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Kim Ji-yong

Born February 21, 1976 · South Korea (age 50)

Kim Ji-yong is a Korean cinematographer, known for frequent collaborations with director Kim Jee-woon, including A Bittersweet Life (2005), The Last Stand (2013), and The Age of Shadows (2016).

Known For

Possible Love

Possible Love · 2026

A laid-off worker and his wife cross paths with a documentary filmmaker and her spouse and confront their hidden desires.

Decision to Leave

Decision to Leave · 2022

Decision to Leave

MovieThrillerMystery

From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.

Silenced

Silenced · 2011

Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.

The Last Stand

The Last Stand · 2013

MovieActionCrime

Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction where the police are preparing to make a last stand to intercept them before they cross the border. Owens is reluctant to become involved but ultimately joins in with the law enforcement efforts.

Holy Night: Demon Hunters

Holy Night: Demon Hunters · 2025

Holy Night: Demon Hunters

MovieActionFantasy

When a devil-worshipping criminal network plunges Seoul into chaos, the police turn to Holy Night—a trio of supernatural demon hunters—to restore order and defeat the rising evil.

Okja

MovieAdventureDrama

A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.

Ashfall

Ashfall · 2019

MovieActionAdventure

A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.

Cold Eyes

Cold Eyes · 2013

MovieCrimeAction

Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high-profile criminals. She teams up with Hwang Sang-jun, the veteran leader of the unit, and tries to track down James who is the cold-hearted leader of an armed criminal organization.

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Possible Love

Possible Love · 2026

A laid-off worker and his wife cross paths with a documentary filmmaker and her spouse and confront their hidden desires.

Director of Photography

Decision to Leave

Decision to Leave · 2022

Decision to Leave

MovieThrillerMystery

From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.

Director of Photography

Silenced

Silenced · 2011

Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.

Director of Photography

The Last Stand

The Last Stand · 2013

MovieActionCrime

Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction where the police are preparing to make a last stand to intercept them before they cross the border. Owens is reluctant to become involved but ultimately joins in with the law enforcement efforts.

Director of Photography

Holy Night: Demon Hunters

Holy Night: Demon Hunters · 2025

Holy Night: Demon Hunters

MovieActionFantasy

When a devil-worshipping criminal network plunges Seoul into chaos, the police turn to Holy Night—a trio of supernatural demon hunters—to restore order and defeat the rising evil.

Director of Photography

Okja

MovieAdventureDrama

A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.

"B" Camera Operator

Ashfall

Ashfall · 2019

MovieActionAdventure

A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.

Director of Photography

Cold Eyes

Cold Eyes · 2013

MovieCrimeAction

Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high-profile criminals. She teams up with Hwang Sang-jun, the veteran leader of the unit, and tries to track down James who is the cold-hearted leader of an armed criminal organization.

Camera Operator

A Bittersweet Life

A Bittersweet Life · 2005

A Bittersweet Life

MovieActionDrama

Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Hee-soo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with a younger man with the mandate that he must kill them both if he discovers their affair.

Director of Photography

The Age of Shadows

The Age of Shadows · 2016

The Age of Shadows

MovieActionThriller

Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.

Director of Photography

Cobweb

MovieComedyDrama

In the 1970s, Director Kim is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film Cobweb, but chaos and turmoil grip the set with interference from the censorship authorities, and the complaints of actors and producers who can't understand the re-written ending. Will Kim be able to find a way through this chaos to fulfill his artistic ambitions and complete his masterpiece?

Director of Photography

The Fortress

The Fortress · 2017

Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Ming dinasty to gain China, becomes the first ruler of the Qing dinasty and demands from King In-jo of Joseon to bow before him; but he refuses, being loyal to the Mings. On December 14th, 1636, the Qing horde invades Joseon, so King In-jo and his court shelter in the mountain fortress of Namhan and prepare to defend the kingdom.

