Actor

Kim Ki-duk

Directing

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Movies: 42Series: 0Crew credits: 36

TMDB ID: 1188

IMDb ID: nm1104118

Known for: Directing

Born: December 20, 1960

Died: December 11, 2020

Age: 59

Place of birth: Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang, South Korea

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1996 - 2025

Years active: 30

Average TMDB rating: 6.62

Wikidata: Q212990

Also known as

김기덕 • 金基德 • Ki-duk Kim • Ким Ки Дук

Other jobs

Director (16)Writer (8)Editor (5)Executive Producer (2)Producer (2)Screenplay (2)Story (1)

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Biography

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.