Shim Sung-bo
Writing
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
Behind the camera3
- 2014Sea Fog Director, Writer
- 2011What the...? Director
- 2003Memories of Murder Script Supervisor, Writer
Acting3
- 2018Memories, Back to the Crime Scenes as Self
- 2003Memories of Murder as Photojournalist
- TBAMemories, Retour Sur les Lieux du Crime as Self