Kim Ji-yong

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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

Decision to LeaveDecision to Leave · 2022
Decision to Leave
★ 7.32022
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.
Possible LovePossible Love · 2026
Possible Love
★ 8.02026
MovieDrama
A laid-off worker and his wife cross paths with a documentary filmmaker and her spouse and confront their hidden desires.
The Last StandThe Last Stand · 2013
The Last Stand
★ 6.12013
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.
CobwebCobweb · 2023
Cobweb
★ 6.52023
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?
Holy Night: Demon HuntersHoly Night: Demon Hunters · 2025
Holy Night: Demon Hunters
★ 6.92025
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.
The Age of ShadowsThe Age of Shadows · 2016
The Age of Shadows
★ 7.22016
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.
SilencedSilenced · 2011
Silenced
★ 8.22011
MovieDrama
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 FortressThe Fortress · 2017
The Fortress
★ 6.82017
MovieWarDrama
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.

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