with the screenplay of the critically acclaimed A Hot Roof. After directing a short film, he dedicated himself to debuting as a film director, and in 1998 his first feature The Happenings was screened at the Pusan International Film Festival

Pusan International Film Festival

Busan International Film Festival , held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan , South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia...

. Jang's biggest box-office success to date was with Guns and Talks (2001), a comedy about four talkative assassins that was a major hit in Korea, and is also being remade for the Chinese market. Besides his feature films, he also never ceased to participate in short film festivals such as the Environment Film Festival, and the Seoul Human Rights Film Festival.

He is also the CEO of the film production company Film It Suda and co-founder of the film production company KnJ Entertainment Inc.

In 2008 he remounted Wretched People, a play he had written when he was just twenty-three.

Filmography

Year	English Title	Korean Title	Credited as	Notes
1995	A Hot Roof	개같은 날의 오후	Writer
1996	Do You Believe in Jazz	너희가 재즈를 믿느냐	Writer
1997	Trio	삼인조	Writer
1998	The Happenings	기막힌 사내들	Director, Writer
1999	The Spy	간첩 리철진	Director, Writer
2000	A Terrible Day	극단적 하루	Director, Writer	Short film
2000	Ditto	동감	Writer
2001	Guns and Talks	킬러들의 수다	Director, Writer	Cameo
2002		아버지 몰래	Director	Short film
2002	No Comment	묻지마 패밀리	Producer, Writer
2003	A Man Who Went to Mars	화성으로 간 사나이	Writer
2004	Someone Special	아는 여자	Director, Writer	Cameo
2004	Has the Shower Ended?	소나기는 그쳤나요?	Director	Short film from 1.3.6
2005	Murder, Take One	박수칠 때 떠나라	Director, Writer
2005	Welcome to Dongmakgol Welcome to Dongmakgol Welcome to Dongmakgol is a 2005 South Korean film set during the Korean War. It was South Korea's official entry for the foreign language film category of the Academy Awards in 2005, and as of 2005 it was the fourth-highest grossing South Korean film of all time...	웰컴 투 동막골	Producer, Writer
2005	Someone Grateful	고마운 사람	Director	Short film from If You Were Me If You Were Me If You Were Me is a 2003 South Korean omnibus film, comprising six short films directed by six promininent Korean directors, including Park Chan-wook. Commissioned by South Korea's National Human Rights Commission, each of the shorts deal with discrimination in Korea...  2 (다섯 개의 시선)
2006	Righteous Ties Righteous Ties - Plot :Chi-sung, a gangster, is sent to prison for seven years after stabbing a man on orders from his boss. But his boss betrays him and tries to have him killed, though the attempt is unsuccessful and Chi-sung manages to escape...	거룩한 계보	Director, Writer
2007	My Son A Day with My Son My Son or A Day with My Son is a 2007 South Korean movie.-Synopsis:Lee Gang Sik is serving a life sentence for murder. For the last 15 years, he has been on his best behavior, and now his wish has finally come true...	아들	Director, Writer
2007	Going by the Book Going by the Book - Plot :Jeong Do-man is a low-ranking traffic cop whose tendency to do things "by the book" sometimes gets him in trouble, such as when he pulls over his new boss, newly instated police chief Lee Seung-man, and issues him with a traffic ticket...	바르게 살자	Producer, Writer
2008	Public Enemy Returns Public Enemy Returns Public Enemy Returns is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Kang Woo-suk. It is the sequel to 2002's Public Enemy, and 2005's Another Public Enemy, also directed by Kang....	강철중: 공공의 적 1-1	Writer
2009	Good Morning, President Good Morning, President Good Morning, President is a 2009 South Korean film by Jang Jin about three presidents faced with the crisis of their life...	굿모닝 프레지던트	Director, Writer
2010	The Quiz Show Scandal	퀴즈 왕	Director, Writer	Cameo
2010	The Recipe	된장	Writer
2011	Romantic Heaven	로맨틱 헤븐	Director, Writer

Playwright

• 1995 Wretched People (서툰 사람들)
• 1997 Taxi Driver (택시드리벌)
• 1999 Magic Time (매직타임)
• 2000 Leave When They're Applauding (박수칠 때 떠나라)

External links

• Jang Jin at the Internet Movie Database
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• Jang Jin at HanCinema
• Jang Jin at Cine21