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Kim Dae-woo (born 1962) is a South Korean
film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
and
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. Kim started his filmmaking career by winning the 1991 Korean Film Council Screenplay Contest. He was an accomplished screenwriter with a number of hit scripts, including ''The Girl for Love and The One for Marriage'' (1993), ''
An Affair ''An Affair'' () is a 1998 South Korean film. The quiet film about a woman who falls in love with her sister's fiancé was the seventh-highest-grossing Korean film of 1998 and won the Best Asian Film award at the 1999 Newport Beach International ...
'' (1998), ''Rainbow Trout'' (1999), and ''
Untold Scandal ''Untold Scandal'' (; lit. "Scandal: The Love Story of Men and Women in Joseon") is a 2003 South Korean romantic drama film directed by E J-yong, and starring Bae Yong-joon, Jeon Do-yeon, and Lee Mi-sook. Loosely based on the 1782 French novel '' ...
'' (2003). Making a switch to directing, he debuted with the hit
period drama A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romance film, romances, adventure f ...
film ''
Forbidden Quest ''Forbidden Quest'' () is a 2006 South Korean period drama film about a scholar during the Joseon Dynasty who begins to write erotic novels, and becomes the lover of the King's favorite concubine. The film has not been released in Europe or Amer ...
'' (2006), followed by ''
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'' (2010) and '' Obsessed'' (2014). ''Forbidden Quest'' won the Best New Director at the
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, and Best New Director and Best Screenplay at the 26th
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in 2006.


Filmography


As screenwriter

*''The Girl for Love and The One for Marriage'' (1993) *''Wedding Story 2'' (1994) *''Pirates'' (1994) *'' Kill the Love'' (1996) *''Ivan the Mercenary'' (1997) *''
An Affair ''An Affair'' () is a 1998 South Korean film. The quiet film about a woman who falls in love with her sister's fiancé was the seventh-highest-grossing Korean film of 1998 and won the Best Asian Film award at the 1999 Newport Beach International ...
'' (1998) *''Rainbow Trout'' (1999) *''
The Foul King ''The Foul King'' () is a 2000 South Korean comedy-drama film, written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. It was Kim's second feature-length film after ''The Quiet Family''. Like the director's debut film, ''The Foul King'' also stars Song Kang-ho, t ...
'' (2000) *''
Untold Scandal ''Untold Scandal'' (; lit. "Scandal: The Love Story of Men and Women in Joseon") is a 2003 South Korean romantic drama film directed by E J-yong, and starring Bae Yong-joon, Jeon Do-yeon, and Lee Mi-sook. Loosely based on the 1782 French novel '' ...
'' (2003)


As director

*''
Forbidden Quest ''Forbidden Quest'' () is a 2006 South Korean period drama film about a scholar during the Joseon Dynasty who begins to write erotic novels, and becomes the lover of the King's favorite concubine. The film has not been released in Europe or Amer ...
'' (2006) (also credited as screenwriter) *''
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'' (2010) (also credited as screenwriter) *''Age of Milk'' (
short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
, 2011) *'' Obsessed'' (2014) (also credited as screenwriter, producer, planner) *''The Witch'' (2016)


As script editor

*''The Police, Chil-duk, and Buddhist Monk'' (1990) *''Final Blow'' (1996) *''
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'' (2002)


As TV screenwriter

*''Servant, The Untold Story of Bang-ja'' (Channel CGV, 2011) (also credited as executive producer)


Awards

*2006
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: Best New Director (''
Forbidden Quest ''Forbidden Quest'' () is a 2006 South Korean period drama film about a scholar during the Joseon Dynasty who begins to write erotic novels, and becomes the lover of the King's favorite concubine. The film has not been released in Europe or Amer ...
'') *2006 26th
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (), also known as the Critics Choice Awards (), is an annual awards ceremony for excellence in film in South Korea. It was established in 1980 by the Korean Association of Film Critics (KAFC). The c ...
: Best New Director (''
Forbidden Quest ''Forbidden Quest'' () is a 2006 South Korean period drama film about a scholar during the Joseon Dynasty who begins to write erotic novels, and becomes the lover of the King's favorite concubine. The film has not been released in Europe or Amer ...
'') *2006 26th
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (), also known as the Critics Choice Awards (), is an annual awards ceremony for excellence in film in South Korea. It was established in 1980 by the Korean Association of Film Critics (KAFC). The c ...
: Best Screenplay (''
Forbidden Quest ''Forbidden Quest'' () is a 2006 South Korean period drama film about a scholar during the Joseon Dynasty who begins to write erotic novels, and becomes the lover of the King's favorite concubine. The film has not been released in Europe or Amer ...
'') *2010 11th
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: Best Screenplay (''
The Servant A servant is a person working within an employer's household. Servant or servants may refer to: Places * Servant, Puy-de-Dôme, France Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''The Servant'' (1963 film), a British drama * ''The Servant'' (1989 ...
'')


References


External links

* * * 1962 births Living people South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub