FILM DIRECTOR

Kim Ki-duk

1960 - 2020

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Kim Ki-duk (Korean: 김기덕 [kim ɡidʌk̚]; 20 December 1960 – 11 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of the most important contemporary Asian film directors. His major festival awards include the Golden Lion at 69th Venice International Film Festival for Pietà, a Silver Lion for Best Director at 61st Venice International Film Festival for 3-Iron, a Silver Bear for Best Director at 54th Berlin International Film Festival for Samaritan Girl, and the Un Certain Regard prize at 2011 Cannes Film Festival for Arirang. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kim Ki-duk has received more than 1,353,760 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Kim Ki-duk is the 160th most popular film director (down from 138th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 52nd in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Film Director.

Kim Ki-duk is most famous for his films "The Isle" and "The Bow."

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kim Ki-duk ranks 160 out of 2,041. Before him are Shohei Imamura, Otto Preminger, Roland Emmerich, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Jesús Franco, and Peter Greenaway. After him are Sergio Corbucci, Andrei Konchalovsky, Josef von Sternberg, Bille August, Jan Švankmajer, and Masaki Kobayashi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Kim Ki-duk ranks 28. Before him are Rudi Völler, Andreas Brehme, Ebrahim Raisi, Tilda Swinton, Yoon Suk Yeol, and Bono. After him are Roland Ratzenberger, Miguel Díaz-Canel, Stanley Tucci, Rafael Benítez, Ivan Lendl, and Careca. Among people deceased in 2020, Kim Ki-duk ranks 49. Before him are Kenzō Takada, Luis Sepúlveda, Geert Hofstede, Mirella Freni, Masatoshi Koshiba, and Philip Warren Anderson. After him are Buck Henry, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Joel Schumacher, Brian Dennehy, and George Steiner.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kim Ki-duk ranks 53 out of 1,128. Before him are Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang (1659), Gim Yu-sin (595), Yoon Suk Yeol (1960), Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69), Queen Inhyeon (1667), and Crown Prince Sado (1735). After him are Yun Chi-ho (1864), Nam June Paik (1932), Sin Saimdang (1504), Chang Myon (1899), Choe Yeong (1316), and Munmu of Silla (626).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Korea

Among film directors born in South Korea, Kim Ki-duk ranks 1. After him are Bong Joon-ho (1969), Lee Chang-dong (1954), Im Kwon-taek (1936), Hong Sang-soo (1960), Kim Ki-young (1919), Kim Jee-woon (1964), Kwak Jae-yong (1959), Hwang Dong-hyuk (1971), Yeon Sang-ho (1978), Lee Cheol-ha (1970), and Na Hong-jin (1974).

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