Kim Yoo-jin 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 ...

. His films include ''A Promise'' (1998), '' Wild Card'' (2003) and '' The Divine Weapon'' (2008).

Career

Kim Yoo-jin said he began his filmmaking career to "voice social opinion," notably in ''Only Because You Are a Woman'' (1990), where

Won Mi-kyung Won Mi-kyung (born April 24, 1960) is a South Korean actress. Won was born in Chuncheon, Gangwon, South Korea. She graduated from Seoul Girls' High School. Won is referred to as one of "The Troika of the 1980s" along with Lee Mi-sook, and Lee Bo ...

played a raped housewife who faces doubt and victim blaming from her family, neighbors and inside the courtroom. But most of Kim's films have been commercial fare, with a string of box office hits from the 1980s through the 2000s. He won Best Director at the 14th

Blue Dragon Film Awards The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by ''Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea. The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popula ...

for ''Love Is Oh Yeah!'' (1993), which starred Shin Hyun-joon and Kim Hye-sun. In 1995, he directed ''My Dear Keumhong'' in which Kim Kap-soo and Kim Soo-chul played the painter Koo Bon-woong and the poet

Yi Sang Kim Hae-Gyeong (hangul: 김해경, hanja: 金海卿, September 23, 1910 – April 17, 1937), also known as his pen name Yi Sang (hangul: 이상, hanja: 李箱) was a writer and poet who lived in Korea under Japanese rule. He is well-known fo ...

, friends who both fall for the same concubine. Kim then cast Park Shin-yang and Jeon Do-yeon in ''A Promise'', a melodrama about the romance between a gangster and a doctor; it drew critical acclaim for its actors and became the top-grossing Korean film of 1998. In 2003, Jung Jin-young and Yang Dong-geun played detectives determined to find a young killer and his gang in Kim's gritty cop drama '' Wild Card''. Kim took on a more ambitious project for his eighth feature film, which had a budget and took nearly six years to produce: period action blockbuster '' The Divine Weapon''. Starring Jung Jae-young, Ahn Sung-ki and Han Eun-jung, the Korean title '' Singijeon'' refers to a multi-launch fire arrow rocket system, a sophisticated military weapon that was secretly developed in the

Joseon Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...

era during King Sejong's reign to fight off foreign invasion. ''The Divine Weapon'' was the seventh top-grossing Korean film of 2008 with 3.75 million admissions and won Best Film at the

46th Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as Daejong Film Awards, are determined and presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea. The Grand Bell Awards were first presented in 1962 and have gaine ...

in 2009, while Kim was nominated for Best Director at the

29th Blue Dragon Film Awards The 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony was held on November 20, 2008 at the KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea. Hosted by actors Jung Joon-ho and Kim Hye-soo Kim Hye-soo (; born September 5, 1970) is a South Korean actress. Kim was one ...

and the

45th Baeksang Arts Awards The 45th Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony took place on February 27, 2009, at the Olympic Park in Seoul. Presented by IS Plus Corp., it was broadcast on SBS and hosted by actor Tak Jae-hoon and actress Jeon Mi-seon. Nominations and winners Complet ...

Filmography

*''Hero's Love Song'' (1986) *''The Isle of Shiro'' (1988) *''Only Because You Are a Woman'' (1990) *''Love Is Oh Yeah!'' (1993) *''My Dear Keumhong'' (1995) *''Seven Reasons Why Beer Is Better Than a Lover'' (1996) *''A Promise'' (1998) *'' Wild Card'' (2003) (also credited as

executive producer Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights o ...

and

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

) *'' The Divine Weapon'' (2008)

Awards

*1993 14th

: Best Director (''Love Is Oh Yeah!'') *2003 11th Chunsa Film Art Awards: Special Jury Prize ('' Wild Card'') *

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Fajr International Film Festival, "World Panorama" section: Best Technical and Artistic Achievement ('' The Divine Weapon'')

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, yoo-jin 1950 births Living people South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters South Korean film producers