Woo Min-ho
Birth date1971 (age 55–56)
Birth placeSouth Korea
OccupationFilm director,
screenwriter
Years active2000–present
Woo Min-ho
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Hangul%우민호
Hanja禹民鎬

Woo Min-ho (Korean: 우민호; born 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Woo debuted with the revenge thriller Man of Vendetta (2010), followed by the action comedy thriller The Spies (2012), both starred Kim Myung-min in the lead. His political thriller Inside Men (2015), based on Yoon Tae-ho's webtoon The Insiders which focused on the corrupt systems existing in Korea, the film focused on the intense competition between the characters themselves. Starring Lee Byung-hun, it was a hit with more than 5.7 million admissions as of December 12, 2015.[1][2][3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleCredited asNotes
DirectorWriterProducer
2000Who killed Jesus?(short film, 2000)
2010Man of Vendetta
2012The Spies
2015Inside Men[a]
2018The Drug King[b]
2020The Man Standing Next[b][4]
2024Harbin[c]

Television

YearTitleCredited asNotes
DirectorWriterProducer
2026Made in Korea

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
201652nd Baeksang Arts AwardsBest FilmInside Men
Best Director
Best Screenplay
201625th Buil Film AwardsBest Film
Best Screenplay
201637th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Film
Best Director
Best Screenplay
201653rd Grand Bell AwardsBest Film
Best Director
Best Screenplay
201611th Max Movie AwardsBest Film
Best Director
Best Trailer
201621st Chunsa Film Art AwardsBest Director
Best Screenplay
201636th Korean Association of Film Critics AwardsTen Best Films of the Year
202056th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest FilmThe Man Standing Next[5][6]
Best Director
Best Screenplay[b]
202029th Buil Film AwardsBest Film
Best Director
Best Screenplay[b]
202025th Chunsa Film Art AwardsBest Director[7][8]
202040th Korean Association of Film Critics AwardsBest Film
Top 10 Films
20207th Korean Film Producers Association AwardsBest Director
2020Cine 21 AwardsBest Screenplay[b][9]
202141st Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Film[10]
Best Director[11]
Best Screenplay[b]
202561st Baeksang Arts AwardsBest DirectorHarbin[12]
202546th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Director[13]
202534th Buil Film AwardsBest Director[14]
202523rd Director's Cut AwardsBest Director (Film)[15]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ With Seol Woo-shin
  2. ^ With Lee Ji-min
  3. ^ With Kim Min-seong

References

  1. ^ "WOO Min-ho". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  2. ^ Won, Ho-jung (19 November 2015). "Herald Review: Inside Men sees darkness everywhere". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  3. ^ "Daily Box Office". Korean Film Biz Zone. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  4. ^ The Man Standing Next - Full cast & crew - IMDb. Retrieved 2025-10-29. – via www.imdb.com.
  5. ^ MacDonald, Joan (May 8, 2020). "Baeksang Arts Awards Announces Nominees And Plans To Proceed Without An Audience". Forbes. Archived May 10, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  6. ^ MacDonald, Joan (June 5, 2020). "2020 Baeksang Arts Awards Honor The Best Korean Dramas And Films". Forbes. Archived June 5, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  7. ^ Park, Ah-reum (March 9, 2020). "'엑시트' 개최 연기 춘사영화제 6개 부문 최다 노미네이트" [Held 'Exit' Acting Chunsa Film Festival's 6 Nominations] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived May 11, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 11, 2020. – via Naver
  8. ^ Park, Ah-reum (June 19, 2020). "'춘사영화제' 이영애X이병헌X'봉오동 전투' 최고 영예 감격(종합)" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "[스페셜] '씨네21'이 선정한 올해의 영화인②" (in Korean). Cine 21. 31 December 2020.
  10. ^ Kim Yu-jin (February 9, 2021). "ko:유아인·라미란, 영광의 남녀주연상…'남산의 부장들' 최우수작품상 [청룡영화상 종합]" [Yoo-in, Rami-ran, Glory of Male and Female Leading Actor... 'The Directors of Namsan' Best Work Award [Blue Dragon Film Awards General]] (in Korean). X-Sports News. Naver. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  11. ^ Lee Seung-mi (November 11, 2020). "ko:[공식]제41회 청룡영화상 후보 발표…'남산의부장들' 10개 부문 최다 노미" [[Official] Nominations for the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards Announced… Most Nomi in 10 categories of'Namsan Medical Directors'] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. The Chosun Ilbo
  12. ^ Park, Jeong-seon (April 7, 2025). "ko:'제61회 백상예술대상 with 구찌' 5월 5일 개최 확정". JTBC. Archived April 7, 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  13. ^ Kim Na-yeon (October 21, 2025). "46회 청룡영화상 최종 후보 공개..'어쩔수가없다' 12개 부문 노미" [The 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards final nominees have been announced. "Inevitable" wins 12 categories] (in Korean). Star News. Naver. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  14. ^ Kang Hye-min (July 24, 2025). "ko:이병헌, 현빈→김고은, 이혜영...제34회 '부일영화상' 주인공은?" (in Korean). MHN. Naver. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  15. ^ Kim Mi-hwa (April 22, 2025). "ko:유아인, 남자배우상 후보→여자배우상은 김고은vs김고은 [디렉터스컷 어워즈]" (in Korean). Star News. Naver. Retrieved April 22, 2025.