Until the end of elementary school, I lived in a suburban area, so the type of village I used to live in is borderline between village and the city, so I'm familiar with the rustic environment.
There's hardly any governmental censorship in Korea.
I'm sure mothers are important across every culture, but particularly in Korean society, the role of the mother is of great importance.
I don't intentionally make my films with the express goal of surprising the viewer.
As a director, or just a film fan who wants to enjoy the festival, Cannes is the worst place to be. But it must be a paradise for distributors and importers.
I like to draw my storyboards myself.
In the mid 1990s the Korean film industry was really open-minded.
When I was a kid, I was always watching genre movies on TV.
