Yeon Sang-ho

Yeon Sang-ho (born 1978) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed the animated films The King of Pigs (2011) and The Fake (2013), and the live-action film Train to Busan (2016).

Works

6.1

JUNG_E

On an uninhabitable 22nd-century Earth, the outcome of a civil war hinges on cloning the brain of an elite soldier to create a robot mercenary.

Release Date:2023-01-12

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:609

The Last Train to New York

English-language remake of the South Korean zombie film "Train to Busan" (2016).

Department:Writing

Job:Original Film Writer

Revelations

A pastor who believes in divine revelation and a detective haunted by visions pursue a missing person case — exposing their own demons in the process.

Release Date:2025-03-20

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Parasyte: The Grey
7.6

Parasyte: The Grey

When unidentified parasites violently take over human hosts and gain power, humanity must rise to combat the growing threat.

Release Date:2024-04-05

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:224

The Bequeathed
7.1

The Bequeathed

After the death of an unknown uncle, a woman inherits a burial ground and finds herself in the center of a string of murders and dark secrets.

Release Date:2024-01-19

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:59

5.0

Princess Aya

Princess Aya of the Sabi Kingdom has a curse that transforms her into wild animals. The only thing that can stop the morphing is her mother’s priceless amulet. When her home comes under siege, her father the King creates an alliance with the Kingdom of Vatar by marrying Aya off to Prince Bari. En route to Vatar, her convoy is attacked by a magical beast and Aya’s amulet is stolen. The Princess must try with all her might to both conceal her secret and to find out who wants to stop the union of Kingdoms.

Release Date:2022-09-21

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:1

Monstrous
5.5

Monstrous

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 Date:2022-04-29

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:36

The King of Pigs
8.3

The King of Pigs

Two friends in the past were victims of serious school bulling. One could not resist his trauma, and becomes a serial killer, walking in the path of revenge. Another one tries his best to overcome the trauma and becomes a police detective. He now faces tragic fate to risk his life to capture the serial killer.

Release Date:2022-03-18

Department:Writing

Job:Original Story

Episode Count:12

Vote Count:18

Hellbound
7.4

Hellbound

Unearthly beings deliver bloody condemnations, sending individuals to hell and giving rise to a religious group founded on the idea of divine justice.

Release Date:2021-11-19

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:12

Vote Count:907

7.4

The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey

Following a brutal murder case, the police are baffled to find out that the assailant, whose body was found on the scene with the victim, had already been dead for three months. Meanwhile, journalist Jin-hee sets up a live interview with an anonymous caller claiming he is the true killer behind the mysterious murder. When the man announces three more murders will occur in the hands of the undead, Jin-hee must face the sinister forces beyond understanding.

Release Date:2021-07-28

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:133

6.8

Peninsula

A soldier and his team battle hordes of post-apocalyptic zombies in the wastelands of the Korean Peninsula.

Release Date:2020-07-15

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:2387

The Cursed
7.4

The Cursed

Im Jin Hee is a gung ho reporter, out to do the ring thing. She covers a violent case involving Forest, the biggest IT company in South Korea. The chairman of Forest is Jin Jong Hyun. He relies heavily on shamanism. During her investigation, Im Jin Hee learns of a spiritual consulting company that is affiliated with Forest. The head of that affiliate company is Jin Kyung. While trying to reveal the secret behind Forest, Im Jin Hee meets So Jin. She is possessed by a spirit and she has a special ability.

Release Date:2020-02-10

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:12

Vote Count:29

Because I Want to Talk
8.7

Because I Want to Talk

Becoming a talk show host was one of Lee Dong Wook’s lifelong dreams. To achieve this dream, he teams up with some of the best staff. Jang Do Yeon assists him with her wits. Also, the band and the audience heat up the atmosphere. The show will bring some of the hottest guests. Stay tuned for some heartfelt conversations coming from the most influential figures in Korea.

Release Date:2019-12-04

Character:Himself

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:3

Movie Room
8.4

Movie Room

Movie meets humanities! This talk show/variety show for movie enthusiasts features interesting discussions by a writer and two movie directors where film and humanities intertwine.

Release Date:2018-05-04

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:5

6.2

Psychokinesis

An ordinary guy suddenly finds he has superpowers he can use to help his spirited daughter and the people around them, but he also runs into trouble in the process.

Release Date:2018-01-31

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:308

The Way Home

A zombie virus is wiping out the city. A young man chosen by drawing straws, and another man in his 40s who volunteers himself are going to the zombie area for securing daily necessities.

