Director

Kwak Ji-kyoon

Directing

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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 0All crew credits: 10

TMDB ID: 1134608

IMDb ID: nm0477039

Known for: Directing

Born: November 10, 1954

Died: May 25, 2010

Age: 55

Place of birth: Daejeon, South Korea

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1984 - 2006

Years active: 23

Average TMDB rating: 5.96

Wikidata: Q12584881

Also known as

Gwak Ji-Gyun • 곽지균

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Biography

Kwak Ji-kyoon (born Kwak Jung-kyoon, November 10, 1954 – May 25, 2010) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kwak made his directorial debut in 1986 with the film Winter Wanderer and became well known for directing melodramatic films such as Portrait of the Days of Youth (1991) and Plum Blossom (2000). He committed suicide on May 25, 2010, after suffering from depression for the past 10 years and had a hard time dealing with the thought of not being able to make movies.

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