Kim Young-tak (born 1976) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim wrote and directed the

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'' (2010). The comedy was a local hit - the 9th highest grossing Korean film in 2010, and won him the Best New Director (Film) at the 47th

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in 2011. In 2018, Kim released the thriller novel ''Gomtang'' about a timetraveller who travels from 2063 to Busan of 2019 and is confronted with series of murders there. While initially published online, it was also published physically in two volumes.

Filmography

*''A Bold Family'' (2005) - script editor *'' BA:BO'' (2008) - screenwriter *''

'' (2010) -

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, screenwriter *'' Slow Video'' (2014) - director, screenwriter

Bibliography

* Gomtang (곰탕, 2018) * Gomtang 2 (곰탕 2, 2018)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * 1976 births Living people South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub