Hong Sang-soo
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 25, 1960 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
Biography
Hong Sang-soo (born October 25, 1960) is a South Korean writer-director. He has directed 35 films as of 2026. Certain elements are commonly found in Hong's films. A typical Hong film highlights a theme of domestic realism with many of the scenes set on residential streets, cafes, hotels, schools, and in the stairwells of apartment buildings. Characters are seen walking around the city, drinking soju, and having sex. The main characters are often movie directors or actors, and scenes typically consist of a single shot, often beginning and ending with a camera zoom. The budgets for his movies average about $100,000. Hong is often spontaneous when shooting, delivering the day's scene on the morning of the shoot and frequently changing stories while on set. He rarely prepares scripts in advance. Hong's style has been compared to Eric Rohmer's, and it has even been argued that allusions to Rohmer's films appear in some films directed by Hong.
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Filmography
The Day She Returns
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Nowhere to Lay My Eyes
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To the Bakery
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What Does That Nature Say to You
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Tree Above Volvo
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A Traveler's Needs
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By the Stream
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It Snows on You
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Greetings for the New York Film Festival
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In Water
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In Our Day
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Walk Up
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The Novelist's Film
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Small Flower
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In Front of Your Face
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Letter to the New York Film Festival
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Introduction
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Hong Sangsoo – Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
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The Woman Who Ran
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Hotel by the River
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Claire's Camera
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Grass
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On the Beach at Night Alone
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The Day After
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Yourself and Yours
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Right Now, Wrong Then
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Hill of Freedom
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Nobody's Daughter Haewon
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Our Sunhi
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Venice 70: Future Reloaded
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In Another Country
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The Day He Arrives
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List
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Ha Ha Ha
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Oki's Movie
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Like You Know It All
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Lost in the Mountains
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Night and Day
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Woman on the Beach
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Tale of Cinema
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Woman Is the Future of Man
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On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate
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Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors
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The Power of Kangwon Province
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The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well
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