- Kim Ki-duk (born 1934)
Infobox Korean name
title=Kim Ki-duk
hangul=김기덕
hanja=
rr=Gim Gi-deok
mr=Kim Ki-dukKim Ki-duk (born
1934-09-29 ) is aSouth Korea nfilm director andprofessor . Best-known outside of Korea for his 1967 giant-monster film, "Yonggary ", Kim Ki-duk directed 66 movies in total from his directorial debut in 1961 until his retirement from the film industry in 1977. Along withKim Su-yong andLee 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 themelodrama (청춘영화 - "cheongchun yeonghwa").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 asassistant director to directorKim So-dong on the film, "Prince Hodong and Princess Nakrang" (호동왕자와 낙랑공주 - "Hodong wangjawa Nakrang gongju", 1956). Kim's directorial debut was with theKorean 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 1962Grand Bell Awards ceremony. Other major films by Kim include "Until Peonies Blossom" (1962), "Private Tutor" (1963), "The Barefooted Young " (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 ofSeoul Institute of the Arts . [cite web |url=http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Person/person_info.php?id=19597|title=김기덕 ("Kim Ki-duk")|accessdate=2007-12-28|publisher= [http://www.cine21.com/Index/index.html www.cine21.com] |language=Korean]Notes
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List of Korean film directors
*Korean cinema External links
*cite web |url=http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Person/person_info.php?id=19597|title=김기덕 ("Kim Ki-duk")|accessdate=2007-12-28|publisher= [http://www.cine21.com/Index/index.html www.cine21.com] |language=Korean
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*cite web |url=http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/mm_basic.asp?person_id=00001682&div=1|title=Kim Kee-duk|accessdate=2007-12-28|publisher= [http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/index.asp KMDb Korean Movie Database] |language=English
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