Shim Sung-bo

Known for: Writing
Birthplace: South Korea

Shim Sung-bo (심성보) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter born in 1972. A graduate of the Korea National University of Arts, he gained major recognition as the co-screenwriter of Bong Joon-ho's acclaimed crime thriller Memories of Murder (2003), earning multiple awards for his screenplay. Shim made his feature directorial debut with the survival maritime thriller Sea Fog (2014), which he co-wrote alongside Bong Joon-ho. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was chosen as South Korea's official entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards.

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Sea Fog 2014
Director, Writer
Memories of Murder 2003
as Photojournalist, Writer, Script Supervisor
Memories, Back to the Crime Scenes 2018
as Self
What the...? 2011
Director

Credits from TMDB.