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Kim Ki-Duk

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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Kim Ki-Duk - what members say


  • The Coastguard
  • The Coastguard review by drunkenmaster from Merthyr Tydfil, Souuth Wales
    Rated - 4 stars Not The Kind That Saves Lives.... 10 January 2007
    ...d him shows signs of being affected by the tragedy. This South Korean film from Kim Ki-Duk may not make complete sense, but it certainly enlightened me about a part of Ko...  

Kim Ki-Duk - filmography


  • Samaritan Girl on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Lee Uhi,  Kwak Ji-Min,  Seo Min-Jung
    Director: Kim Ki-Duk,  Kim Ki-Duk
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    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 »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 780 members
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  • The Coastguard on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Jang Dong-Gun
    Director: Kim Ki-Duk,  Kim Ki-Duk
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    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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Kim Ki-Duk facts

5 most recent films

Samaritan Girl - 2.5 stars
The Coastguard - 2.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Samaritan Girl - 2.5 stars
The Coastguard - 2.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Coastguard - 2.0 stars
Samaritan Girl - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Jang Dong-Gun - 1 times - show films
Lee Uhi - 1 times - show films
Kwak Ji-Min - 1 times - show films
Seo Min-Jung - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Kim Ki-Duk - 2 times - show films