Spot Info
Real Name: Kim Ki-duk
Nickname: Kim
Other names: Kim Kidŏk
Personal Details
Nationality: South Korean
Religion: Christianity
Mother Tongue: Korean
Languages Known: Korean
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Birth Place: Bonghwa,South Korea
Born on: 20 December 1960
Died on: 11 December 2020
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Divorced
Education Details
School: Christian theological school
College: Paris
Education Qualification: Fine arts
Kim Ki-duk is a director and professor from the South Korean entertainment industry. He graduated in 1956 and entered the film industry as an editorial engineer. Kim So-dong and Kim Ki-duk were a part of the film ‘Prince Hodong and Princess Nakrang.’ Kim’s directorial debut was the Korean War-themed film ‘Five Marines’ (1961).
He has been associated with films like ‘Until Peonies Blossom’ (1962), ‘Private Tutor’ (1963), ‘Barefooted Youth’ (1964), ‘Keep Silent When Leaving’ (1964), ‘A Burning Youth’ (1966), ‘A Female Student President’ (1967), ‘The Young Teacher’ (1973), and ‘The Last Inning’ (1977). Kim Ki-duk directed 66 movies in total. He is best known outside Korea for his 1967 giant monster film ‘Yongary’ – a film about a giant reptilian monster laying waste to Seoul after being awakened by an earthquake triggered by a nuclear bomb test. Kim was one of the leading young directors in the 1960s. The most successful genre of this period was the melodrama ‘Cheongchun Yeonghwa.’
He received the ‘Best New Director’ award at the 1962 Grand Bell Awards ceremony for ‘Five Marines.’ Kim Ki-duk retired from directing films after 1977. Later, he started working as a professor in the film department of the Seoul Institute of Arts.
Professional Details
Skills: Writer
Profession: Director, Screenplay Writer
Agent: Kim Ki-duk Film
Casual Details
Eating Habits: Non-vegetarian
Smoke Or Drink: Yes
Hobbies: painting
Likes: Painting, walking
Physical Details
Eye colour: Black
Hair Colour: Gray
Favourites
Favourite Movies: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
Favourite Food: Chinese, Continental
Career
Debut Year: 1993
First Break: Crocodile (1996)
Awards: 2004 61st Venice Film Festival Silver Lion (Best Director)
Achievements: 2014 71st Venice Film Festival The Venice Days Best Film Award
