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Kim Chang-ju

Kim Chang-ju

Editor, also director and writer · Born October 7, 1972 (54) · Seoul, South Korea

Kim Chang-ju is a South Korean film editor, screenwriter, and director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 7, 1972 (54)
From
Seoul, South Korea
Works as
Editor, also director and writer
Titles
56 on MovieCove · 78 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 9% in 30 days

What are Kim Chang-ju's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Bonds
22%
Survival
17%
Self
14%
Power
12%
Ideas
5%
Society
1%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 39 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 9 · Dark 22

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 5

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 13 · Intense 23

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 9

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 10

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 17

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
31
Melancholic
16
Thrilling
14
Dread
11
Joyful
7
Other
28

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 17 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet25
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kim Chang-ju's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 56 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kim Chang-ju's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

78 credits, 56 with a MovieCove page.

  • Husbands in Action(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Ultimate Duo(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Heartman: Rock and Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Editor

  • The Manipulated(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Great Flood(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • About Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Editor

  • Amazon Bullseye(2024)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Moving(2023)

    Show 20 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Ransomed(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Decibel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • 6/45(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Hostage: Missing Celebrity(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Kingdom: Ashin of the North(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Hard Hit(2021)

    Director · Adaptation · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Sweet Home(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Golden Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • Intruder(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Hitman: Agent Jun(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Bring Me Home(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Battle of Jangsari(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Juror(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Kingdom(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Take Point(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Children Gone to Poland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Editor

  • Feng Shui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Editor

  • The Great Battle(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Witch: Part 1 - The Subversion(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Champion(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Heung-boo: The Revolutionist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Editor

  • Man of Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor

  • RV: Resurrected Victims(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • V.I.P.(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Midnight Runners(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Real(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Mayor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor

  • The Prison(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Tunnel(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Bling(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • My New Sassy Girl(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Mood of the Day(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Shimajiro Movie: Shimajiro in Bookland(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Tiger(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Journalist(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Long Way Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Three Summer Nights(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Silenced(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Classified File(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Piper(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Admiral: Roaring Currents(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Mourning Grave(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • For the Emperor(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Hard Day(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Target(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • My Brilliant Life(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Five(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Face Reader(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Snowpiercer(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Terror Live(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • How to Use Guys with Secret Tips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Ghost Sweepers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • The Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Unstoppable Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • War of the Arrows(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • Fantastic Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • Children...(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Athena: Goddess of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • 71: Into the Fire(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Hello Murderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Flying Giants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Marine Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Postman to Heaven(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Hearty Paws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Fly, Daddy, Fly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Forbidden Quest(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Bewitching Attraction(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 72 titles from 2006 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)

$138M worldwide

Highest rated

Moving (2023)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 72: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 72: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleEditing71 of 72: 69 only editing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s48 · crew2020s19 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Kim Chang-ju's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 52; across their 39 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Midcredits score across 56 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

36 of their 56 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser36
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · editor

The Shimajiro Movie: Shimajiro in Bookland (2016)

97th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Moving (2023)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 54/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kim Chang-ju's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles57–96 · median 87 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles2–50 · median 14 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles11–72 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles2–68 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles51–90 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kim Chang-ju work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kim Chang-ju's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ryu Seung-ryong shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles