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Kim Ki-duk

Name in Native Language: "김기덕" (Korean/KO)
Screenwriter / Film Producer / Film Director / Actor | * 12/20/1960 († 59, 12/11/2020) | Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang (South Korea)
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. His major festival awards include the Golden Lion at 69th Venice International Film Festival for Pietà, a Silver Lion for Best Director at 61st Venice International Film Festival for 3-Iron, a Silver bear for Best Director at 54th Berlin International Film Festival for Samaritan Girl, and the Un Certain Regard prize at 2011 Cannes Film Festival for Arirang. His most widely known feature is Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003), included in film critic Roger Ebert's Great Movies. Two of his films served as official submissions for the A... ()
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Kim Ki-duk (December 20, 1960 – December 11, 2020) was a prolific South Korean writer-director of idiosyncratic, allegorical, and often extreme and transgressive arthouse dramas, best known for "The Isle" (2000), "Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring" (2003), "Samaritan Girl" (2004), "3-Iron" (2004) and "Pieta" (2012). His films have received many distinctions on the international festival circuit.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

A loan shark is forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother. ...

Pietà

FSK: 16+ years

2012 | 3.6/5 | 1h 44min
Drama
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Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love with Hyun-Shik, who is ...

The Isle

FSK: 16+ years

2000 | 3.5/5 | 1h 30min
Drama, Thriller
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An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as seasons and years pass by. ...

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

FSK: 12+ years

2003 | 3.9/5 | 1h 43min
Drama
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A young man, whose only possession is a motorcycle, spends his time riding around the city looking for empty apartments. After finding one, he hangs out for a while, fixing himself something to eat, w ...

3-Iron

FSK: 12+ years

2004 | 3.9/5 | 1h 28min
Drama, Romance / Love, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Kim Ki-duk

Order of Cultural Merit (South Korea) Silver Bear Golden Lion 2x European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
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Movies with Kim Ki-duk as Actor(7)

as himself2013 Ongoing Smile
as Self - Director2013 Balkan Spirit
as himself2011 Arirang
as Masked Man2011 Amen
as Prison Warden2007 Breath
as himself2006 The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema
as Adult Monk2003 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

Movies with Kim Ki-duk as Crew(100)

Camera/Director of Photography2022 Call of God
Directing/Director2022 Call of God
Writing/Screenplay2022 Call of God
Directing/Director2019 Dissolve
Editing/Editor2019 Dissolve
Writing/Writer2019 Dissolve
Directing/Director2018 Human, Space, Time and Human
Editing/Editor2018 Human, Space, Time and Human
Writing/Writer2018 Human, Space, Time and Human
Writing/Writer2017 Excavator
Camera/Director of Photography2016 The Net
Directing/Director2016 The Net
Production/Executive Producer2016 The Net
Writing/Writer2016 The Net
Art/Art Direction2015 Stop
Camera/Director of Photography2015 Stop
Directing/Director2015 Stop
Editing/Editor2015 Stop
Production/Producer2015 Stop
Writing/Screenplay2015 Stop
Camera/Director of Photography2014 One on One
Directing/Director2014 One on One
Editing/Editor2014 One on One
Production/Executive Producer2014 One on One
Writing/Screenplay2014 One on One
Production/Producer2014 Made in China
Writing/Screenplay2014 Made in China
Directing/Director2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Production/Producer2013 Godsend
Writing/Writer2013 Godsend
Camera/Director of Photography2013 Moebius
Directing/Director2013 Moebius
Editing/Editor2013 Moebius
Production/Executive Producer2013 Moebius
Writing/Screenplay2013 Moebius
Writing/Screenplay2013 Rough Play
Editing/Editor2013 Red Family
Production/Producer2013 Red Family
Writing/Screenplay2013 Red Family
Directing/Director2012 Pietà
Editing/Editor2012 Pietà
Writing/Writer2012 Pietà
Directing/Director2011 Arirang
Writing/Writer2011 Arirang
Crew/Cinematography2011 Amen
Directing/Director2011 Amen
Editing/Editor2011 Amen
Production/Producer2011 Amen
Writing/Writer2011 Amen
Production/Producer2011 Poongsan
Writing/Screenplay2011 Poongsan
Directing/Director2008 Dream
Editing/Editor2008 Dream
Production/Producer2008 Dream
Writing/Screenplay2008 Dream
Production/Producer2008 Beautiful
Writing/Story2008 Beautiful
Production/Producer2008 Rough Cut
Writing/Writer2008 Rough Cut
Directing/Director2007 Breath
Writing/Writer2007 Breath
Directing/Director2006 Time
Production/Producer2006 Time
Writing/Writer2006 Time
Directing/Director2005 The Bow
Editing/Editor2005 The Bow
Production/Producer2005 The Bow
Writing/Screenplay2005 The Bow
Directing/Director2004 3-Iron
Editing/Editor2004 3-Iron
Production/Producer2004 3-Iron
Writing/Screenplay2004 3-Iron
Art/Set Decoration2004 Samaritan Girl
Directing/Director2004 Samaritan Girl
Editing/Editor2004 Samaritan Girl
Production/Executive Producer2004 Samaritan Girl
Writing/Screenplay2004 Samaritan Girl
Directing/Director2003 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
Editing/Editor2003 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
Writing/Writer2003 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
Directing/Director2002 The Coast Guard
Writing/Screenplay2002 The Coast Guard
Directing/Director2001 Address Unknown
Writing/Writer2001 Address Unknown
Directing/Director2001 Bad Guy
Writing/Writer2001 Bad Guy
Art/Production Design2000 The Isle
Art/Set Designer2000 The Isle
Directing/Director2000 The Isle
Writing/Writer2000 The Isle
Art/Production Design2000 Real Fiction
Directing/Director2000 Real Fiction
Writing/Writer2000 Real Fiction
Directing/Director1998 Birdcage Inn
Writing/Screenplay1998 Birdcage Inn
Art/Art Direction1997 Wild Animals
Directing/Director1997 Wild Animals
Writing/Writer1997 Wild Animals
Directing/Director1996 Crocodile
Writing/Writer1996 Crocodile

Full Name: Gi-deok Kim
Citizenship: South Korea
Born: Tuesday, 12/20 1960 (December) in Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang (South Korea)
Died: Friday, 12/11 2020 (December) in Riga (aged: 59)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: Korean (KO, native language)
Other names for Kim Ki-duk (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"김기덕"
"金基德"
"Ki-duk Kim"
"Ким Ки Дук"
"Kim Kitŏk" (McCune-Reischauer Romanization)
"Gim Gideok" (Revised Romanization)
Kim Ki-duk frequently works together with these people:
Cho Jae-hyun (6x, Actor)
Kim Jae-rok (6x, Actor)
Park In-young (6x, Crew)
Son Min-seok (5x, Actor)
Park Ji-a (5x, Actress)
Seo Jeong-min (4x, Crew)
Kim Young-min (4x, Actor)
Kim Dong-hoo (4x, Crew)
Juhn Jai-hong (4x, Crew)
Lee Na-ra (4x, Actress)
Jang Hoon (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:5495, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024