Biography: Min Kyu-dong

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Real Name: Min Kyu-dong

Other names: Min Gyu-dong

Personal Details

Nationality: South Korean

Religion: Buddhism

Mother Tongue: Korean

Languages Known: Korean

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Birth Place: Seoul, South Korea

Born on: September 12, 1970

Age As On Today: 54 years

Hometown: Incheon, South Korea

Gender: Male

Martial Status: Married

Education Details

School: Incheon high school

College: Seoul National University

Education Qualification: Economics, Filmmaking

Family Details

Husband/Spouse Name: Hong Ji-young

Min Kyu-dong is a film director, screenwriter, and producer from the South Korean entertainment industry. In 1999, he made his first film ‘Momento Mori,’ with his KAFA classmate and co-director Kim Tae-yong. This film was considered the most influential Korean horror film of the 2000s.

His next movie ‘All for Love’ in 2005 was also a box office hit. In 2008, Min traversed homosexual eroticism through his film ‘Antique.’ His next film, ‘Five Senses of Eros’, was also based on queer cinema. His ‘The Last Blossom’ (2011) received admiration from the audience for its delicate depiction of family love.

He worked as a screenplay writer, director, producer, editor, and production sound mixer in many of his films. His other films include ‘Family Picture’ (1999), ‘The Wonder Years’ (2007), ‘Finding Mr Destiny’ (2010), ‘Choked’ (2011), ‘Sympathy for Us’ (2012), ‘All about my Wife’ (2012), ‘The Treacherous’ (2015), ‘Herstory’ (2018), and ‘SF8(2020).


Professional Details

Skills: Director

Profession: Director

Casual Details

Dating History: Married

Smoke Or Drink: Yes

Hobbies: Writing

Likes: Directing

Physical Details

Eye colour: Black

Hair Colour: Brown

Favourites

Favourite Actor: Lim Soojong, Lee Seongyoon and Ryoo Seungryong

Career

Debut Year: 1996

First Break: Memento Mori (1999) - director, screenplay

Awards: Horror Stories III- Asian Film Festival of Dallas (2017)

Achievements: Horror Stories was the opening film of the 2012 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival