Kim Ki-duk

Film director

1934 –

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Who is Kim Ki-duk?

Kim Ki-duk is a South Korean film director and professor. Best-known outside of Korea for his 1967 giant-monster film, Yonggary, Kim Ki-duk directed 66 movies in total from his directorial debut in 1961 until his retirement from the film industry in 1977. Along with Kim Su-yong and Lee Man-hee, Kim was one of the leading young directors of the Korean cinematic wave of the 1960s. The most distinctive and successful genre of this period was the melodrama. He is not related to Kim Ki-duk, the South Korean director of 3-Iron.

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Born
Sep 29, 1934
Seoul
Also known as
  • Kim Kee-duk
  • Ki-duk Kim
  • Gim Gi-deok
  • kim ki duk
Nationality
  • South Korea
Profession
Education
  • Chung-Ang University

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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