# Bong Joon-ho

Bong Joon-ho (2013)
**Bong Joon-ho** (Septemba 14, 1969), ni muongoza filamu maarufu aliezaliwa huko Daegu, Korea Kusini. Bong ni mtoto wa Bong Sang-gyun, profesa wa sanaa za viwandani, na Park So-young. Bong na familia yake walihama Seoul alipokuwa na umri wa miaka 10. Bong alisoma katika Chuo Kikuu cha Yonsei ambapo alihitimu na shahada ya sanaa za kijamii mwaka 1995. Wakati wa masomo yake, alijiunga na klabu ya filamu ambayo ilimsaidia kukuza mapenzi yake kwa sinema. Baada ya kuhitimu, alijiunga na Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA), ambapo alijifunza na kutengeneza filamu fupi kadhaa.

Filamu yake ya kwanza, "Barking Dogs Never Bite" (2000), haikufanikiwa sana kifedha, lakini ilimpatia umaarufu kama mtayarishaji filamu mwenye kipaji. Ilikuwa ni filamu yake ya pili, "Memories of Murder" (2003), ilyomletea sifa kubwa kimataifa. Filamu hii ilijikita katika mauaji ya mfululizo yaliyotokea Korea Kusini na ilipongezwa kwa mchanganyiko wake wa vichekesho na uhalifu.

Filamu ya "The Host" (2006) ilithibitisha uwezo wa Bong katika kuunganisha aina tofauti za sinema. Mafanikio yaliendela na "Mother" (2009), filamu inayohusu mama anayejitahidi kuthibitisha kuwa mwanawe hana hatia ya mauaji. Filamu hii ilipongezwa kwa uandishi wake na uigizaji mzuri.

Bong alitengeneza filamu yake ya kwanza ya Kimataifa, "Snowpiercer" 2013, iliyoigizwa na Chris Evans na Tilda Swinton. Filamu hii ilipata umaarufu mkubwa na kukubalika kimataifa. Hata hivyo, ilikuwa ni "Parasite" (2019) iliyoleta mapinduzi makubwa katika kazi yake. Filamu hii ilishinda Palme d'Or katika Tamasha la Filamu la Cannes na Tuzo ya Academy ya Picha Bora, ikimfanya Bong kuwa msanii wa kwanza kutoka Korea Kusini kushinda tuzo hiyo.

Bong ameendelea kuwa na ushawishi mkubwa katika tasnia ya filamu, akijulikana kwa mtindo wake wa kipekee wa kusimulia hadithi, na uwezo wa kuunganisha ucheshi na uhalisia wa kijamii.

### Baadhi ya kazi za Bong Joon-ho

| Jina la Filamu/Tamthilia | Mwaka Uliotoka | Idadi ya Tuzo | Wasanii Wakubwa Alioshirikiana Nao |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Barking Dogs Never Bite | 2000 | 4 | Lee Sung-jae, Bae Doona |
| Memories of Murder | 2003 | 30 | Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung |
| The Host | 2006 | 24 | Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Bae Doona |
| Tokyo! (segment "Shaking Tokyo") | 2008 | 3 | Teruyuki Kagawa, Yū Aoi |
| Mother | 2009 | 34 | Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin |
| Snowpiercer | 2013 | 20 | Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton |
| Sea Fog (as a writer) | 2014 | 8 | Kim Yoon-seok, Park Yoochun |
| Okja | 2017 | 13 | Ahn Seo-hyun, Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal |
| Parasite | 2019 | 192 | Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong |
| Barking Dogs Never Bite | 2000 | 4 | Lee Sung-jae, Bae Doona |
| Antarctic Journal (as a writer) | 2005 | 2 | Song Kang-ho, Yoo Ji-tae |
| The Good, the Bad, the Weird (as a writer) | 2008 | 10 | Jung Woo-sung, Lee Byung-hun |
| The Truth Beneath (as a producer) | 2016 | 6 | Son Ye-jin, Kim Joo-hyuk |
| The Drug King (as a producer) | 2018 | 4 | Song Kang-ho, Jo Jung-suk |
| Yeon-ae-dam (as a producer) | 2008 | 2 | Bae Doona, Kim Sae-byuk |
| Phantom Detective (as a producer) | 2016 | 5 | Lee Je-hoon, Go Ara |
| Haemoo (as a writer) | 2014 | 8 | Kim Yoon-seok, Park Yoochun |
| A Girl at My Door (as a producer) | 2014 | 7 | Bae Doona, Kim Sae-ron |
| Incoherence (short film) | 1994 | 1 | Kim Roe-ha, Yu Yeon-su |
| Influenza (short film) | 2004 | 3 | Im Hyun-kyung, Lee Jae-eung |

### Marejeo

1. Bong, J. (2008). "Bong Joon-ho: Interviews."

2. Park, J. (2010). "The Cinema of Bong Joon-ho."

3. Choi, J. (2013). "Memories of Murder: The Films of Bong Joon-ho."

4. Kim, Y. (2009). "The Host and Other Monsters: Korean Horror Films."

5. Lee, H. (2011). "Bong Joon-ho: The Making of a Master."

6. Martin, D. (2017). "Snowpiercer: The Revolution Will Be Televised."

7. Chung, H. (2015). "Mother: The Maternal in Contemporary Korean Cinema."

8. Scott, A. O. (2020). "Parasite: A Masterpiece of Social Satire."

9. Lim, S. H. (2014). "Globalization and Film Aesthetics in Bong Joon-ho’s Cinema."

10. Kang, S. (2018). "Okja and the Ethics of Animal Representation."

11. Jeon, J. (2007). "The Host: A Monster in Modern Korea."

12. Paquet, D. (2003). "Korean Cinema: A Critical History."