Boo Ji-young

Boo Ji-young is a South Korean film director and scriptwriter. After graduating from the Korean Academy of Film Arts, she began her career in independent filmmaking in South Korea. She created her first film Sisters on the Road in 2008, and is best known for her film Cart (2014).

Sisters on the Road (2009)

The sudden death of her mother brings Myung-eun back home to Jeju island. There she meets her estranged sister Myung-ju and Myung-ju's daughter Seung-ah, still living at their old home, and Hyun-ah who has lived with them for over 20 years like a relative. A career ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boo Ji-young
CAST:  Gong Hyo-jin  •  Shin Min-a  •  Ahn Se-eun  •  Chu Gwi-jeong

The sudden death of her mother brings Myung-eun back home to Jeju island. There she meets her estranged sister Myung-ju and Myung-ju's daughter Seung-ah, still living at their old home, and Hyun-ah who has lived with them for over 20 years like a relative. A career ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boo Ji-young
CAST:  Gong Hyo-jin  •  Shin Min-a  •  Ahn Se-eun  •  Chu Gwi-jeong

Cart (2014)

In response to a sudden dismissal of staff, workers at a big retail store begin a protest against their employer's oppressive labor policies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boo Ji-young
CAST:  Yum Jung-ah  •  Moon Jeong-hee  •  Kim Yeong-ae  •  Kim Kang-woo

In response to a sudden dismissal of staff, workers at a big retail store begin a protest against their employer's oppressive labor policies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boo Ji-young
CAST:  Yum Jung-ah  •  Moon Jeong-hee  •  Kim Yeong-ae  •  Kim Kang-woo

If You Were Me 5 (2011)

Funded by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea. If You Were Me 5 takes a close look at the violent nature hidden behind our eyes. 5 directors- Kang Yi Kwan, Boo Ji Young, Yoon Sung Hyun, Kim Dae Seung and Sin Dong Il disclose how closely ordinary events of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kang Yi-kwan  •  Yoon Sung-hyun  •  Shin Dong-il  •  Kim Dae-seung  •  Boo Ji-young
CAST:  Park Jung-wook  •  Seo Ok-byeol  •  Park Mi-hyun  •  Choi Moo-seong

Funded by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea. If You Were Me 5 takes a close look at the violent nature hidden behind our eyes. 5 directors- Kang Yi Kwan, Boo Ji Young, Yoon Sung Hyun, Kim Dae Seung and Sin Dong Il disclose how closely ordinary events of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kang Yi-kwan  •  Yoon Sung-hyun  •  Shin Dong-il  •  Kim Dae-seung  •  Boo Ji-young
CAST:  Park Jung-wook  •  Seo Ok-byeol  •  Park Mi-hyun  •  Choi Moo-seong

A Time to Love (2011)

Moon, a middle aged woman who works at a mart while raising a high school daughter alone. Moon had come to Lake Sanjeong with her crush on a picnic last fall, but now she visits the area alone. Jin-cheol wakes up in the morning to find a stranger in bed with him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yang Ik-june  •  Boo Ji-young
CAST:  Seo Ju-hee  •  Kim Sun-bin  •  Heo Joon-seok  •  Ryu Hye-young

Moon, a middle aged woman who works at a mart while raising a high school daughter alone. Moon had come to Lake Sanjeong with her crush on a picnic last fall, but now she visits the area alone. Jin-cheol wakes up in the morning to find a stranger in bed with him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yang Ik-june  •  Boo Ji-young
CAST:  Seo Ju-hee  •  Kim Sun-bin  •  Heo Joon-seok  •  Ryu Hye-young

Let Us Meet Now (2019)

In this Korean omnibus film, three stories and relationships between the North and South are explored - stories about a hopeless romance, an unknown future and an expected and coincidental comfort.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kang Yi-kwan  •  Boo Ji-young  •  Kim Seo-yoon
CAST:  Bae Yoo-ram  •  Lee Jung-eun  •  Yoon Hye-ree  •  Lee Sang-hee

In this Korean omnibus film, three stories and relationships between the North and South are explored - stories about a hopeless romance, an unknown future and an expected and coincidental comfort.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kang Yi-kwan  •  Boo Ji-young  •  Kim Seo-yoon
CAST:  Bae Yoo-ram  •  Lee Jung-eun  •  Yoon Hye-ree  •  Lee Sang-hee

A Drop of Clear Salty Liquid (2002)

When a high school girl and a young man meet inside a subway, the two start to cry. The black and white film incorporates aspects of documentary filming, by means of inserting interviews throughout the film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boo Ji-young
CAST:  Lee Chung-ah

When a high school girl and a young man meet inside a subway, the two start to cry. The black and white film incorporates aspects of documentary filming, by means of inserting interviews throughout the film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boo Ji-young
CAST:  Lee Chung-ah

Myselves : The Actress No Makeup Project (2012)

The actors start to shoot themselves after they receive the cameras. Kim Kkot-bee goes abroad to shoot her friends from Breathless. She throws parties with her friends there and shoots a film. She also has a good time with her dear sister and brother. When Seo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Kkob-bi  •  Yang Eun-yong  •  Boo Ji-young  •  Seo Young-ju
CAST:  Kim Kkob-bi  •  Seo Young-ju  •  Yang Eun-yong

The actors start to shoot themselves after they receive the cameras. Kim Kkot-bee goes abroad to shoot her friends from Breathless. She throws parties with her friends there and shoots a film. She also has a good time with her dear sister and brother. When Seo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Kkob-bi  •  Yang Eun-yong  •  Boo Ji-young  •  Seo Young-ju
CAST:  Kim Kkob-bi  •  Seo Young-ju  •  Yang Eun-yong

Hello (2019)

Jeong-eun is embarrassed that her mother, who is suffering from dementia, wants to meet and call her sister from who was separated with due to the Korean War. However, Jeongeun accidentally receives a wrong call from a North Korean woman and is asked a favor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boo Ji-young
CAST:  Lee Jung-eun  •  Lee Sang-hee  •  Lee Yong-i  •  Park Seong-yeon

Jeong-eun is embarrassed that her mother, who is suffering from dementia, wants to meet and call her sister from who was separated with due to the Korean War. However, Jeongeun accidentally receives a wrong call from a North Korean woman and is asked a favor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boo Ji-young
CAST:  Lee Jung-eun  •  Lee Sang-hee  •  Lee Yong-i  •  Park Seong-yeon