Release Date:2017-07-15

Department:Directing

Job:Director

7.5

The Senior Class

By agreeing to keep his crush's secret, a college student becomes her friend. But things soon fall apart when she gets swept up in scandalous rumors.

Release Date:2016-12-29

Department:Writing

Job:Original Story

Vote Count:12

4.0

Kai

In the grasslands of Central Asia, a brother and sister, Kai and Shamui are running through a snow-covered mountain and being chased by wolves. Suddenly, they get swept away by a massive avalanche and only Kai gets rescued by their mother and the tribe. Shamui is lost in the icy lake of the notorious Snow Queen, Hattan.

Release Date:2016-08-18

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:1

6.5

Seoul Station

In this animated prequel to "Train to Busan," a group of survivors deals with a zombie pandemic that unleashes itself in downtown Seoul.

Release Date:2016-08-17

Department:Editing

Job:Editor

Character:Young Man 4 (voice)

Vote Count:438

7.8

Train to Busan

When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.

Release Date:2016-07-20

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Control Room (uncredited)

Vote Count:7631

4.1

Master and Man

After two years of casual sex, a pair of emotionally repressed lovers abruptly part ways. But as they start new lives, memories of the past remain.

Release Date:2014-07-10

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:5

6.9

The Satellite Girl and Milk Cow

Il-ho, a satellite girl, wants to learn about human emotions, and crash lands on Earth. She transforms into a human girl and tries to help Kyung-chun after he is transformed into a milk cow.

Release Date:2014-02-20

Character:Playground Person / Passerby (voice)

Vote Count:22

6.6

The Fake

A convict returns to his home town to again torture his family, face his neighbors and try to destroy the local religious fanatics and their plans to keep money from the village people.

Release Date:2013-11-21

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:35

5.7

The Window

Sergeant Jeong Cheol-min's squad are in a renovated stock room with no window. The squad members are well known to be a hardworking group until Councellor Hong Yeong-soo comes in and starts causing trouble. Hong Yeong-soo seems to have difficulties adjusting to this environment. Things in the army changes rapidly, Jeong Cheol-min and his crew find themselves under attack perceived as the aggressors.

Release Date:2012-11-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Lee Chang-su

Vote Count:3

6.2

The King of Pigs

Two friends, Jung Jong-suk and Hwang Kyung-min, meet after several years and talk about their time in school, which left them scarred.

Release Date:2011-11-03

Department:Editing

Job:Editor

Vote Count:73

7.0

Love Is Protein

One idle summer night, three poor housemates, Jae-ho, Kyeong-soon, and Hong-chan order fried chicken with the money from the shattered piggy bank. When the food arrives, it is delivered by a large swine. A giant chicken soon follows, begging the 3 housemates that his fried chick is not to be eaten.

Release Date:2008-06-24

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:2

6.0

The Hell (Two Kinds of Life)

Jae-young, an ordinary woman in her mid-20s is sentenced to death by an angel, and ascends to Heaven. Going to Heaven means nothing to her because she assumes Heaven is devoid of reason and humanity. But she accepts her fate and proceeds to bid farewell to her mother and friend. During her farewells, the desire for life starts to torture her.

Release Date:2006-07-06

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:2

35th Street

While plot details are being kept under wraps, it’s being described as an action/horror film.

Department:Directing

Job:Director

The Ugly

The Film follows Im Dong-hwan, the son of Im Yeong-gyu, a seal engraving artisan who is renowned for his craftsmanship despite having been born blind. Dong-hwan sets out to uncover the truth when his long-lost mother, thought to have been missing for 40 years, is found dead.

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Indie Anibox: Selma's Protein Coffee

The 2008 animated omnibus Indie Anibox: Selma's Protein Coffee consists of three inventive short films from up-and-coming directors. Kim Woon Ki's kooky mystery thriller "Wanted" is set in a peaceful village suddenly disrupted by heavy rainfall and the appearance of a strange old woman named Selma. Yeon Sang Ho's 3-D animation "Love is Protein" is an inventive black comedy about three poor roommates who break their piggy banks to order fried chicken - only to discover their prospective meal is the son of a weeping chicken. Jang Hyung Yoon's surreal "A Coffee Vending Machine and Its Sword" follows a swordsman who reincarnates as a coffee vending machine and falls in love at first sight with the maintenance girl.

Release Date:2008-06-20

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Colony

Department:Directing

Job:Director

The Human Vapor

The Human Vapor

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:8

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