# Kim Chang-ju (film editor)

Kim Chang-ju (Korean: 김창주; born 1972) is a South Korean film editor and director. He started working in editing department of 2005 film Welcome to Dongmakgol. He edited films with directors Bong Joon-ho (Snowpiercer (2013)), Kim Seong-hun (A Hard Day (2014) and Tunnel (2016)), Park Hee-gon (Fengshui), Park Hoon-jung (V.I.P. (2017), The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion (2018)) and Cheon Myeong-kwan (Hot Blooded (2022)) among others. As of May 2022, Kim has edited more than 60 films and 2 TV series Athena: Goddess of War (2010), Kingdom (2019–20). Kim made his directorial debut in 2021 thriller film Hard Hit.
He has won Grand Bell Awards and Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best Editing for films Snowpiercer (2013) and A Hard Day (2014) respectively.

## Filmography
### As director

Film credits as director :
| Year | Title | Title | Cast | Notes | Ref(s) |
| Year | English | Korean | Cast | Notes | Ref(s) |
| 2021 | Hard Hit | 발신제한 | Jo Woo-jin, Lee Jae-in and Ji Chang-wook | Also editor | |

### As editor and in editing department

Film credits as editor and in editing department :
| Year | Title | Title | Director | DoP | Notes |
| Year | English | Korean | Director | DoP | Notes |
| 2005 | Welcome to Dongmakgol | 웰컴 투 동막골 | Park Kwang-hyun | In editing department | |
| 2006 | Forbidden Quest | 음란서생 | Kim Dae-woo | Co-editor | |
| 2006 | Bewitching Attraction | 여교수의 은밀한 매력 | Lee Ha | Co-editor | |
| 2006 | For Horowitz | 호로비츠를 위하여 | Kwon Hyung-jin | Co-editor | |
| 2006 | Fly, Daddy, Fly | 플라이 대디 | Choi Jong Tae | | |
| 2006 | Heart Is... | 마음이 | Park Eun-hyung | | |
| 2007 | Wide Awake | 리턴 | Lee Gyu-man | Co-editor | |
| 2009 | Marine Boy | 마린보이 | Yoon Jong-seok | Co-editor | |
| 2010 | Happy Killers | 반가운 살인자 | Kim Dong-wook | Co-editor | |
| 2010 | 71: Into the Fire | 포화 속으로 | John H. Lee | Co-editor | |
| 2010 | Natalie | 나탈리 | Ju Kyung-jung | Co-editor | |
| 2010 | Athena: Goddess of War | 아테나: 전쟁의 여신 | Kim Myung-jun | Co-editor for TV series | |
| 2011 | Children | 아이들 | Lee Gyu-man | | |
| 2011 | War of the Arrows | 최종병기 활 | Kim Han-min | Co-editor | |
| 2011 | Perfect Game | 퍼펙트 게임 | Park Hee-gon | | |
| 2012 | I Am | 아이엠 | Choi Jin-sung | | |
| 2012 | The Spies | 간첩 | Woo Min-ho | | |
| 2012 | Ghost Sweepers | 점쟁이들 | Shin Jung-won | | |
| 2013 | How to Use Guys with Secret Tips | 남자사용설명서 | Lee Won-suk | | |
| 2013 | The Terror Live | 더 테러 라이브 | Kim Byung-woo | | |
| 2013 | Snowpiercer | 설국열차 | Bong Joon-ho | Co-editor | |
| 2013 | The Face Reader | 관상 | Han Jae-rim | | |
| 2013 | The Five | 더 파이브 | Jeong Yeon-shik | Co-editor | |
| 2014 | The Target | 표적 | Chang | | |
| 2014 | A Hard Day | 끝까지 간다 | Kim Seong-hun | | |
| 2014 | For the Emperor | 황제를 위하여 | Park Sang-jun | | |
| 2014 | Mourning Grave | 소녀괴담 | Oh In-chun | Co-editor | |
| 2014 | The Admiral: Roaring Currents | 명량 | Kim Han-min | | |
| 2014 | My Brilliant Life | 두근두근 내 인생 | E J-yong | | |
| 2015 | Shoot Me in the Heart | 내 심장을 쏴라 | Mun Che-yong | | |
| 2015 | The Silenced | 경성학교: 사라진 소녀들 | Lee Hae-young | | |
