Jeong Ji-young
Filmography:
1982: Mist Whispers Like Women
1990: North Korean Partisan in South Korea
1992: White Badge
1994: Life of Hollywood Kid
1997: Blackjack
1998: Naked Being
2011: Unbowed
2012: National Security
Director Jeong Ji-young was born in 1946, in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do. He made his decision to become a director as a freshman in high school after watching Aimless Bullet. In 1967, he entered the Department of Theatre and Film Art at Dongguk University. Then, in 1968, he transferred to Korea University as a sophomore to major in French literature. After graduating from Korea University in 1975, he worked as an assistant director to director Kim Soo-yong, working with him on 10 movies between 1976 and 1978. He made his directorial debut in 1982 with Mist Whispers Like Women, earning a reputation for social criticism with his following films.
