Ki-young Kim

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Ki-young Kim was born on October 10, 1919 in Seoul, South Korea. He was a director and writer, known for Goryeojang (1963), A Defiance of Teenager (1959) and The Asphalt Pavement (1964). He was married to Yu-bong Kim. He died on February 5, 1998 in Seoul. See full bio »

Born:

October 10, 1919 in Seoul, South Korea

Died:

February 5, 1998 (age 78) in Seoul, South Korea

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Known For

Goryeojang Director

(1963)

A Defiance of Teenager Director

(1959)

The Asphalt Pavement Director

(1964)

A Touch-Me-Not Director

(1956)

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Director (35 credits)

1995 Be a Wicked Woman

1985 Carnivorous Animal

1984 Hunting for Idiots

1982 Free Maiden

1982 Woman of Fire '82

1982 Ban Geum-ryun

1980 Neu-mi

1979 Woman of Water

1978 Woman Chasing the Butterfly of Death

1978 Soil

1977 Io Island

1976 Love of Blood Relations

1975 Promise of the Flesh

1974 Transgression

1972 Insect Woman

1971 Woman of Fire

1969 Len's Sonata

1969 Lady Hong the Beauty

1968 Woman

1966 A Soldier Speaks After Death

1964 The Asphalt Pavement

1963 Goryeojang

1961 The Sea Knows

1960 The Housemaid

1960 A Sad Pastorale

1959 A Defiance of Teenager

1958 The First Snow

1957 The Twilight Train

1957 A Woman's War

1956 A Touch-Me-Not

1955 Diary of Three Sailors (Documentary short)

1955 Yangsan Province

1955 The Boxes of Death

1953 I Am a Truck (Documentary short)

1953 Ward of Affection (Documentary short)

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Writer (18 credits)

2010 Hanyo (based on the film by)

2004 Father and Son: The Story of Mencius

1995 Be a Wicked Woman

1985 Carnivorous Animal

1984 Hunting for Idiots

1982 Woman of Fire '82

1979 Woman of Water (writer)

1974 Transgression

1972 Insect Woman

1971 Woman of Fire

1966 A Soldier Speaks After Death

1964 The Asphalt Pavement

1963 Goryeojang (writer)

1962 Naeil-ui Tae-yang

1960 The Housemaid

1955 Diary of Three Sailors (Documentary short)

1953 I Am a Truck (Documentary short)

1953 Ward of Affection (Documentary short)

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Producer (14 credits)

1982 Woman of Fire '82 (producer)

1982 Revenge of the Shaolin Temple (producer)

1981 The Phantom Thief (producer)

1981 Terminal (producer)

1981 An Unhappy Life (producer)

1981 Guerilla in the Philippines (producer)

1981 Dragon Martial Arts (producer)

1980 Neu-mi (producer)

1979 Barmaid (producer)

1979 Woman of Water (producer)

1956 A Touch-Me-Not (producer)

1955 Diary of Three Sailors (Documentary short) (producer)

1953 I Am a Truck (Documentary short) (producer)

1953 Ward of Affection (Documentary short) (producer)

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Editor (9 credits)

1966 A Soldier Speaks After Death

1964 The Asphalt Pavement

1963 Goryeojang

1960 A Sad Pastorale

1958 The First Snow

1957 The Twilight Train

1957 A Woman's War

1956 A Touch-Me-Not

1955 Yangsan Province

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Self (3 credits)

1955 Diary of Three Sailors (Documentary short)

1953 I Am a Truck (Documentary short)

1953 Ward of Affection (Documentary short)

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Archive footage (1 credit)

2006 Two or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young (Documentary)
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Personal Details

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I'm a scientist specializing in medicine. That makes me close to a technician... In some ways, human beings are more accurate than machines... As an independent producer, I have to be a type of skilled laborer. There were many times that I had to make a film quickly. At those times, I kept entertainment-value in mind. Not once have I made a film for the sake of making the film itself. My taste is... See more »