Min Byung-hun

Directing

Min Byung-hun

Born

1969-01-01 (57)

Known for

Directing

Credits

21 titles

Known for

Pruning the Grapevine poster
5.0

Catholic seminary student Soo-hyeon is having a hard time deciding whether to stay on the road to priesthood or give in to his earthly love for a girl named Sue, whom he has just abandoned even though he still loves her. He takes advantage of a visit to his sick mother to look for Sue, but she refuses him. The persuasive rector reverses Soo-hyeon’s decision to leave the seminary with a proposal that he undergo a catharsis in the monastery. The doubting youngster’s new-found peace is lost however when he sees novice Helena, whose similarity to Sue awakens his defused emotions. The cool tonality of the shots of the Korean countryside and the monastery interiors harmonises perfectly with the aesthetically austere, nonetheless suggestive direction, which mediates the young man’s internal conflict and his fear of making the most important decision of his life. The lead role is played by rising star of Korean film Seo Jang-won, whose acting debut in the film The Unforgiven was shown at last

Pruning the Grapevine

2007

Love Never Fails poster
3.0

No pain, no gain. This is the motto of the Yoo family: the father is a successful doctor, the mother supervises their daughter's scholastic performance from the vantage point of their beautiful home. Then cracks appear in the facade which soon deepen and spread. In particular, the father seems to be losing control - he is suddenly faced with a sexual harassment lawsuit and an absurd running battle with a taxi driver.

Love Never Fails

2015

Touch poster
6.0

A story about a three-part family with lots of stories to tell and the first episode of the '3 life parts' that is completed henceforth.

Touch

2012

The Flight of the Bee poster
6.6

A simple fable about a teacher's quest for justice. The teacher's neighbor not only ogles his wife, but builds an outdoor toilet right beside the teacher's house. When he is refused any legal recourse, the teacher decides to get revenge by building a latrine for the entire village outside his neighbor's house.

The Flight of the Bee

1999

I'm Feng poster
NR

Feng Zhengjie is suffering from a lack of inspiration that keeps him from both painting and falling asleep at night. One night, wide awake as always, he sees a woman slide by in front of him. She is faint, indistinct, and both nearby and unreachable all at once. She hovers around him, and appears wherever he goes; the bar, on the street, a coffee shop. He is no longer certain whether the woman is in his head, or whether he is the one in the woman’s head. Soon, his time starts flowing backwards. As more time passes, Feng Zhengjie falls deep into his inner world, and the boundaries between dream and reality fall apart. When he closes his eyes, he hears the everyday sounds of modern civilization. When he opens them, he again sees a dense forest, and wakes with the wind of nature. He is young again. He wanders aimlessly, until he comes face to face with the woman he was haunted by.

I'm Feng

2016

Miracle poster
NR

Jangwon is declared bankrupt after he is made a victim of fraud by friend Minkyo. While desperately searching for Minkyo who has disappeared, Jangwon hears that another old school friend, Jiyeon, is also looking for him. Jangwon approaches her as he thinks it would make the search for Minkyo easier.

Miracle

2020

Film credits

Behind the camera

Pruning the Grapevine poster
5.0

Catholic seminary student Soo-hyeon is having a hard time deciding whether to stay on the road to priesthood or give in to his earthly love for a girl named Sue, whom he has just abandoned even though he still loves her. He takes advantage of a visit to his sick mother to look for Sue, but she refuses him. The persuasive rector reverses Soo-hyeon’s decision to leave the seminary with a proposal that he undergo a catharsis in the monastery. The doubting youngster’s new-found peace is lost however when he sees novice Helena, whose similarity to Sue awakens his defused emotions. The cool tonality of the shots of the Korean countryside and the monastery interiors harmonises perfectly with the aesthetically austere, nonetheless suggestive direction, which mediates the young man’s internal conflict and his fear of making the most important decision of his life. The lead role is played by rising star of Korean film Seo Jang-won, whose acting debut in the film The Unforgiven was shown at last

Pruning the Grapevine

2007

Pruning the Grapevine poster
5.0

Catholic seminary student Soo-hyeon is having a hard time deciding whether to stay on the road to priesthood or give in to his earthly love for a girl named Sue, whom he has just abandoned even though he still loves her. He takes advantage of a visit to his sick mother to look for Sue, but she refuses him. The persuasive rector reverses Soo-hyeon’s decision to leave the seminary with a proposal that he undergo a catharsis in the monastery. The doubting youngster’s new-found peace is lost however when he sees novice Helena, whose similarity to Sue awakens his defused emotions. The cool tonality of the shots of the Korean countryside and the monastery interiors harmonises perfectly with the aesthetically austere, nonetheless suggestive direction, which mediates the young man’s internal conflict and his fear of making the most important decision of his life. The lead role is played by rising star of Korean film Seo Jang-won, whose acting debut in the film The Unforgiven was shown at last

Pruning the Grapevine

2007

Love Never Fails poster
3.0

No pain, no gain. This is the motto of the Yoo family: the father is a successful doctor, the mother supervises their daughter's scholastic performance from the vantage point of their beautiful home. Then cracks appear in the facade which soon deepen and spread. In particular, the father seems to be losing control - he is suddenly faced with a sexual harassment lawsuit and an absurd running battle with a taxi driver.

