He is a first year graduate of Korea's Film Academy. He was the assistant director for Directors JANG Sun-Woo and JANG Kil-Soo. Director IM Jong-Jae received exceptional attention as a new director for his film, "Kill the Love" (starring LEE Byung-Hun and JUNG Sun-Kyung) in 1996. Unlike the tradition in the Korean industry, Im did not rush into his next project right after his debut. He showed prudence by taking a long time in deciding his next film. And the screenplay that caught his heart is "Twenty Four." Breaking a long silence, Im finally grabs the megaphone for the second time.