Hong Sang-soo

Hong Sang-soo
Born (1960-10-25) 25 October 1960
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materCalifornia College of the Arts
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Unnamed
(m. 1985; sep. 2015)
PartnerKim Min-hee (2015–present)
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
홍상수
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHong Sang-su
McCune–ReischauerHong Sangsu
IPA[ɸʷo̞ŋ sʰa̠ŋ.sʰu]

Hong Sang-soo (Korean: 홍상수; born 25 October 1960) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. An acclaimed and prolific filmmaker, Hong is known for his slow-paced films about love affairs and everyday dilemmas in contemporary South Korea.