Jang Hoon

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Jang Hoon
Born (1975-05-04) May 4, 1975 (age 51)
Jeongseon, Gangwon, South Korea
EducationB.Des. (Visual design)
Alma materSeoul National University
OccupationsFilm director, writer, editor
Years active2005–present
Korean name
Hangul
장훈
Hanja
張薰
RRJang Hun
MRChang Hun

Jang Hoon (Korean: 장훈; born May 4, 1975) is a South Korean film director. He directed the films Rough Cut (2008), Secret Reunion (2010), The Front Line (2011), and A Taxi Driver (2017).

Career

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2005–2010: Rough Cut and Secret Reunion

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Jang Hoon (along with Jang Cheol-soo and Juhn Jai-hong) worked as an assistant director under Kim Ki-duk. His debut film Rough Cut (2008), about a gangster who wants to become an actor and an actor who thinks he is as tough as a gangster, was written and produced by Kim. Rough Cut was much more commercially oriented than Kim's own movies, and the star power of its two leading actors So Ji-sub and Kang Ji-hwan propelled the indie to more than one million admissions, resulting in a profit 10 times its low budget.[1][2]

Jang's second feature, Secret Reunion (2010), benefited from the director's populist sensibility.[3] A story about two intelligence agents, one from South Korea and the other from the North (played by Song Kang-ho and Kang Dong-won, respectively), who approach each other in acts of espionage only to develop an unlikely friendship, the film sold 5.5 million tickets, making it the second highest grossing Korean film of that year.[2]

2011–present: Critical and commercial succes

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His third film, The Front Line, was a large-scale war movie that came out during the 2011 summer blockbuster season.[4][5] Starring Go Soo and Shin Ha-kyun, the film was the most well-received among the ample number of Korean War-themed films and TV dramas commemorating the 60th anniversary of the war. Through the guise of a mystery narrative, the film revolved around the story of South and North Korean soldiers carrying out meaningless sacrifices trying to capture a nameless hill.[6][7][8][2] It was selected as South Korea's submission to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film,[9] but did not make the final shortlist.[10]

Jang became the subject of controversy when former mentor Kim Ki-duk's documentary-style self-portrait Arirang was released. In the Cannes award-winning film, the elder cineaste explicitly criticized him as "a betrayer" after Jang signed with the film production company Showbox/Mediaplex.[11] Regarding the matter, Jang said, "I hope director Kim can find consolation through Arirang. He is a great teacher and I still respect him very much. I feel very sorry as a pupil of his."[4] In 2012 Jang, Kang Hyeong-cheol and E J-yong made short films for Samsung Galaxy Note's ambitious PPL-film project Cine Note starring Ha Jung-woo.[12] Actor Ko Chang-seok has appeared in all four of Jang's feature films in supporting roles.

In May 2025, Jang's upcoming film Canvas of Blood was one of the nine films granted by the Korean Film Council with financial support as part of their “Mid-Budget Korean Film Production Support” project.[13] In August 2025, actors Kim Nam-gil and Park Bo-gum were confirmed to star in the film.[14]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Note Ref.
English Korean
2001 Hera Purple 헤라 퍼플 assistant director
2004 Samaritan Girl 사마리아 assistant director
Love, So Divine 신부수업 assistant director
3-Iron 빈집 assistant director
2006 Time 시간 assistant director, assistant editor
2005 The Bow 활 assistant director
2008 Rough Cut 영화는 영화다 director, script editor [1]
2010 Secret Reunion 의형제 director, script editor [3]
2011 The Front Line 고지전 director [4]
2012 Cine Note 시네 노트 "Lost Number" co-director short film [12]
2017 A Taxi Driver 택시 운전사 director [13]
TBA Canvas of Blood director [14]

Accolades

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Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Recipient Result Ref.
3rd Asian World Film Festival 2017 Best Film A Taxi Driver Won [15][16][17]
Humanitarian Award Won
54th Baeksang Arts Awards 2018 Grand Prize (Film) Nominated [18]
Best Film Nominated [19]
Best Director (Film) Nominated
32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards 2011 Best Film The Front Line Nominated [20][21]
38th Blue Dragon Film Awards 2017 Best Film Won [22]
Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film Won
Best Director Nominated [23][24]
20th Buil Film Awards 2011 Best Film Won
26th Buil Film Awards 2017 Best Film A Taxi Driver Won [25]
Audience Award Won
Buil Readers' Jury Award Won
23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards 2017 Best Director Nominated [26]
17th Director's Cut Awards 2017 Special Mentions Won [27]
48th Grand Bell Awards 2011 Best Film The Front Line Won [28][29][30][31][32]
Best Director Nominated
54th Grand Bell Awards 2017 Best Film A Taxi Driver Won [33]
Best Director Nominated
Technical Award Nominated
Best Planning Won
31st Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2011 Best Film The Front Line Won
Best Director Won
37th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2017 Top 10 Films A Taxi Driver Won [34]
25th Korea Culture & Entertainment Awards 2017 Best Film Won
Best Director (Film) Won
17th Korea World Youth Film Festival 2017 Favorite Director Won
1st The Seoul Awards 2017 Grand Prize (Film) Nominated [35][36]
14th Udine Far East Film Festival 2012 Audience Award The Front Line Won [37]

Listicles

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Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Sisa Journal 2017 Next Generation Leader—Culture, Arts, Sports 10th[note 1] [38]

Notes

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  1. ^ Tied with Song Kang-ho

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