Bae Yong-kyun

Known for: Directing
Born: November 20, 1951
Birthplace: Daegu, South Korea

Mr. Bae studied visual arts in South Korea and France, and he's an art professor in Korea. His first feature length film, "Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?" Is probably the only film in Korean film history to be released abroad first. Its sudden debut caused quite a stir Korea, and only after a successful film festival cicuit tour in Europe, it made its screening in Korea. Despite high media and public attention, Bae remained and still remains unknown and mysterious. It is known, however, that it took more than 7 years to complete the film, and that he used his own resources for the film and did not use any professional actors. Offers from large film studios poured in, but Bae declined them and maintains a private life.

Filmography

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The People in White 1995
Director, Writer, Producer, Lighting Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Production Design
Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? 1989
Editor, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer, Lighting Director, Production Design

Credits from TMDB.