Yoo Ha (Hangul: 유하; or spelled Yu Ha; born February 9, 1963) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and a contemporary poet. He directed the critically acclaimed films Marriage Is a Crazy Thing (2002), Once Upon a Time in High School (2004), and A Dirty Carnival (2006).
Biography from TMDB.
- February 9, 1963 (63)
- Gochang, North Jeolla, South Korea
- Director and writer, also producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Known for
What are Ha Yoo's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2
Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic2
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 Ha Yoo's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Ha Yoo'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
11 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
I Kill U (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
I Kill U (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Pipeline(2021)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Gangnam 1970(2015)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Howling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
A Frozen Flower(2008)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
A Dirty Carnival(2006)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
On a Windy Day We Must Go to Apgujeong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
A Day of Poet Gubo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles, 10 of them dated from 1993 to 2025.
Biggest box office
A Frozen Flower (2008)
Highest rated
Once Upon a Time in High School: The Spirit of Jeet Kune Do (2004)
Most popular right now
A Frozen Flower (2008)
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 Ha Yoo's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 58/100 in their films, across 6 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 Ha Yoo work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ha Yoo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Park Gok-ji shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Yoo Seung-mokShared titles: Pipeline (2021), Gangnam 1970 (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Yoo Seung-mok
- Cho Jin-woongShared titles: A Frozen Flower (2008), A Dirty Carnival (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Cho Jin-woong
- Zo In-sungShared titles: A Frozen Flower (2008), A Dirty Carnival (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Zo In-sung
- Chun Ho-jinShared titles: A Dirty Carnival (2006), Once Upon a Time in High School: The Spirit of Jeet Kune Do (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Chun Ho-jin
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Park Gok-jiShared titles: Gangnam 1970 (2015), A Frozen Flower (2008), A Dirty Carnival (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Park Gok-ji
- Hyeon-gi ChoiShared titles: A Frozen Flower (2008), A Dirty Carnival (2006), Once Upon a Time in High School: The Spirit of Jeet Kune Do (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Hyeon-gi Choi
- Kim Jun-seokShared titles: A Frozen Flower (2008), Once Upon a Time in High School: The Spirit of Jeet Kune Do (2004), Marriage Is a Crazy Thing (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Kim Jun-seok
- Cho Young-wukShared titles: Gangnam 1970 (2015), A Dirty Carnival (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Cho Young-wuk
Producers
- Cha Seoung-jaeShared titles: Once Upon a Time in High School: The Spirit of Jeet Kune Do (2004), Marriage Is a Crazy Thing (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Cha Seoung-jae
