In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry.
Dalam kariernya, film-filmnya memenangkan beberapa penghargaan festival film domestik dan internasional serta keberhasilan box-office, dan membantu mengirimkan sambutan internasional kepada industri film Korea.