Yoo Ha Explained

Yoo Ha
Birth Name:	Kim Young-joon
Birth Date:	9 February 1963
Birth Place:	Gochang,,
Nationality:	South Korean
Other Names:	Yu Ha
Education:	BA, MA
Alma Mater:	Dongguk University, Sejong University
Occupation:	Film director, Screenwriter, Poet, Professor
Years Active:	1988 - present
Module:	Child: yes Headercolor: transparent Hangul: 유하 Rr: Yu Ha Mr: Yu Ha Hangulborn: 김영준 Rrborn: Gim Yeongjun Mrborn: Kim Yŏngjun
Footnotes:	^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

Yoo Ha (; or spelled Yu Ha; born 9 February 1963) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and a contemporary poet. He directed the critically acclaimed films Marriage Is a Crazy Thing (2002), Once Upon a Time in High School (2004), A Dirty Carnival (2006) and Gangnam Blues (2015). The latter is a gangster movie with allusions to Martin Scorsese films like Gangs of New York, Mean Streets and Goodfellas.^[7]

Filmography

• A Day of Poet Goobo (short; 1990)
• We Must Go to Apgujeong-dong on Windy Days (1993)
• Marriage Is a Crazy Thing (2002)
• Once Upon a Time in High School (2004)
• A Dirty Carnival (2006)
• A Frozen Flower (2008)
• Howling (2012)
• Gangnam Blues (2015)
• Pipeline (2021)

Bibliography

Poetry collection

• It's Sunshining Mind to Him Who Is Leaving (Korean: 떠나는 그대 눈부신 명상입니다; 1990). Tree of Books. .
• We Must Go to Apgujeong-dong on Windy Days (Korean: 바람 부는 날이면 압구정동에 가야 한다; 1991). Literature & Wisdom. .
• There Are No Ugly Brides (Korean: 안 이쁜 신부도 있나 뭐; 1991). Segye-sa. .
• Moorim Diary (Korean: 무림 일기; 1994). JoongAng M&B. .
• Love of the Sewoon Shopping Mall's Kid (Korean: 세운 상가 키드의 사랑; 1995). Literature & Wisdom. .
• Contributing to the Bruce Lee's Generation (Korean: 이소룡 세대에 바친다; 1995). Town of Literature. .
• My Love Was Lightweight Like a Butterfly (Korean: 나의 사랑은 나비처럼 가벼웠다; 1999). Yeolimwon. .
• The Thousand Days' Story About Horses (Korean: 천일 마화; 2000). Literature & Wisdom. .
• Whole Dinner of the World (Korean: 세상의 모든 저녁; 2007). Mineum-sa. .

Essay

• How to Appreciate Jazz Music Interestingly (Korean: 재즈를 재미있게 듣는 법; 1999). The Golden Branch. .

Awards

• Kim Suyeong Literary Award (1996)

See also

• Lee Chang-dong
• Hong Sang-soo

Notes and References

1. Kwon, Young-min. (2004-02-25). Encyclopedia of Korean Contemporary Literature. Seoul University Press. "Yoo Ha" page. .
2. [Naver]
3. [Nate (web portal)|Nate]
4. The Hankyoreh - Person Profile "Yoo Ha"
5. Cine21 - Person Profile "Yoo Ha"
6. Maxmovie - Person Profile "Yoo Ha"
7. http://koreanfilm.org/kfilm06.html#dirtycarnival A Dirty Carnival review