Search results
Kim Ki-duk (Korean: 김기덕, IPA: [kim ɡidʌk̚]; 20 December 1960 – 11 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of the most important contemporary Asian film directors.
Kim Ki-duk. Writer: 3-Iron. He studied fine arts in Paris in 1990-1992. In 1993 he won the award for Best Screenplay from the Educational Institute of Screenwriting with "A Painter and A Criminal Condemned to Death". After two more screenplay awards, he made his directorial debut with Crocodile (1996).
- January 1, 1
- Bonghwa, South Korea
- January 1, 1
- Riga, Latvia
- Arirang (2011) Following an incident in “Dream”, where the lead protagonist, Lee Na-young, almost died during a hanging scene, and after his long-time assistant, Jang Hoon and the producer of the film “Poongsan”, abandoned him during the film’s shootings the same year (2011), Kim retreated to a secluded mountain house.
- Breath (2007) Yeon is an unhappily married woman who finds out that her husband is having an affair. On a whim, and after watching on the news the case of a man on the death row who has attempted suicide twice, she decides to visit him.
- Dream (2008) Jin wakes up from a nightmare of a traffic accident and decides to drive to the spot where the accident occurred. He finds out that his dream was real and follows the police to the suspect’s home, who turns out to be a woman named Ran.
- Amen (2011) The film follows an unnamed young girl who roams Europe in search of her boyfriend, but seems to miss him at every place she arrives. During her travels, and particularly when she is asleep, a masked man visits her, initially raping her and stealing all her things, but then changing his behaviour.
- 3-Iron. One of Kim Ki-duk’s most successful movies, 3-Iron, which came out in 2003, won Kim the Silver Lion for Best Direction at the Venice Film Festival.
- Pieta. Pieta came out in 2012 at the Venice Film Festival, where it took home one of the biggest awards: the Golden Lion. It was the first Korean movie to ever win a top prize at the big international film festivals.
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring is one of Kim’s most recognizable movies in the United States, and screens in some film classrooms.
- Time. Some of Kim’s best movies were released during the 2000s, and Time is one of them. It depicts the life of a couple that has been together for a couple of years but is marred by jealousy.
A list of the best films by the acclaimed Korean director Kim Ki-duk, ranked by user ratings and reviews. The list includes genres such as drama, romance, crime, thriller, and war, and features stars like Jang Dong-Gun, Ha Jung-woo, and Chang Chen.
A ranked list of 24 films by the South Korean director Kim Ki-duk, who is known for his experimental and provocative style. The list includes titles, ratings, genres, summaries and cast information for each film.
Dec 11, 2020 · A comprehensive profile of the late South Korean writer-director Kim Ki-duk, known for his idiosyncratic and transgressive arthouse dramas. Browse his filmography, biography, awards, and crew credits on TMDB.
