Jang Hoon, 1975
Writers · May 4, 1975
Jang Hoon
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Jang Hoon is 51 years old, born May 4, 1975 in South Korea · Taurus.
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About
Jang Hoon directed South Korean films that cut between genre thrills and political intrigue. Born May 4, 1975, he helmed Rough Cut, Secret Reunion, The Front Line, and A Taxi Driver, each pivoting on tense male relationships and state power. Taurus energy: grounded storytelling, no filler.
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Biography
Jang Hoon is a South Korean film director born May 4, 1975. His directorial work spans genre and scale: Rough Cut (2008) played as a heist-adjacent thriller, Secret Reunion (2010) paired a former soldier and North Korean agent in a cat-and-mouse dynamic, The Front Line (2011) centered a Korean War trench standoff, and A Taxi Driver (2017) dramatized a 1980 uprising through a cabbie's lens. Each film trades in tension between characters on opposite sides of ideology or law—a signature tension he sustains across decades. As a screenwriter and director, Jang Hoon constructs narratives that foreground moral ambiguity over hero clarity. Born under Taurus, his filmmaking reflects that sign's stubborn, grounded approach: slow burns rather than spectacle, character weight before plot velocity. Jang Hoon works in South Korean cinema, a national film industry known for formal precision and genre hybridization.
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Trivia
- Directed A Taxi Driver (2017), which reconstructed a 1980 Gwangju uprising through a taxi driver's perspective.
- The Front Line (2011) was a trench-bound war film, narrowing scope rather than expanding it.
- Secret Reunion (2010) paired opposites—a former soldier and a North Korean agent—as its emotional core.
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Numerology
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The Builder
Disciplined and structured. Jang Hoon succeed where consistency beats charisma — long catalogs, repeatable craft, slow-grow audiences.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- Kendall JennerPig · 1995
- Brian MayPig · 1947
- Caleb HearonPig · 1995
- Nick RobinsonPig · 1995
- Nicola PeltzPig · 1995
CHALLENGING
- Patrick MöllekenRooster · 1993
- Ewa Farna
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Frequently asked
- How old is Jang Hoon?
- Jang Hoon is 51 years old (born May 4, 1975).
- When is Jang Hoon's birthday?
- Jang Hoon was born on May 4, 1975.
- What is Jang Hoon's zodiac sign?
- Jang Hoon is a Taurus, born May 4, 1975.
- What is Jang Hoon's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Jang Hoon was born in 1975, the year of the Wood Rabbit.
- Where is Jang Hoon from?
- Jang Hoon is from South Korea.
- What does Jang Hoon do?
- Jang Hoon is a writer.
- Is Jang Hoon still alive?
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