Kim Ki-duk (29 September 1934 â€" 7 September 2017) was a South Korean
film director and professor. Best known outside of Korea for his 1967
giant monster film Yongary, Kim Ki-duk directed 66 movies in total
from his directorial debut in 1961 until his retirement from the film
industry in 1977. Along with Kim Soo-yong and Lee Man-hee, Kim was one
of the leading young directors of the Korean cinematic wave of the
1960s. The most distinctive and successful genre of this period was
the melodrama (ì²ì¶˜ì˜ í™" - cheongchun yeonghwa). He is not related
to Kim Ki-duk, the South Korean director of 3-Iron.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 (í˜¸ë ™ì™•ìž ì™€ ë‚™ëž'공주 - 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 (1973), 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.He died on 7 September 2017 at the age of 83 from lung cancer.
film director and professor. Best known outside of Korea for his 1967
giant monster film Yongary, Kim Ki-duk directed 66 movies in total
from his directorial debut in 1961 until his retirement from the film
industry in 1977. Along with Kim Soo-yong and Lee Man-hee, Kim was one
of the leading young directors of the Korean cinematic wave of the
1960s. The most distinctive and successful genre of this period was
the melodrama (ì²ì¶˜ì˜ í™" - cheongchun yeonghwa). He is not related
to Kim Ki-duk, the South Korean director of 3-Iron.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 (í˜¸ë ™ì™•ìž ì™€ ë‚™ëž'공주 - 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 (1973), 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.He died on 7 September 2017 at the age of 83 from lung cancer.
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