Love Never Fails

2015

Love Never Fails poster
3.0

No pain, no gain. This is the motto of the Yoo family: the father is a successful doctor, the mother supervises their daughter's scholastic performance from the vantage point of their beautiful home. Then cracks appear in the facade which soon deepen and spread. In particular, the father seems to be losing control - he is suddenly faced with a sexual harassment lawsuit and an absurd running battle with a taxi driver.

Love Never Fails

2015

Touch poster
6.0

A story about a three-part family with lots of stories to tell and the first episode of the '3 life parts' that is completed henceforth.

Touch

2012

Touch poster
6.0

A story about a three-part family with lots of stories to tell and the first episode of the '3 life parts' that is completed henceforth.

Touch

2012

Touch poster
6.0

A story about a three-part family with lots of stories to tell and the first episode of the '3 life parts' that is completed henceforth.

Touch

2012

The Flight of the Bee poster
6.6

A simple fable about a teacher's quest for justice. The teacher's neighbor not only ogles his wife, but builds an outdoor toilet right beside the teacher's house. When he is refused any legal recourse, the teacher decides to get revenge by building a latrine for the entire village outside his neighbor's house.

The Flight of the Bee

1999

I'm Feng poster
NR

Feng Zhengjie is suffering from a lack of inspiration that keeps him from both painting and falling asleep at night. One night, wide awake as always, he sees a woman slide by in front of him. She is faint, indistinct, and both nearby and unreachable all at once. She hovers around him, and appears wherever he goes; the bar, on the street, a coffee shop. He is no longer certain whether the woman is in his head, or whether he is the one in the woman’s head. Soon, his time starts flowing backwards. As more time passes, Feng Zhengjie falls deep into his inner world, and the boundaries between dream and reality fall apart. When he closes his eyes, he hears the everyday sounds of modern civilization. When he opens them, he again sees a dense forest, and wakes with the wind of nature. He is young again. He wanders aimlessly, until he comes face to face with the woman he was haunted by.

I'm Feng

2016

Miracle poster
NR

Jangwon is declared bankrupt after he is made a victim of fraud by friend Minkyo. While desperately searching for Minkyo who has disappeared, Jangwon hears that another old school friend, Jiyeon, is also looking for him. Jangwon approaches her as he thinks it would make the search for Minkyo easier.

Miracle

2020

The Emperor poster
NR

Early one morning in Gangnam, three grim-faced individuals get into a black van. They will face their final moments in life in a secluded countryside motel. In the hushed silence of the motel room, the three are set to spend their farewell night, telling his or her life story to the others.

The Emperor

2017

The Emperor poster
NR

Early one morning in Gangnam, three grim-faced individuals get into a black van. They will face their final moments in life in a secluded countryside motel. In the hushed silence of the motel room, the three are set to spend their farewell night, telling his or her life story to the others.

The Emperor

2017

Promise poster
5.5

Si-woo is a nine years old boy living with his dad after losing his mom. Whenever Si-woo and his dad miss her, they pray, talk it out, or write poems. They stay there for each other in the arms of beautiful nature. Si-woo always remembers what his mom promised him before passing. Step by step, they move forward, trying to keep the promise.

Promise

2023

Promise poster
5.5

Si-woo is a nine years old boy living with his dad after losing his mom. Whenever Si-woo and his dad miss her, they pray, talk it out, or write poems. They stay there for each other in the arms of beautiful nature. Si-woo always remembers what his mom promised him before passing. Step by step, they move forward, trying to keep the promise.

Promise

2023

The Sight of Owl poster
NR

In the midst of longing and an unknown, strange dream, an alarm sounds and the main character, Jeong Ye-won, wakes up from sleep.

The Sight of Owl

2014

No artwork available
NR

The journey of Photographer KIM Jungman to find landscapes which are to be preserved and reclaimed rather than developed eventually leads to guleopdo. Juxtaposing external landscape and internal imagery, the ambitious documentary embraces the issues of the environment and the lives.

Begging Island : Let It Be

2014

No artwork available
NR

Man is a filmmaker who wants to make films as art. Fighting intensely with his concept, he faces a question ‘Who am I…’ which has bothered him for a long time. Man sets out on his own journey so as to escape from his agony. One day, a woman like an angel appears to him.

The Designer

2017

Let's Not Cry! poster
6.8

After failing to become a successful concert violinist, Muhammad returned to his rural Uzbekistan village. He says he on holiday and tells exaggerated stories of success, while the truth is completely broke from gambling and deeply in debt. Having borrowed money from his friends, they are now looking for their money back.

Let's Not Cry!

2007

Mask and Mirror poster
NR

There is a 90-year-old aging bag. There are two hometowns in his life. He was born in Korea, which gave him the dream of becoming a painter, and France, which allowed him to complete the inspiration of the artist into painting. After 40 years of living in France, the painter decides to live in Korea for the rest of his life. And he goes on a long journey to end his life in France. However, he finds out that returning to Korea, where he was born, is ultimately to face his own death.

Mask and Mirror

2012

Mask and Mirror poster
NR

There is a 90-year-old aging bag. There are two hometowns in his life. He was born in Korea, which gave him the dream of becoming a painter, and France, which allowed him to complete the inspiration of the artist into painting. After 40 years of living in France, the painter decides to live in Korea for the rest of his life. And he goes on a long journey to end his life in France. However, he finds out that returning to Korea, where he was born, is ultimately to face his own death.

Mask and Mirror

2012