Born in Geoje, Gyeongsangnamdo in 1979. He graduated from the Department of Theater and Film at Chung-Ang University. He directed the short film 'The Proof of a Man' in 2004, which won the Grand Prize at the Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival. His feature debut film was The Unforgiven (2005). The Spy Gone North (2017) was screened at Cannes Film Festival Midnight Screenings.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 20, 1979 (46)
- Busan, South Korea
- Writer, director and producer
- 12 on Motif · 18 credits in all
What are Yoon Jong-bin's films like?
Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 5
Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 Yoon Jong-bin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Yoon Jong-bin's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
18 credits, 12 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Nine Puzzles(2025)
Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows
Karma(2025)
Motif score: 83rd percentile of all shows
The Match(2025)
Motif score: 80th percentile of all films
Remember(2022)
Motif score: 78th percentile of all films
Narco-Saints(2022)
Motif score: 74th percentile of all shows
The Closet(2020)
Motif score: 38th percentile of all films
Money(2019)
Motif score: 50th percentile of all films
The Spy Gone North(2018)
Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films
A Quiet Dream (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
A Violent Prosecutor(2016)
Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Berlin File(2013)
Motif score: 66th percentile of all films
Motif score: 85th percentile of all films
Beastie Boys (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
The Unforgiven (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)
Identification of a Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)
The Generals (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 2004 to 2025.
Biggest box office
A Violent Prosecutor (2016)
Highest rated
The Spy Gone North (2018)
Most popular right now
Nine Puzzles (2025)
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
Nominated for a Cannes award in 2006.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Yoon Jong-bin's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 10 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 56/100 and the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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.
Who does Yoon Jong-bin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Yoon Jong-bin's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cho Young-wuk shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Lee Il-hyeongShared titles: Remember (2022), A Violent Prosecutor (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Lee Il-hyeong
Writers
- Kwon Sung-huiShared titles: Narco-Saints (2022), The Spy Gone North (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Kwon Sung-hui
Actors
- Lee Sung-minShared titles: Nine Puzzles (2025), Remember (2022), The Spy Gone North (2018), Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Lee Sung-min
- Ha Jung-wooShared titles: Narco-Saints (2022), The Closet (2020), Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014), Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Ha Jung-woo
- Hwang Jung-minShared titles: Narco-Saints (2022), Money (2019), The Spy Gone North (2018), A Violent Prosecutor (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Hwang Jung-min
- Kim Sung KyunShared titles: Nine Puzzles (2025), Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014), Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Kim Sung Kyun
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Cho Young-wukShared titles: Nine Puzzles (2025), The Closet (2020), The Spy Gone North (2018), Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014), Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012)See all 5 shared titles with Cho Young-wuk
- Chan-min ChoiShared titles: The Closet (2020), The Spy Gone North (2018), A Violent Prosecutor (2016), Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Chan-min Choi
- Kim Jae-beomShared titles: The Spy Gone North (2018), Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014), Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Kim Jae-beom
- Kim Sang-beomShared titles: The Spy Gone North (2018), Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014), Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Kim Sang-beom
Producers
- Jae-Duk HanShared titles: The Spy Gone North (2018), A Violent Prosecutor (2016), Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014), Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Jae-Duk Han
- Son Sang-beomShared titles: Money (2019), The Spy Gone North (2018), Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Son Sang-beom
- Myung Chan KangShared titles: Narco-Saints (2022), The Closet (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Myung Chan Kang
- Su-Ran KukShared titles: Remember (2022), The Spy Gone North (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Su-Ran Kuk