Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
December 20, 1960
Died
December 11, 2020 (age 59)
Place of Birth
Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
Also Known As
김기덕
金基德
Ki-duk Kim
Ким Ки Дук
Kim Ki-duk
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.
Known For
Film
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
Adult Monk
2003
Film
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Ongoing Smile
Self
2013
Film
Breath
Prison Warden
2007
Film
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Self (segment Kim Ki-Duk)
2013
Film
Balkan Spirit
Self - Director
2013
Film
Amen
Masked Man
2011
Film
The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema
Self
2005
Film
Life is a Thrill
Self
2020
Film
The Rocket Is Launched
1997
Film
Arirang
Self
2011
Film
Kim Ki-duk, filmmaker of convulsive beauty
2007
Filmography
2020FilmLife is a Thrillas Self2017FilmPlankton Salesmenas Self (archive footage)2013FilmOngoing Smileas Self2013FilmVenice 70: Future Reloadedas Self (segment Kim Ki-Duk)2013FilmBalkan Spiritas Self - Director2011FilmArirangas Self2011FilmAmenas Masked Man2007FilmBreathas Prison Warden2007FilmKim Ki-duk, filmmaker of convulsive beauty2005FilmThe Nine Lives of Korean Cinemaas Self2003FilmSpring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Springas Adult Monk1997FilmThe Rocket Is Launched