Kwak Ji-kyoon

Kwak Ji-kyoon (; November 10, 1954 – May 25, 2010), birth name Kwak Jung-kyoon, was a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kwak made his directorial debut in 1986 with the film Winter Wanderer, and later directed Portrait of the Days of Youth and Plum Blossom (2000). He committed suicide on May 25, 2010, after suffering from depression for 10 years.

Filmography So Close Yet Far (1978) - assistant director When Sadness Takes Over a Wave (1978) - assistant director Yeosu (The Loneliness of the Journey) (1979) - assistant director Tomorrow After Tomorrow (1979) - assistant director The Divine Bow (1979) - assistant director Mrs. Speculator (1980) - assistant director The Hidden Hero (1980) - assistant director Mandala (1981) - assistant director Tears of the Idol (1982) - assistant director As Firm As A Stone (1983) - assistant director Deep Blue Night (1985) - assistant director Deer Hunting (1985) - screenwriter Winter Wanderer (1986) - director The Home of Two Women (1987) - director, screenwriter Wound (1989) - director Long After That (1989) - director Portrait of the Days of Youth (1991) - director The Woman Who Won't Divorce (1992) - director Rosy Days (1994) - director Deep Blue (1997) - director Plum Blossom (2000) - director, screenwriter Fly High (2006) - director, screenwriter

Awards 1986 6th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Director (Winter Wanderer) 1991 29th Grand Bell Awards: Best Director (Portrait of the Days of Youth)