
Yoon Jong-chan
Directing
Biography
YOON Jong-chan received critical acclaim for his directorial feature debut Sorum (1999) for his sensitive depiction of characters and deeply effective storyline that possesses a dark psychological undercurrent.
Known For

A man suffers from mental illness after having lived with a mother suffering from dementia and a brother addicted to gambling. Now institutionalized, he falls in love with a nurse at the psychiatric hospital.
I Am Happy

This movie talks about the genius high school student Jang-ho who dreams of becoming the next Pavarotti although he is part of a gang and Sang-jin, currently a countryside art school music teacher but once a highlighted vocal singer.
My Paparotti

At a young age Kyoung-won knows she wants to become a pilot. When she reaches the right age, she travels to Japan to learn how to fly, and becomes Korea's first female pilot.
Blue Swallow

A young man moves into a run-down apartment building and soon gets into a relationship with a neighbor. Both the characters and the building have traumatic histories, and over time the ghosts of their past come to light.
Sorum
A film that concentrates on embodying the turbid minds of people, crossing the borders between reality and fantasy.
Views
A story of a man who does not know his parents, and a woman who has lost her son.
Memento
A short film made up of flashbacks.