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Kim Ki-Duk was born on December 20, 1960 in Bonghwa in Kyongsang province, South Korea. He studied fine arts in Paris from 1990 to 1993. After returning to South Korea, Kim began his career as a screenwriter and won the first prize in a scenario contest held by Korean Film Council in 1995. In the following year, Kim made his debut as a director with a low budget movie titled Crocodile (1996).
In 2004, he received Best Director awards at two different film festivals, for two different films. At the Berlin International Film Festival, he was awarded for Samaritan Girl (2004), and at the Venice Film Festival he won for 3-Iron (also 2004).

Filmography

1996 - Crocodile
1996 - Wild Animals
1998 - Birdcage Inn
2000 - Real Fiction
2000 - The Isle
2001 - Address Unknown
2001 - Bad Guy
2002 - The Coastguard
2003 - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter And Spring
2004 - Samaritan Girl
2004 - 3 Iron
2005 - The Bow
2006 - Time
2007 - Breath
2008 - Dream

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Arirang (2010)
Starring: Kim Ki-duk
Director: Kim Ki-duk
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Documentary about the filmmaker Kim Ki-duk.

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Breath on DVD (2007)
Starring: Chen Chang, Ha Jung-woo, Ha Jung-Woo
Director: Kim Ki-Duk
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A convicted prisoner gradually begins to develop feelings for the woman who decorates his cell in director Kim Ki-duk's minimal dialogue love story.~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Time on DVD (2006)
Starring: Ha Jung Woo, Park Ji-Yeon, Sung Hyun Ah
Director: Kim Ki-duk
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Se Hee (Sung Hyun Ah) and Ji Woo (Ha Jung Woo) have been together for years, but their relationship is slowly dying down, their love changing into a mere mildly pleasing familiarity. To solve her problems, Se Hee makes a drastic decision: change her facial appearances completely through plastic ..read more »

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Samaritan Girl on DVD (2004)
Starring: Lee Uhi, Kwak Ji-Min, Seo Min-Jung
Director: Kim Ki-Duk
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To fulfil their dreams of traveling to Europe, two teenage girls Yeo-jin and Jae-young start a prostitution business. Yeo-jin handles the business side, while Jae-young "entertains" the customers. When Jae-young is accidentally killed during a police raid, Yeo-jin locates their clients in an act of ..read more »

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Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter ... and S... on DVD (2004)
Starring: Yeong-su Oh, Ki-duk Kim, Kim Ki-Duk
Director: Kim Ki-Duk, Ki-duk Kim, Ki-Duk Kim
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In the midst of the Korean wilderness, a Buddhist master patiently raises a young boy to grow up in wisdom and compassion, trough experience and endless exercises. Once the pupil discovers his sexual lust, he seems lost to contemplative life and follows his first love, but soon fails to adapt to ..read more »

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The Coastguard on DVD (2003)
Starring: Jang Dong-Gun
Director: Kim Ki-Duk
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Driven by the belief that killing a spy is the highest honour, Private Kang waits eagerly for a chance to prove his worth as a soldier. One night, he mistakenly kills an innocent civilian. As he loses his grip on reality, tension and paranoia escalate and further tragedy soon seems inevitable...

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The Isle on DVD (2000)
Starring: Jung Suh, Yoo-Seok Kim, Sung-Hee Park
Director: Kim Ki-Duk, Ki-Duk Kim
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The eerily beautiful photography and melodic musical score of THE ISLE stand in odd contrast to the brutal horror story it tells. On the serene surface of a secluded bay float a series of candy-coloured fishing houses, rented to men who seek an escape. The owner and operator of the village is a ..read more »

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5 most recent films

Arirang - 2.5 stars
Breath - 2.5 stars
Time - 3.0 stars
Samaritan Girl - 2.5 stars
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter ... and Spring - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter ... and Spring - 3.5 stars
Time - 3.0 stars
Samaritan Girl - 2.5 stars
Breath - 2.5 stars
The Isle - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Arirang - 2.5 stars
The Coastguard - 2.0 stars
The Isle - 2.5 stars
Breath - 2.5 stars
Samaritan Girl - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Ki-Duk Kim - 2 times - show films
Dae-han Ji - 2 times - show films
Lee Uhi - 2 times - show films
Yeong-su Oh - 2 times - show films
Kwak Ji-Min - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Kim Ki-Duk - 5 times - show films
Ki-Duk Kim - 5 times - show films
Ki-duk Kim - 2 times - show films

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