Na Hong-jin

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

Series credits

Behind the camera

Hope poster
6.8

In 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

Hope poster
6.8

In 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

Hope poster
6.8

In 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

The Medium poster
7.0

A 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

The Wailing poster
7.4

A 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

The Wailing poster
7.4

A 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

The Chaser poster
7.8

Joong-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

The Chaser poster
7.8

Joong-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

The Yellow Sea poster
7.4

A 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

The Yellow Sea poster
7.4

A 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

Faith poster
6.4

A short film about an armed man in a secret location.

Faith

2023

Faith poster
6.4

A short film about an armed man in a secret location.

Faith

2023

Faith poster
6.4

A short film about an armed man in a secret location.

Faith

2023

The Perfect Fishplate poster
7.0

Isolated in his kitchen, a young cook is trying to make the perfect red snapper dish.

The Perfect Fishplate

2005

The Perfect Fishplate poster
7.0

Isolated in his kitchen, a young cook is trying to make the perfect red snapper dish.

The Perfect Fishplate

2005

Untitled Na Hong-jin Thriller poster
NR

Na 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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Untitled Na Hong-jin Thriller poster
NR

Na 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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Untitled Hope Sequel poster
NR

While 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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Untitled Hope Sequel poster
NR

While 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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No artwork available
5.8

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 artwork available
5.8

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 artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Mink

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