Kim Ki-duk (director, born 1934)
Kim Ki-duk | |
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Born | |
Died | 7 September 2017 | (aged 82)
Occupation(s) | Film director, professor |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김기덕 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Gideok |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Kidŏk |
Kim Ki-duk (29 September 1934 – 7 September 2017) was a South Korean film director and professor. Best known outside of Korea for his 1967
Career
Kim Ki-duk studied creative writing at Seorabeol Arts University, which later merged with Chung-Ang University. After graduating in 1956, Kim entered the film industry, first working as an editorial engineer. He worked as assistant director to director Kim So-dong on the film, Prince Hodong and Princess Nakrang (Korean: 호동왕자와 낙랑공주; RR: Hodong wangjawa Nakrang gongju, 1956). Kim's directorial debut was with the Korean War-themed film Five Marines (1961), which he co-directed with Kim Hwarang. For this film, Kim received the Best New Director award at the 1962 Grand Bell Awards ceremony. Other major films by Kim include Until Peonies Blossom (1962), Private Tutor (1963), Barefooted Youth (1964), Keep Silent When Leaving (1964), A Burning Youth (1966), Mother (1966) A Teacher in an Island (1967), A Female Student President (1967), Madam Anemone (1968), A Starry Night (1972), The Young Teacher (1972), A Flowery Bier (1974), and The Last Inning (1977). After 1977, Kim Ki-duk retired from directing films and worked as a professor in the film department of Seoul Institute of the Arts.[2]
He died on 7 September 2017 at the age of 82 from lung cancer.[3]
See also
- List of Korean film directors
- Korean cinema
Notes
- ^ Conran, Pierce (18 September 2017). "Classic Film Director KIM Kee-duk Passes Away at 83". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "김기덕 (Kim Ki-duk)" (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
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External links
- "김기덕 (Kim Ki-duk)" (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
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- Kim Ki-duk at the Korean Movie Database
- Kim Ki-duk at IMDb