Kim Kee-duk

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Kim Kee-duk

Born September 29, 1934 · Seoul, Korea

Died September 7, 2017 · aged 82

KIM Ki-duk is a South Korean film director and professor. Best-known outside of Korea for his 1967 giant-monster film, Yonggary, KIM Ki-duk directed 66 movies in total from his directorial debut in 1961 until his retirement from the film industry in 1977. Along with KIM Soo-yong and LEE Man-hee, KIM was one of the leading young directors of the Korean cinematic wave of the 1960s. The most distinct…

Known For

Five MarinesFive Marines · 1961
Five Marines
5.61961
MovieDramaWar
A brigade of five marines are sent on a dangerous mission to capture an enemy stronghold during the Korean War.
Private TutorPrivate Tutor · 1963
Private Tutor
7.01963
MovieRomanceFamily
Two half brothers love a private tutor hired by their parents. She is more fond of the younger brother who's jovial and honest than the older brother who's unmanly and timid. But she cannot choose any of them because she's afraid that she would cause more trouble between the brothers who already hate each other. She tries first to make the brothers come to terms with each other.
Yongary, Monster from the DeepYongary, Monster from the Deep · 1967
Yongary, Monster from the Deep
4.81967
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Earthquakes in central Korea turn out to be the work of Yongary, a prehistoric gasoline-eating reptile that soon goes on a rampage through Seoul.
Buy My FistBuy My Fist · 1965
Buy My Fist
1965
MovieDrama
The Barefooted YoungThe Barefooted Young · 1964
The Barefooted Young
6.71964
MovieCrimeDrama
Jo Doo-soo, a member of a gang, comes across and helps Joanna, a college student who is about to have her handbag robbed by the bullies on her way home. Joanna is a diplomat's daughter and living the life of the upper class; whereas, Jo Doo-soo wastes his days serving the gang. Attracted to one another because of their opposite lives, Doo-soo and Joanna quickly fall in love. Being a devout Christian, Joanna believes that if only Doo-soo changed his thoughts about the way he lives, he could be a new person...
Horse-year BrideHorse-year Bride · 1966
Horse-year Bride
7.51966
MovieFamilyDrama
It is the year of the white horse that arrives every sixty years. Three women avoid sleeping with their husbands so they won't conceive girls on the year of the horse. However, young and healthy husbands fall into great dilemma.
My SeoulMy Seoul · 1970
My Seoul
1970
MovieDramaComedy
The Moral of YouthThe Moral of Youth · 1960
The Moral of Youth
9.01960
MovieRomanceDrama

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