Kim Ki-duk

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Kim Ki-duk

Directing December 20, 1960

Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang, South Korea

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,…

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3-Iron

3-Iron

7.8 2004 Movie
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

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

7.8 2003 Movie
Pieta

Pieta

7.0 2012 Movie
The Isle

The Isle

6.9 2000 Movie
Bad Guy

Bad Guy

6.5 2002 Movie
Samaritan Girl

Samaritan Girl

6.9 2004 Movie
Moebius

Moebius

6.6 2013 Movie
Time

Time

6.9 2006 Movie
The Bow

The Bow

6.9 2005 Movie
The Net

The Net

7.4 2016 Movie
Breath

Breath

6.7 2007 Movie
The Coast Guard

The Coast Guard

6.2 2002 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Ask the Mountain

    Movie Writer

  2. 2022
    Call of God

    Movie Director

  3. 2021
    The Past Time

    Movie Executive Producer

  4. 2020
    Life is a Thrill

    Movie Self

  5. 2019
    Dissolve

    Movie Writer

  6. 2018
    Human, Space, Time and Human

    Movie Director

  7. 2017
    Plankton Salesmen

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  8. 2017
    Excavator

    Movie Writer

  9. 2016
    Stop

    Movie Producer

  10. 2016
    The Net

    Movie Director

  11. 2014
    Made in China

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 2014
    One on One

    Movie Director

  13. 2014
    Godsend

    Movie Writer

  14. 2013
    Red Family

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 2013
    Rough Play

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 2013
    Ongoing Smile

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2013
    Moebius

    Movie Director

  2. 2013
    Venice 70: Future Reloaded

    Movie Self (segment Kim Ki-Duk)

  3. 2013
    Balkan Spirit

    Movie Self - Director

  4. 2012
    Pieta

    Movie Director

  5. 2011
    Arirang

    Movie Self

  6. 2011
    Amen

    Movie Masked Man

  7. 2011
    Poongsan

    Movie Producer

  8. 2008
    Dream

    Movie Director

  9. 2008
    Rough Cut

    Movie Writer

  10. 2008
    Beautiful

    Movie Story

  11. 2007
    Breath

    Movie Prison Warden

  12. 2007
    Kim Ki-duk, filmmaker of convulsive beauty

    Movie

  13. 2006
    Time

    Movie Director

  14. 2005
    The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema

    Movie Self

  15. 2005
    The Bow

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 2004
    3-Iron

    Movie Screenplay

  17. 2004
    Samaritan Girl

    Movie Executive Producer

  18. 2003
    Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

    Movie Adult Monk

  19. 2002
    The Coast Guard

    Movie Screenplay

  20. 2002
    Bad Guy

    Movie Writer

  21. 2001
    Address Unknown

    Movie Director

  22. 2000
    Real Fiction

    Movie Production Design

  23. 2000
    The Isle

    Movie Production Design

  24. 1998
    Birdcage Inn

    Movie Screenplay