Born in 1977. JANG studied cinematography at the Korean Academy of Film Arts and received an M.F.A. in Film & Image Production from Chung-Ang University. Jang’s debut feature film Eighteen(2009) won him the Dragons and Tigers Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2009 and the Nuovo Cinema Award at the Pesaro Film Festival 2010.
A giant Buddha statue is unearthed in a small rural town. The mayor believes that it will change the town into a major tourist attraction. However, a catastrophe starts to grow. A centuries-old curse is unleashed from the statue, and it starts to eat up people's souls and make them non-human. Jung Ki-hoon, as archaeologist tries to seek the truth behind the paranormal phenomenon.
Release Date2022-04-29
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count6
Vote Count39
Facing financial uncertainty and entering middle age, a married couple in their early thirties contemplate whether it's the right time to have their first baby.
Release Date2012-04-29
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Vote Count9
Reality and fantasy melds as a Korean documentary film director attempts to capture life in the small town of Gojo, Japan.
Release Date2015-06-11
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count12
Part I : A middle-aged woman gets off a bus at Muju Terminal. She passes through the town and walks into a forest. She starts to search for the vestiges of her life from beyond the grave. Part II : A young woman, Minjae, returns to her hometown of Muju and starts to work at the county office. Her mother is displeased that her daughter has returned to the hometown. One day, Minjae’s friend from college, Kyungyoon, who hadn’t been in touch for a while, comes to see her.
Release Date2022-09-22
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count4
Kye-na, an average woman in her late twenties, holds a steady job and a committed boyfriend, Ji-myoung. Yet instead of feeling content, she constantly faces uncertainty, confusion and anxiety. While struggling with personal relationships and life's woes, Kye-na finally embarks for New Zealand despite everyone’s dissuasion on leaving her home behind.
Release Date2024-08-28
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count3
Eighteen year-old Tae-hoon and Mi-jung have been going out for 100 days. During winter break they decide to take a trip to the beach to celebrate their anniversary. When they are back home after a few days, they have to confront a harsh situation – Mi-jung’s parents don’t allow them to see each other until they become college students. Tae-hoon struggles to keep their love and wanders around Mi-jung but she is eventually changed and avoids him as her parents wish. Winter turns to spring, and Tae-hoon and Mi-jung both turn nineteen.
Release Date2009-12-25
DepartmentEditing
JobEditor
Vote Count8
A man travels home after receiving a call from his mother. As she copes with her past, he lends a listening ear to her woes, memories and song.
Release Date2021-10-28
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count2
DV / 22 min. / Color
Release Date2000-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Actors and film students Geum-joo and Dong-geun descend on Muju, the hometown of their classmate Min-ju. Their task is to create the "first memory" of the person the play--the memory that has been kept in the character's mind for the longest time, the memory that has become the character's unconscious.
Release Date2023-12-02
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Juhee, a professor of theater, is diagnosed with a possible malignant tumor at the hospital. She goes back to school and tries to settle her affairs but many people come to her lab out of the blue.
Release Date2023-11-08
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Release Date2003-03-05
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
In a coastal Japanese town, high school senior Takeru conceals his feelings for his childhood friend, Min-Soo. Their rekindled friendship and Takeru's struggle with his sexuality set the stage for a heartfelt journey. As they confess their feelings, part ways, and eventually reunite, their love unfolds against the backdrop of their cherished hometown. Their enduring bond, built on shared memories, supports Takeru's journey towards self-acceptance. At last, Min-Soo’s return signals the triumph of love in a story of enduring affection, courage, and belonging.
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
DV / 22 min. / Color
Release Date2003-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
35mm / 19 min. / Color
Release Date2007-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
16mm / 12 min. / Color
Release Date1998-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
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