Shim Sung-bo
January 1, 1970 (56 years old) in South Korea
Shim Sung-bo (심성보) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter born in 1972. A graduate of the Korea National University of Arts, he gained major recognition as the co-screenwriter of Bong Joon-ho's acclaimed crime thriller Memories of Murder (2003), earning multiple awards for his screenplay. Shim made his feature directorial debut with the survival maritime thriller Sea Fog (2014), which he co-wrote alongside Bong Joon-ho. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was chosen as South Korea's official entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards.
Known For
Credits
- 2018 · Memories, Back to the Crime Scenes as Self
- 2003 · Memories of Murder as Photojournalist
- Future · Memories, Retour Sur les Lieux du Crime as Self