Director
Hong Sang-soo
66 years · Seoul, South Korea · 45 films
Hong Sang-soo (born October 25, 1960) is a South Korean writer-director. He has directed 35 films as of 2026. Certain elements are commonly found in Hong's films. A typical Hong film highlights a theme of domestic realism with many of the scenes set on residential streets, cafes, hotels, schools, and in the stairwells of apartment buildings. Characters are seen walking around the city, drinking soju, and having sex. The main characters are often movie directors or actors, and scenes typically consist of a single shot, often beginning and ending with a camera zoom. The budgets for his movies average about $100,000. Hong is often spontaneous when shooting, delivering the day's scene on the morning of the shoot and frequently changing stories while on set. He rarely prepares scripts in advance. Hong's style has been compared to Eric Rohmer's, and it has even been argued that allusions to Rohmer's films appear in some films directed by Hong.
Best known for
Right Now, Wrong Then
2015 · Writer, Director
On Fandor
On the Beach at Night Alone
2017 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
In Another Country
2012 · Screenplay, Director
On MUBI
The Woman Who Ran
2020 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
The Day After
2017 · Music, Director
On Kanopy
Tale of Cinema
2005 · Director, Producer
On Rakuten Viki
Filmography 45
Nowhere to Lay My Eyes
2026 · Director, Writer
To the Bakery
2026 · Director
The Day She Returns
2026 · Director, Writer
Tree Above Volvo
2025 · Director, Writer
What Does That Nature Say to You
2025 · Director, Producer
By the Stream
2024 · Director, Editor
On Metrograph
A Traveler's Needs
2024 · Producer, Editor
On MUBI
In Our Day
2023 · Cinematography, Music
On Kanopy
In Water
2023 · Music, Editor
On Kanopy
Walk Up
2022 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
Small Flower
2022 · Editor, Cinematography
The Novelist's Film
2022 · Writer, Editor
On Kanopy
In Front of Your Face
2021 · Director, Editor
On Kanopy
Letter to the New York Film Festival
2021 · Producer, Cinematography
Introduction
2021 · Music, Producer
On Kanopy
Hong Sangsoo – Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
2021 · Narrator (Voice), Producer
The Woman Who Ran
2020 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
Hotel by the River
2019 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
Grass
2018 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
Claire's Camera
2018 · Director, Writer
On MUBI
The Day After
2017 · Music, Director
On Kanopy
On the Beach at Night Alone
2017 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
Yourself and Yours
2016 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
Right Now, Wrong Then
2015 · Writer, Director
On Fandor