Banjong Pisanthanakun

Banjong Pisanthanakun

Birth : 1979-09-11, Bangkok, Thailand

History

Banjong Pisanthanakun (Thai: บรรจง ปิสัญธนะกูล) is Thai filmmaker and screenwriter. With Parkpoom Wongpoom, he co-directed and co-wrote the hit 2004 Thai horror film, Shutter, and the 2007 horror film, Alone.

Profile

Banjong Pisanthanakun

Movies

Not Friends
Film Directors' Posing Reference
A group of high school students, fueled by their shared passion for filmmaking, sets out to create a short film based on the life of their beloved classmate. Little do they know, their endeavor will lead them to uncover their friend’s hidden secrets that could change their perspective on their passion forever.
You & Me & Me
Producer
A nostalgic, coming-of-age story of identical twin sisters who share every aspect of their lives with one another, until one day a boy walks into their lives and puts their strong bond to the test.
One for the Road
Thanks
Boss, an elusive bar owner living in New York, reunites with his estranged best friend, Aood, for a roadtrip in Thailand after Aood has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
The Medium
Producer
A horrifying story of a shaman’s inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. But the goddess that appears to have taken possession of a family member turns out not to be as benevolent as it first appears.
The Medium
Screenplay
A horrifying story of a shaman’s inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. But the goddess that appears to have taken possession of a family member turns out not to be as benevolent as it first appears.
The Medium
Director
A horrifying story of a shaman’s inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. But the goddess that appears to have taken possession of a family member turns out not to be as benevolent as it first appears.
Ghost Lab
Thanks
After witnessing a haunting in their hospital, two doctors become dangerously obsessed with obtaining scientific proof that ghosts exist.
Tootsies & The Fake
Thanks
After knocking a celebrity unconscious before a huge job, a bumbling pack of pals tries to avoid a lawsuit by replacing her with a look-alike.
Heartbeat
Director
An ordinary man who can hear other people's heartbeat but his own heartbeat could not be heard, even using stethoscope until one day he met a girl who works together with him in a department store.
One Day
Screenplay
A woman suffers from a rare form of temporary amnesia, lasting for a day. Her shy colleague, who is secretly in love with her, tells her that they are a couple in order to experience being with her for just one day.
One Day
Director
A woman suffers from a rare form of temporary amnesia, lasting for a day. Her shy colleague, who is secretly in love with her, tells her that they are a couple in order to experience being with her for just one day.
Heart Attack
Doctor
A hard-worker freelancer who falls in love with a doctor. While his life is getting worse every second. He must find the way to release his life to the beyond of everything.
The Master
Self
A Thai documentary about 'Van VDO' the VHS shop in 1990s. The shop established the independent cinema scene for Thai audience by selling VHS of American, European, and Asian indie films. However, all of them are pirate and illegal.
Pee Mak
Writer
Mak's friends just want to protect him, but his wife Nak won't let a small thing like her own death get in the way of true love in this horror-comedy.
Pee Mak
Director
Mak's friends just want to protect him, but his wife Nak won't let a small thing like her own death get in the way of true love in this horror-comedy.
The ABCs of Death
Director
An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.
Hello Stranger
Screenplay
During the Songkran festival, two strangers who had never met before end up going home together, perhaps finding love.
Hello Stranger
Director
During the Songkran festival, two strangers who had never met before end up going home together, perhaps finding love.
Phobia 2
Screenplay
An anthology of five macabre short stories about hungry ghosts, comatose brain dead, a group of bright-eyed actors, an unscrupulous car salesman, and careless backpack tourists.
Phobia 2
Director
An anthology of five macabre short stories about hungry ghosts, comatose brain dead, a group of bright-eyed actors, an unscrupulous car salesman, and careless backpack tourists.
4bia
Commissioned Duty Officer (segment "Deadly Charm")
Four horror tales revolve around an accident victim, a bullied youth, ghost stories and a deceased princess.
4bia
Screenplay
Four horror tales revolve around an accident victim, a bullied youth, ghost stories and a deceased princess.
4bia
Director
Four horror tales revolve around an accident victim, a bullied youth, ghost stories and a deceased princess.
The Bedside Detective
James Bond / Dog (voice)
An apprentice private detective is hired to gather evidence of a wealthy man's infidelity but falls in love with his target's adorable girlfriend.
Alone
Screenplay
When Pim and Ploy, twins conjoined at the stomach, are separated, the operation leaves Pim the surviving sister, haunted by Ploy's vengeful ghost.
Alone
Director
When Pim and Ploy, twins conjoined at the stomach, are separated, the operation leaves Pim the surviving sister, haunted by Ploy's vengeful ghost.
Shutter
Screenplay
A young photographer Thun and his girlfriend Jane discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after fleeing the scene of an accident. As they investigate the phenomenon, they find other photographs contain similar supernatural images, that Thun's best friends are being haunted as well, and Jane discovers that her boyfriend has not told her everything. It soon becomes clear that you can not escape your past.
Shutter
Director
A young photographer Thun and his girlfriend Jane discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after fleeing the scene of an accident. As they investigate the phenomenon, they find other photographs contain similar supernatural images, that Thun's best friends are being haunted as well, and Jane discovers that her boyfriend has not told her everything. It soon becomes clear that you can not escape your past.
Colorblind
Director
Tum is colorblind. One day he meets a girl who change his sight.