Kim Ki-duk (director, born 1934) facts for kids

Kim Ki-duk (born September 29, 1934 – died September 7, 2017) was a famous South Korean film director and a professor. He was well-known for his 1967 movie Yongary, which was about a huge monster.

Kim Ki-duk directed 66 movies in total. He started directing in 1961 and stopped in 1977. He was one of the top young directors during the 1960s, a time when Korean movies became very popular. This period is often called the "Korean cinematic wave." Many of his successful films were melodramas, which are movies with lots of strong feelings and dramatic stories. It's important to know that he is not the same person as the other South Korean director named Kim Ki-duk, who directed the movie 3-Iron.

Kim Ki-duk's Film Career

Kim Ki-duk studied creative writing at Seorabeol Arts University. This university later joined with Chung-Ang University. After he finished his studies in 1956, Kim started working in the film industry.

His first job was as an editorial engineer. He also worked as an assistant director for the film Prince Hodong and Princess Nakrang in 1956.

Directing His First Movies

Kim Ki-duk directed his first movie, Five Marines, in 1961. This film was about the Korean War. He co-directed it with Kim Hwarang. For this movie, Kim Ki-duk won the Best New Director award in 1962. This was at the Grand Bell Awards, a very important film awards ceremony in Korea.

Some of his other important movies 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)
• The Last Inning (1977)

After 1977, Kim Ki-duk stopped directing movies. He then became a professor. He taught in the film department at the Seoul Institute of the Arts.

Kim Ki-duk passed away on September 7, 2017, when he was 82 years old.

See also

• List of Korean film directors
• Korean cinema