Won Shin-yun

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| name = Won Shin-yun

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|10|23}}

| birth_place = South Korea

| occupation = Film director

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| spouse =

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| module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes|headercolor=transparent

| hangul = %원신연

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Won Shin-yun ({{Korean|hangul=원신연}}; born October 1969) is a South Korean film director. Won has the unique background of having been a stuntman before making his directorial horror film debut The Wig (2005). He filmed a series of thrillers, including A Bloody Aria (2006), Seven Days (2007), The Suspect (2013) and Memoir of a Murderer (2017). The Suspect was a box office hit with over 4.1 million admissions.{{cite web|title=WON Shin-yun|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=20111284|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|access-date=2016-05-22}}{{cite web|last=Jeong|first=Han-seok|title=Master of Irony, Black Comedy and Action|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/features.jsp?mode=FEATURES_VIEW&seq=279&blbdComCd=601013|website=Korean Film Council|access-date=2016-05-22|date=11 December 2015}}{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Yong-cheol|title=WON Shin-yun, Director of THE SUSPECT "Something that action genre fans remember for a long time"|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/interview.jsp?blbdComCd=601019&mode=INTERVIEW_VIEW&seq=72|work=Korean Film Council|access-date=2016-05-22|date=6 January 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hancinema.net/song-kang-ho-confirmed-for-action-thriller-movie-the-fifth-row--94222.html|title=Song Kang-ho confirmed for action thriller movie 'Fifth Column'|date=5 May 2016|website=Hancinema|access-date=2019-05-07}}

Filmography

=As director=

==Feature films==

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width="65" \| Director ! width="65" \| Writer ! width="65" \| Producer
2005 \| The Wig \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
2006 \| A Bloody Aria \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
2007 \| Seven Days \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \|
2013 \| The Suspect \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \|
2017 \| Memoir of a Murderer \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|{{cite web\|title=Kim Nam-gil joins Seol Kyeong-gu in A Murderer's Guide to Memorization\|url=http://www.hancinema.net/kim-nam-gil-joins-seol-kyeong-gu-in-a-murderer-s-guide-to-memorization--85840.html\|website=Hancinema\|access-date=2016-05-22\|date=24 August 2015}}
2019 \| The Battle: Roar to Victory \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \|
rowspan="2" \| TBA \| Seeking the King \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
The Fifth Column \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \|

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! width="65" | Writer

! width="65" | Producer

2005

| The Wig

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

2006

| A Bloody Aria

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

2007

| Seven Days

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

2013

| The Suspect

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

2017

| Memoir of a Murderer

| {{yes}}

|{{cite web|title=Kim Nam-gil joins Seol Kyeong-gu in A Murderer's Guide to Memorization|url=http://www.hancinema.net/kim-nam-gil-joins-seol-kyeong-gu-in-a-murderer-s-guide-to-memorization--85840.html|website=Hancinema|access-date=2016-05-22|date=24 August 2015}}

2019

| The Battle: Roar to Victory

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

rowspan="2" | TBA

| Seeking the King

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

The Fifth Column

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

==Short films==

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2002 \| A Cradle Song \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}
2003 \| Bread and Milk \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}

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2002

| A Cradle Song

| {{yes}}

2003

| Bread and Milk

| {{yes}}

=Other=

Piano Man (1996) - stunt/martial art department
No. 3 (1997) - stunt/martial art department
Deep Blue (1997) - stunt/martial art department
Whispering Corridors (1998) - stunt/martial art department
Calla (1999) - stunt/martial art department
Robot Taekwon V - Live (2008, aborted due to financing) - director

Awards and nominations

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scope="row" rowspan="4" \|2007 \| rowspan="2" \|45th Grand Bell Awards \| Best Film \| rowspan="4" \|Seven Days \| {{nom}} \|
Best Director \|{{nom}} \|
rowspan="2" \|29th Blue Dragon Film Awards \|Best Film \|{{nom}} \|
Best Director \|{{nom}} \|
scope="row" rowspan="2" \|2019 \| rowspan="2" \|27th {{ill\|Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards\|ko\|대한민국 문화연예대상}} \|Grand Prize in a Film \| rowspan="3" \|The Battle: Roar to Victory \| {{won}} \| rowspan="2" \|{{cite web \|date=1 December 2019 \|script-title=ko:배우 최윤슬, 대한민국문화연예대상 MC 우수상 수상 \|url=http://www.nbnnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=346980 \|website=NBN News Agency \|language=ko}}
Best Director in a Film \| {{won}}
scope="row" \|2020 \|25th Chunsa Film Art Awards \|Best Director \| {{won}} \|{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2020-06-19 \|title=Winners Of The 25th Chunsa Film Art Awards \|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1407828wpp/winners-of-the-25th-chunsa-film-art-awards \|archive-url= \|archive-date= \|access-date=10 August 2020 \|website=Soompi \|language=en}}{{Unreliable source?\|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS\|date=June 2025}}

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|+Awards and nominations

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!scope="col"| Recipient(s)

!scope="col"| Result

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scope="row" rowspan="4" |2007

| rowspan="2" |45th Grand Bell Awards

| Best Film

| rowspan="4" |Seven Days

| {{nom}}

Best Director

|{{nom}}

rowspan="2" |29th Blue Dragon Film Awards

|Best Film

|{{nom}}

Best Director

|{{nom}}

scope="row" rowspan="2" |2019

| rowspan="2" |27th {{ill|Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards|ko|대한민국 문화연예대상}}

|Grand Prize in a Film

| rowspan="3" |The Battle: Roar to Victory

| {{won}}

| rowspan="2" |{{cite web |date=1 December 2019 |script-title=ko:배우 최윤슬, 대한민국문화연예대상 MC 우수상 수상 |url=http://www.nbnnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=346980 |website=NBN News Agency |language=ko}}

Best Director in a Film

| {{won}}

scope="row" |2020

|25th Chunsa Film Art Awards

|Best Director

| {{won}}

|{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-06-19 |title=Winners Of The 25th Chunsa Film Art Awards |url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1407828wpp/winners-of-the-25th-chunsa-film-art-awards |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=10 August 2020 |website=Soompi |language=en}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=June 2025}}

References

External links

{{KMDb person|00014454|Won Shin-yun}}
{{IMDb name|2008414|Won Shin-yun}}
{{HanCinema person}}

Category:1969 births

Category:Living people

Category:South Korean film directors

Category:South Korean screenwriters