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Kim Ki-duk

Directing

Born December 20, 1960 · Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang, South Korea

Died December 11, 2020

Also known as 김기덕 · 金基德 · Ki-duk Kim

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Biography

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Golden Lion · 2012
  • Silver Bear — Best Director · 2004
  • Order of Cultural Merit
  • European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2004 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2003 · nominated

Filmography17 titles

3-Iron

2004Director, Editor, Producer, Screenplay

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

2003as Adult Monk

Address Unknown

2001Director, Writer

Pieta

2012Director, Editor, Writer

Rough Cut

2008Producer, Writer

Time

2006Director, Producer, Writer

The Bow

2005Director, Editor, Producer, Screenplay

The Isle

2000Director, Production Design, Set Designer, Writer

Breath

2007as Prison Warden

Moebius

2013Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Executive Producer, Screenplay

Balkan Spirit

2013as Self - Director

Bad Guy

2001Director, Writer

Birdcage Inn

1998Director, Screenplay

One on One

2014Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Executive Producer, Screenplay

The Coast Guard

2002Director, Screenplay

Red Family

2013Editor, Producer, Screenplay

Made in China

2014Producer, Screenplay