FILM DIRECTOR

Kim Ki-young

1919 - 1998

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Kim Ki-young (Korean: 김기영; October 10, 1919 – February 5, 1998) was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, often focusing on the psychology of their female characters. Kim was born in Seoul during the colonial period, raised in Pyongyang, where he became interested in theater and cinema. In Korea after the end of World War II, he studied dentistry while becoming involved in the theater. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kim Ki-young has received more than 176,954 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Kim Ki-young is the 866th most popular film director (up from 909th in 2019), the 204th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 198th in 2019) and the 6th most popular South Korean Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kim Ki-young ranks 866 out of 2,041. Before him are Ronny Yu, Jean Becker, Yash Chopra, Shinobu Hashimoto, Eugeniusz Bodo, and Wolfgang Becker. After him are Eli Roth, Jeannot Szwarc, Charles Crichton, Michael Winner, Jack Clayton, and Yevgeni Bauer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Kim Ki-young ranks 211. Before him are Olle Anderberg, Maria Lassnig, Roman Vlad, Nilla Pizzi, Zuleykha Seyidmammadova, and Loki Schmidt. After him are Clyde Cowan, Juan Carlos Muñoz, Béla Sárosi, Alan Young, Alan Brown, and Bep Voskuijl. Among people deceased in 1998, Kim Ki-young ranks 186. Before him are Ernesto Grillo, Jon Postel, Zezé Moreira, Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, António Ribeiro, and Enoch Powell. After him are Tammy Wynette, Nicolas Bouvier, Wanda Jakubowska, Pruden, Jean Shiley, and Marion Donovan.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kim Ki-young ranks 204 out of 1,128. Before him are Chung Sye-kyun (1950), Kim Jong-hyun (1990), Hong Sang-soo (1960), Lee Hyori (1979), Sin Sukju (1417), and Kai (1994). After him are Jang Na-ra (1981), Kyeon Mi-ri (1965), Chung Un-chan (1947), So Ji-sub (1977), Nam Sung-yong (1912), and Yun Seondo (1587).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Korea

Among film directors born in South Korea, Kim Ki-young ranks 6. Before him are Kim Ki-duk (1960), Bong Joon-ho (1969), Lee Chang-dong (1954), Im Kwon-taek (1936), and Hong Sang-soo (1960). After him are 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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Filmography

The Housemaid
Director
A piano composer's family moves into a new house; when his pregnant wife collapses from working to support the family, he hires a hot housemaid to help with housework.
Nov 3rd 19607.2 / 10
Ieoh Island
Director
A company hopes to open a spa hotel named after Ieodo, a mythical island inhabited by the souls of drowned sailors. During a study trip to the proposed location of the hotel, a journalist disappears under mysterious circumstances. One of the contractors goes to Ieodo's neighboring island, populated by widows of the dead sailors, to unravel the mystery.
Oct 3rd 19776.7 / 10
A Woman After a Killer Butterfly
Director
A melodrama about a man who survives an attempted double suicide with a stranger while picnicking with friends. He goes on a cave expedition for a famous archaeologist where he discovers a skeleton several thousand years old. He meets the spirit of the skeleton in a dream, and then becomes romantically involved with the archeologist's daughter.
Dec 2nd 19785.9 / 10