
Directing
Na Hong-jin
Born
1974-01-01 (52)
Place of birth
Seoul, South Korea
Known for
Directing
Credits
23 titles
Na Hong-jin ( born 20 July 1974) is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. His filmography is characterized by the incorporation of violent thriller and horror elements. Na's emergence in the film industry began with his feature film debut, The Chaser (2008), which achieved both critical and commercial success, ranking as the third-highest-grossing film in South Korea for its release year. His subsequent film, The Yellow Sea (2010), was presented in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. The Wailing (2016) further contributed to Na's critical and commercial standing, earning accolades that included the Best Director award at the 37th Blue Dragon Fil…
Known for
6.8In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to investigate a mysterious creature wreaking havoc on the community. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.
Hope
2026
7.0A shaman's family learn that their goddess is supposedly controlling one of them. However, their lives take a frightening turn when they realise the goddess has nothing to do with the possession.
The Medium
2021
7.4A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.
The Wailing
2016
7.8Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp, who's in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client, whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.
The Chaser
2008
7.4A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.
The Yellow Sea
2010
6.4A short film about an armed man in a secret location.
Faith
2023
Series credits
Behind the camera
6.8In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to investigate a mysterious creature wreaking havoc on the community. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.
Hope
2026
6.8In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to investigate a mysterious creature wreaking havoc on the community. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.
Hope
2026
6.8In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to investigate a mysterious creature wreaking havoc on the community. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.
Hope
2026
7.0A shaman's family learn that their goddess is supposedly controlling one of them. However, their lives take a frightening turn when they realise the goddess has nothing to do with the possession.
The Medium
2021
7.4A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.
The Wailing
2016
7.4A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.
The Wailing
2016
7.8Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp, who's in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client, whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.
The Chaser
2008
7.8Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp, who's in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client, whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.
The Chaser
2008
7.4A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.
The Yellow Sea
2010
7.4A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.
The Yellow Sea
2010
6.4A short film about an armed man in a secret location.
Faith
2023
6.4A short film about an armed man in a secret location.
Faith
2023
6.4A short film about an armed man in a secret location.
Faith
2023
7.0Isolated in his kitchen, a young cook is trying to make the perfect red snapper dish.
The Perfect Fishplate
2005
7.0Isolated in his kitchen, a young cook is trying to make the perfect red snapper dish.
The Perfect Fishplate
2005
NRNa Hong-jin clarified during his September 2026 press tour that his next immediate film will be a "darker, bloodier movie" that he has currently half-written, before returning to direct the sequel to Hope.
Untitled Na Hong-jin Thriller
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NRNa Hong-jin clarified during his September 2026 press tour that his next immediate film will be a "darker, bloodier movie" that he has currently half-written, before returning to direct the sequel to Hope.
Untitled Na Hong-jin Thriller
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NRWhile the first film takes place entirely during the day, director Na Hong-jin revealed that Hope 2 will shift the timeline into the night and will focus much more heavily on the perspective and history of the aliens.
Untitled Hope Sequel
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NRWhile the first film takes place entirely during the day, director Na Hong-jin revealed that Hope 2 will shift the timeline into the night and will focus much more heavily on the perspective and history of the aliens.
Untitled Hope Sequel
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A beautiful piece of aesthetic work with sweat as a thread. But no one sweats for the same reasons. This ode to sweat, in slow-motion shots with a rhytmic musical accompaniment, presents the daily cycle of a man (and a woman), which is at a certain level also a cycle of life.
Sweat
2007
A beautiful piece of aesthetic work with sweat as a thread. But no one sweats for the same reasons. This ode to sweat, in slow-motion shots with a rhytmic musical accompaniment, presents the daily cycle of a man (and a woman), which is at a certain level also a cycle of life.
Sweat
2007
No synopsis available yet.
The Mink
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