Bong Joon Ho: Director’s Inspiration (봉준호: 감독의 영감)
Joon Ho, Bong | Delmonico Books
42,000원 | 20251111 | 9781636811802
Bong Joon Ho (born 1969) is an Oscar-winning director and writer whose films include Memories of Murder, The Host, Mother, Snowpiercer, Okja and Mickey 17. His 2019 film Parasite was the first South Korean film to win the Palme D’Or at Cannes and the first non-English film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Summary:
From his earliest short films through his international breakthrough The Host and the Oscar-winning Parasite, the films of Bong Joon Ho defy simple categorization. Whether set in 1980s Korea or an imagined future time and space, they address issues that are transnational and universal: class disparity, social injustice, the environmental crisis and political and moral corruption. Bong embeds social critique into deeply humorous, unexpected and thought-provoking stories, and his protagonists are everyday people—often unlikely heroes—who confront the absurdities of modern life. With unprecedented access to the filmmaker’s archive and personal collection, Bong Joon Ho: Director’s Inspiration features storyboards, notebooks, concept art, models, props, behind-the-scenes photography and more. The book includes a new interview with Bong by film scholar Nam Lee, essays by exhibition curator Michelle Puetz and film critic Amy Taubin, and personal reflections by friends and colleagues that give insight into the Academy Award-winning director’s inspirations and creative process.
Contributor Bio(s):
Steven Yeun is a Korean American actor known for his roles in The Walking Dead, Beef, Minari and Nope. He has worked with Bong Joon Ho on Okja (2017) and Mickey 17 (2025).
Toni Collette is an Academy Award–nominated actress featured in Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17 (2025).
Dooho Choi is a film producer and has worked with Bong Joon Ho on Snowpiercer (2013), Okja (2017) and Mickey 17 (2025).
Guillermo del Toro is a filmmaker whose work includes Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), The Shape of Water (2017) and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022).
Lee Isaac Chung is a writer and director whose films include Minari (2020) and Twisters (2024).
Amy Taubin is an author and film critic.
Choi Woo-shik is an actor and has worked with Bong Joon Ho on Okja (2017) and Parasite (2019).