| 2015 | The Classified File | 극비수사 | Kwak Kyung-taek | | |
| 2015 | The Piper | 손님 | Kim Gwang-tae | | |
| 2015 | The Long Way Home | 서부전선 | Cheon Sung-il | | |
| 2015 | The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo | 특종: 량첸살인기 | Roh Deok | | |
| 2015 | The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale | 대호 | Park Hoon-jung | | |
| 2016 | Mood of the Day | 그날의 분위기 | Jo Kyu-jang | | |
| 2016 | My New Sassy Girl | 엽기적인 그녀 2 | Joh Keun-shik | | |
| 2016 | Canola | 계춘할망 | Chang | | |
| 2016 | Bling | Bling | Kyung Ho Lee | Animation | |
| 2016 | Tunnel | 터널 | Kim Seong-hun | | |
| 2016 | Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned | 가려진 시간 | Um Tae-hwa | | |
| 2016 | Will You Be There? | 당신, 거기 있어줄래요 | Hong Ji-young | Co-editor | |
| 2017 | Because I Love You | 사랑하기 때문에 | Joo Ji-hoong | | |
| 2017 | The Prison | 프리즌 | Na Hyun | | |
| 2017 | The Mayor | 특별시민 | Park In-je | | |
| 2017 | Real | 리얼 | Lee Sa-rang | | |
| 2017 | Midnight Runners | 청년경찰 | Jason Kim | | |
| 2017 | V.I.P. | 브이아이피 | Park Hoon-jung | | |
| 2017 | RV: Resurrected Victims | 희생부활자 | Kwak Kyung-taek | | |
| 2017 | Man of Will | 대장 김창수 | Lee Won-tae | | |
| 2018 | Heung-boo: The Revolutionist | 흥부: 글로 세상을 바꾼 자 | Cho Geun-hyun | | |
| 2018 | Champion | 챔피언 | Kim Yong-wan | Co-editor | |
| 2018 | The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion | 마녀 | Park Hoon-jung | | |
| 2018 | Fengshui | 명당 | Park Hee-gon | | |
| 2018 | The Great Battle | 안시성 | Kim Kwang-sik | | |
| 2018 | Take Point | 더 벙커 | Kim Byung-woo | | |
| 2019-20 | Kingdom | 킹덤 | Kim Seong-hun | TV series Season 1, 2 | |
| 2019 | Juror 8 | 배심원들 | Hong Seung-wan | | |
| 2019 | The Battle of Jangsari | 장사리: 잊혀진 영웅들 | Kwak Kyung-taek | | |
| 2019 | Bring Me Home | 나를 찾아줘 | Kim Seung-woo | | |
| 2020 | Hitman: Agent Jun | 히트맨 | Choi Won-sub | | |
| 2020 | Intruder | 침입자 | Sohn Won-pyung | | |
| 2020 | The Golden Holiday | 국제수사 | Kim Bong-Han | | |
| 2021 | Hostage: Missing Celebrity | 인질 | Pil Kam-sung | | |
| 2022 | The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure | 해적: 도깨비 깃발 | Kim Jeong-hoon | | |
| 2022 | Hot Blooded | 뜨거운 피 | Cheon Myeong-kwan | | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result |
| 2013 | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Best Editing | Snowpiercer | Nominated |
| 2013 | 50th Grand Bell Awards | Best Editing | Snowpiercer | Won |
| 2014 | 51st Grand Bell Awards | Best Editing | A Hard Day | Nominated |
| 2014 | 1st Korean Film Producers Association Awards | Best Editing | A Hard Day | Won |
| 2014 | 35th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Editing | A Hard Day | Won |
| 2015 | 9th Asian Film Awards | Best Editing | A Hard Day | Nominated |
| 2021 | 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Editing Award | Hostage: Missing Celebrity | Nominated |
| 2021 | 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Editing Award | Hard Hit | Nominated |
| 2021 | 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Director | Hard Hit | Nominated |
| 2022 | 58th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Director | Hard Hit | Nominated |