
Kim Ki-duk
Known for directing · Born 20 December 1960 · Died 11 December 2020 · aged 59 · Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
48 credits
Kim Ki-duk (December 20, 1960 – December 11, 2020) was a prolific South Korean writer-director of idiosyncratic, allegorical, and often extreme and transgressive arthouse dramas, best known for "The Isle" (2000), "Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring" (2003), "Samaritan Girl" (2004), "3-Iron" (2004) and "Pieta" (2012). His films have received many distinctions on the international festival circuit.
Known for

3-Iron
2004

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
2003

Pieta
2012

The Isle
2000

Bad Guy
2002

Samaritan Girl
2004

Moebius
2013

Time
2006

The Bow
2005

The Net
2016

Breath
2007

Address Unknown
2001
Acting (12)
2020Life is a ThrillSelfFilm
2017Plankton SalesmenSelf (archive footage)Film
2013Venice 70: Future ReloadedSelf (segment Kim Ki-Duk)Film
2013Balkan SpiritSelf - DirectorFilm
2013Ongoing SmileSelfFilm
2011ArirangSelfFilm
2011AmenMasked ManFilm
2007BreathPrison WardenFilm
2007Kim Ki-duk, filmmaker of convulsive beautyFilm
2005The Nine Lives of Korean CinemaSelfFilm
2003Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and SpringAdult MonkFilm
1997The Rocket Is LaunchedFilm
Directing (25)
2022Call of GodDirector, Director of Photography, Screenplay, ProducerFilm
2019DissolveDirector, Writer, Editor, Idea, Story, Script, Screenplay, Cinematography, Director of PhotographyFilm
2018Human, Space, Time and HumanDirector, Writer, Editor, Executive Producer, Idea, Story, Script, ScreenplayFilm
2016The NetDirector, Writer, Executive Producer, Director of PhotographyFilm
2016StopDirector, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor, Art Direction, ProducerFilm
2014One on OneDirector, Screenplay, Executive Producer, Editor, Director of PhotographyFilm
2013MoebiusDirector, Screenplay, Executive Producer, Editor, Director of PhotographyFilm
2013Venice 70: Future ReloadedDirectorFilm
2012PietaDirector, Editor, WriterFilm
2011ArirangDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2008DreamDirector, Screenplay, Producer, EditorFilm
2007BreathDirector, Writer, Executive ProducerFilm
2006TimeDirector, Writer, Producer, EditorFilm
2005The BowDirector, Screenplay, Producer, EditorFilm
20043-IronDirector, Screenplay, Editor, ProducerFilm
2004Samaritan GirlDirector, Screenplay, Executive Producer, Set Decoration, EditorFilm
2003Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and SpringDirector, Editor, WriterFilm
2002Bad GuyDirector, WriterFilm
2002The Coast GuardDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2001Address UnknownDirector, Writer, Production DesignFilm
2000The IsleDirector, Writer, Production Design, Set DesignerFilm
2000Real FictionDirector, Writer, Production DesignFilm
1998Birdcage InnDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1997Wild AnimalsDirector, Writer, Art DirectionFilm
1996CrocodileDirector, WriterFilm
Editing (2)
2013Red FamilyEditor, Screenplay, ProducerFilm
2011AmenEditor, Cinematography, Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
Production (2)
2021The Past TimeExecutive ProducerFilm
2011PoongsanProducer, ScreenplayFilm
Writing (7)
2025Ask the MountainWriter, Executive ProducerFilm
2017ExcavatorWriterFilm
2014GodsendWriter, ProducerFilm
2014Made in ChinaScreenplay, ProducerFilm
2013Rough PlayScreenplayFilm
2008Rough CutWriter, ProducerFilm
2008BeautifulStory, ProducerFilm