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Hwang Seong-gu

Writer · Born October 23, 1973 (53) · South Korea

Hwang Seong-gu was born on 23 October 1973 in South Korea. Hwang is a writer, known for Anarchist from Colony (2017), The Scent (2012) and Shaving.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 23, 1973 (53)
From
South Korea
Works as
Writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 13 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 10% in 30 days

What are Hwang Seong-gu's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Society
21%
Self
20%
Power
15%
Bonds
14%
Morality
11%
Ideas
11%
Survival
8%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Warm
5
Melancholic
3
Joyful
1
Contemplative
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Hwang Seong-gu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Hwang Seong-gu'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

13 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • The King’s Warden(2026)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Bogota: City of the Lost(2024)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Little Forest(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Anarchist from Colony(2017)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Tabloid Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Screenplay

  • I Am the King(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Scent(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • S.I.U. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Screenplay

  • Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle(2010)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Mother and Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer

  • My Girl and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Writer

  • Sad Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Writer

  • Dochabi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The King’s Warden (2026)

$123M worldwide

Highest rated

Little Forest (2018)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The King’s Warden (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing13 of 13: 13 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s2 · 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 Hwang Seong-gu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · writer

Bogota: City of the Lost (2024)

67th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Little Forest (2018)

Midcredits 94th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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.

Who does Hwang Seong-gu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hwang Seong-gu's MovieCove titles; Park Ji-hwan shares the most, 2.