"This book is an introductory guide to PARK Chan-wook, the 2004 Cannes Grand prix winner and one of the most acclaimed and popular Korean film directors. The book looks within with an insider's eyes and gropes roughly for the root and stems of the cinematic world of PARK, who has achieved both critical and commercial success, performing stunts verging on the acrobatic between genre convention and directorial individuality. Korean Film Directors Created by the Korean Film Council, this series offers deep insight into key directors in Korean film, figures who are not only broadening the range of art and creativity found in Korean-produced commercial films but also gaining increasingly strong footholds in international markets. Each volume features: - critical commentary on films - extensive interview - biography - complete filmography"

Born in 1965, KIM Young-jin is one of the most active film critics in South Korea. During the early years of his career, he had written a number of articles for the movie weekly, Cine 21 and from the year 2000 onwards, he has been working as a chief writer for Film 2.0, regularly contributing weekly reviews as well as in-depth feature articles. He has earned his Ph.D. at Chungang University on his dissertation The Trends of Major Filmmakers of Contemporary Korean Films and currently teaches as the assistant professor of the Department of Culture and Art at Myongji University. His major publications include What Film Desires.

"Preface Introduction On the Director Interviews Biography Synopsis Filmography About the Author"