Kim Ki-duk (29 September 1934 – 7 September 2017) was a South Korean film director and professor. Best known outside of Korea for his 1967

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Yongary, Monster from the Deep ''Yongary, Monster from the Deep'' (, ) is a 1967 ''kaiju'' film directed by Kim Ki-duk, with special effects by Kenichi Nakagawa. The film was a joint production between South Korean studio Keukdong (Far East) Entertainment Company and Japanes ...

'', 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

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(). He is not related to

Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his Idiosyncrasy, idiosyncratic Art film, art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit ...

, the South Korean director of ''

3-Iron ''3-Iron'' () is a 2004 romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Kim Ki-duk. An international co-production between South Korea and Japan, the film stars Jae Hee as a young drifter who develops a relationship with an abused house ...

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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 as

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to director Kim So-dong on the film, ''Prince Hodong and Princess Nakrang'' (, 1956). Kim's directorial debut was with the

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-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

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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'' (1972), ''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 82 from lung cancer.Veteran film director dies at 83
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* * * 1934 births 2017 deaths South Korean film editors South Korean film directors Deaths from lung cancer in South Korea Academic staff of Seoul Institute of the Arts {{film-editor-stub

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