Director of Photography

Doomsday Book

Doomsday Book · 2012

MovieScience FictionDrama

In 'A Brave New World', a virus brings the city to ruins and zombies flood the streets of Seoul. In 'The Heavenly Creature', a robot reaches enlightenment while working at a temple, but its creators deem this phenomenon a threat to mankind. In the final segment, 'Happy Birthday', a young girl logs onto a strange website and places an order for a new billiard ball for her father. Soon afterwards a meteor heads toward Earth and people flee to underground bomb shelters.

Director of Photography

Hwayi: A Monster Boy

Hwayi: A Monster Boy · 2013

Hwayi: A Monster Boy

MovieActionThriller

After being kidnapped as a small child and raised by the five men who abducted him, a teenage boy is now forced to join their life in crime.

Director of Photography

Miss Granny

Miss Granny · 2014

MovieDramaComedy

An unappreciated old granny magically turns 20 years old again and decides to make the most of her newfound youth.

Director of Photography

Forbidden Quest

Forbidden Quest · 2006

Forbidden Quest

MovieRomanceComedy

A noble, high-class scholar starts to write erotic novels in 18th century of Chosun dynasty and falls in love with a king's woman.

Director of Photography

Ground Zero

Ground Zero · 2021

A short action movie depicting the '1983 Hosan Prison Riot,' an important event in the 'PUBG Universe'.

Director

A Day

MovieMysteryThriller

Three years ago, a father saved his daughter's life. After she's involved in a car accident, it looks like he'll have to do it again, no matter how many attempts it takes.

Director of Photography

The Royal Tailor

The Royal Tailor · 2014

The Royal Tailor

MovieDramaHistory

Lee Gong-jin, a young tailor, helps the Queen with her dress and both fall in love with each other. However, his success catches the ire of Jo Dol-seok, the royal tailor, who vows retribution.

Director of Photography

Swing Kids

Swing Kids · 2018

Rebellious Ki-soo from North Korea is mesmerized by tap dance in prison camps. Ki-soo joins as a team member of a dance team named 'Swing Kids'. Yet suddenly, their dreams about dancing in prison camps are put in danger.

Director of Photography

The Advocate: A Missing Body

The Advocate: A Missing Body · 2015

The Advocate: A Missing Body

MovieThrillerAction

When his client suddenly confesses to murder in open court, a hotshot attorney embarks on a search for truth to redeem his ruined reputation.

Director of Photography

Hansel & Gretel

Hansel & Gretel · 2007

Hansel & Gretel

MovieFantasyDrama

When Eun-soo gets lost in a country road, he meets a mysterious girl and is led to her fairytale ike house in the middle of the forest. There, Eun-soo is trapped with the girl and her siblings who never age. Eun-soo finally discovers a way out which is written on a fairy tale book. But the book tells a story of none other than himself!

Director of Photography

Hindsight

Hindsight · 2011

MovieActionDrama

A young assassin is sent to kill a retired mob boss. But things get complicated when she begins to like him.

Camera Operator

Genome Hazard

Genome Hazard · 2014

MovieThrillerDrama

Ishigami comes home from work and discovers his wife dead. Just then, he receives a phone call from his wife and falls in utter confusion. Unexplainable things keep happening as Ishigami struggles to find his wife. Gradually, Ishigami realizes all his memories are gone and finds himself acting like someone else. What is his true identity?

Camera Operator

The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer · 2024

The Sympathizer

SeriesDramaWar & Politics

Near the end of the Vietnam War, a spy who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community, where he continues to gather intelligence and report back to the Viet Cong.

Director of Photography

Connect

Connect · 2022

SeriesMysteryDrama

Dongsoo leads a solitary life, spending his time uploading music to the internet. His ordinary life is upended when he is kidnapped by an organ hunter, who takes out one of his eyes. Soon, Dongsoo is sharing the vision of someone who got his eye. Through the connected vision, he learns that the taker is a notorious serial killer, and pursues the murderer to get his eye back.

Director of Photography

Persona

Persona · 2019

An exploration of different personas in an eclectic collection of four works by critically acclaimed Korean directors.

Director of Photography