Hong Sang-soo
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: October 25, 1960 (64 years old)
Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea
Hong Sang-soo (born October 25, 1960) is a South Korean writer-director. He has directed 30 films as of 2023. 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.
2025
2024
Actor
It Snows on You
Producer
A Traveler's Needs
Editor
A Traveler's Needs
Original Music Composer
A Traveler's Needs
Director
A Traveler's Needs
Writer
A Traveler's Needs
Cinematography
By the Stream
Producer
By the Stream
Director
By the Stream
Music
By the Stream
Editor
By the Stream
Director
It Snows on You
Cinematography
It Snows on You
Director of Photography
A Traveler's Needs
Writer
By the Stream
2023
Director of Photography
In Our Day
Writer
Small Flower
Editor
Small Flower
Producer
Small Flower
Director of Photography
Small Flower
Writer
Greetings for the New York Film Festival
Director
Greetings for the New York Film Festival
Music
Small Flower
Music
In Water
Editor
In Water
Director
In Water
Producer
In Water
Director of Photography
In Water
Original Music Composer
In Our Day
Director
In Our Day
Writer
In Our Day
Editor
In Our Day
Director
Small Flower
Producer
In Our Day
Writer
In Water
2022
Writer
The Novelist's Film
Director of Photography
The Novelist's Film
Editor
The Novelist's Film
Director
Walk Up
Writer
Walk Up
Editor
Walk Up
Director of Photography
Walk Up
Director
The Novelist's Film
Original Music Composer
Walk Up
Producer
Walk Up
Original Music Composer
The Novelist's Film
Producer
The Novelist's Film
2021
Actor Narrator (Voice)
Hong Sangsoo – Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
Director
In Front of Your Face
Producer
In Front of Your Face
Editor
In Front of Your Face
Music
In Front of Your Face
Writer
In Front of Your Face
Director of Photography
In Front of Your Face
Producer
Hong Sangsoo – Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
Director of Photography
Letter to the New York Film Festival
Writer
Letter to the New York Film Festival
Producer
Letter to the New York Film Festival
Director of Photography
Hong Sangsoo – Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
Editor
Hong Sangsoo – Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
Editor
Letter to the New York Film Festival
Producer
Introduction
Original Music Composer
Introduction
Director
Letter to the New York Film Festival
Writer
Hong Sangsoo – Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
Director
Introduction
Editor
Introduction
Writer
Introduction
Director of Photography
Introduction
Director
Hong Sangsoo – Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
