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Ahn Sang-hoon

Ahn Sang-hoon

Director and writer, also producer · Born January 1, 1975 (51) · South Korea

Ahn Sang-hoon (안상훈) is a South Korean director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1975 (51)
From
South Korea
Works as
Director and writer, also producer
Titles
8 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 13% in 30 days

What are Ahn Sang-hoon's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
42%
Survival
26%
Power
11%
Self
10%
Bonds
9%
Society
2%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
5
Dread
3
Thrilling
1
Warm
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Ahn Sang-hoon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ahn Sang-hoon'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, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tastes of Horror(2023)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Ding-Dong Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Yaksha: Ruthless Operations(2022)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Witness(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Empire of Lust(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Fatal Intuition(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Soar Into the Sun(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Blind(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Korean Short Films Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Freeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show Creator

  • Arang(2006)

    Director · Scenario Writer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Pass Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

  • The Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles, 9 of them dated from 2005 to 2023.

Biggest box office

The Witness (2015)

$34M worldwide

Highest rated

Blind (2011)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing9 of 10: 6 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdWriting3 of 10: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 10: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

10 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s3 · 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 Ahn Sang-hoon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director, writer

The Witness (2015)

71st percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Blind (2011)

Midcredits 77th · 66% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 54/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Ahn Sang-hoon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ahn Sang-hoon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shin Min-kyeong shares the most, 3.

Writers

Composers, cinematographers and editors