Personal Info
Birth date
1972-05-13 (53 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Directing
Place of birth
Seoul, South Korea
Also known as
임필성
Lim Pil-seong
Yim Phil-sung
Evans Yim
Yim Pil-sung
Biography
Yim Pil-sung (born May 13, 1972) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed Antarctic Journal (2005), Hansel and Gretel (2007), and Scarlet Innocence (2014). Yim Pil-sung began directing short films in 1997, with Souvenir as his first. Brushing (1998), about an overweight teenage boy who is left home alone with his senile grandfather, was invited to the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. Baby (1999) screened at the Venice Film Festival and Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Mobile (starring Park Hae-il, Yoon Jin-seo, and Yoon Je-moon) was included in the 2003 omnibus Show Me.
Filmography
Scarlet Innocence
6.3
Overview:
A university professor gradually succumbing to blindness is entranced by an obsessive love, in this modern-day adaptation of a classic Korean fairy tale.Movie Room
9.2
Overview:
Movie meets humanities! This talk show/variety show for movie enthusiasts features interesting discussions by a writer and two movie directors where film and humanities intertwine.The Host
6.98
Overview:
A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.Dark Nuns
6.4
Overview:
Desperation drives two nuns to perform an exorcism no nun should attempt. With a possessed child at the mercy of evil and the opposition of the Catholic Church, they take on the dangerous forbidden rituals themselves, putting their immortal souls in grave danger. They must confront the terrifying cost of their sacrilegious actions, but one goal remains: the boy must be saved at all costs.Rewind, Pause, Then, Play
NYR
Overview:
Around the 1990s, as video media became popular, a personal movie watching culture had been formed. The video culture of various layers, such as watching movies of various countries, by genre, and repeatedly, has influenced film making and its community directly and indirectly. Film directors, film researcher, broadcast producer, cameraman, Blu-ray producer, and video art curators who have directly experienced this culture talk about the meaning and value of video culture of the times.Happy Birthday
NYR
Overview:
A young girl throws an 8 pool ball down a portal to outer space, where it becomes much larger and starts charging towards the Earth to destroy everything.Hansel & Gretel
6.666
Overview:
When Eun-soo gets lost in a country road, he meets a mysterious girl and is led to her fairytale ike house in the middle of the forest. There, Eun-soo is trapped with the girl and her siblings who never age. Eun-soo finally discovers a way out which is written on a fairy tale book. But the book tells a story of none other than himself!Doomsday Book
6.2
Overview:
In 'A Brave New World', a virus brings the city to ruins and zombies flood the streets of Seoul. In 'The Heavenly Creature', a robot reaches enlightenment while working at a temple, but its creators deem this phenomenon a threat to mankind. In the final segment, 'Happy Birthday', a young girl logs onto a strange website and places an order for a new billiard ball for her father. Soon afterwards a meteor heads toward Earth and people flee to underground bomb shelters.Sunday Seoul
4
Overview:
"Sunday Seoul" is a film with three nonsensical episodes: THE WEREWOLF: A high school student Do-yeon who is the victim of bullying in school, is the main character of the first episode. He is not good at studying or at fighting. One day, an unexpected change happens to his body. THE VISITOR: On a pitch-black stormy night, a woman is visited by a stranger seeking shelter. The stranger eventually, is revealed as a serial killer on the run. THE YOUNG ADVENTURER: Seeking revenge for his father, a son embarks on a journey in which he encounters a young girl by chance and starts to learn martial arts.Three Summer Nights
4.5
Overview:
Seeking a break from their everyday lives, three friends head to the beach looking for a good time, but wind up chased by the police and a gang instead.A Brave New World
NYR
Overview:
A geek is left home alone and his negligence causes the spread of a deadly contamination that infects the entire local population and turns them into flesh-eating zombies.Antarctic Journal
6
Overview:
Arctic cold and paranoia take their toll as Korean explorers are beset by the same strange occurrences that preceded the disappearance of a British team in 1922.Playboy Bong
5.6
Overview:
Director Yim Pil-Sung travels to Bali to shoot erotic horror movie "Beach of Madness". While shooting the film, Yim Pil-Sung becomes disappointed with the boring erotic scenes. He decides to bring in brilliant erotic film director Bong Man-Dae to add spice to the film. Bong Man-Dae's appearance on the shooting set in Bali makes the staff and cast nervous.All actresses are not happy with the situation at all. Bong Man-Dae demands more nudity for the erotic scenes, which goes beyond what the actresses signed up for. The actresses decide to oppose his decision.Persona
6.5
Overview:
An exploration of different personas in an eclectic collection of four works by critically acclaimed Korean directors.Catacomb
NYR
Overview:
A space where time has stopped, a man staring blankly at the sky beyond a small hole punctured like torture of hope. There's only one thing he can hope for here.Dear Jinri
8.2
Overview:
"Dear Jinri" explores the daily concerns and thoughts of actress and singer Sulli, whose real name is Choi Jinri, where she talks about her childhood, career and more in this interview she gave in 2019.The Nest
5
Overview:
A boy adopted by a married couple who lives with her cute daughter comes. The boy's unpleasant behavior continues, and the woman who wants a happy family gradually falls into a nightmare.Behind the Camera
5.7
Overview:
An odd director leaves for Hollywood to shoot a film via Skype and cellphones. 14 actors and actresses are devastated after being dumped by the director. Now, the 14 actors and actress prepare for the counterattack.Acting
2023Rewind, Pause, Then, Play as Self
2018Movie Room (23 Episodes) as Self
2013Playboy Bong as Director Yim Pil-Sung
2013Behind the Camera as Self
2006The Host as Fat Guevara
Directing
TBABaby ... Director
TBABrushing ... Director
TBAThe Tomb of Fog ... Director
TBA대한민국에서 건물주 되는 법 (1 Episode) ... Director
2020Catacomb ... Director
2020Departure, Sun ... Director
2019Persona (1 Episode) ... Director
2017The Nest ... Director
2014Scarlet Innocence ... Director
2012Doomsday Book ... Director
2012A Brave New World ... Director
2012Happy Birthday ... Director
2007Hansel & Gretel ... Director
2005Antarctic Journal ... Director
Writing
2025Dark Nuns ... Original Story
2019Persona (1 Episode) ... Writer
2017The Nest ... Writer
2015Three Summer Nights ... Original Story
2014Scarlet Innocence ... Adaptation
2012Doomsday Book ... Screenplay
2012Happy Birthday ... Writer
2012A Brave New World ... Writer
2007Hansel & Gretel ... Screenplay
2006Sunday Seoul ... Writer
2005Antarctic Journal ... Writer
Production
2023Dear Jinri ... Executive Producer
2023NCT 127: The Lost Boys (4 Episodes) ... Executive Producer