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Kim Ki-duk

Also known as Ki-duk Kim, Kim Gi-deok

South Korean film director (1960–2020)

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Kim Ki-duk was a South Korean film director known for creating distinctive, visually poetic films that gained international recognition and awards. His work was influential in bringing attention to contemporary Korean cinema on the world stage during the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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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, 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…

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Life is a Thrill — Self2020
Plankton Salesmen — Self (archive footage)2017
Ongoing Smile — Self2013
Balkan Spirit — Self - Director2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded — Self (segment Kim Ki-Duk)2013
Arirang — Self2011
Amen — Masked Man2011
Breath — Prison Warden2007
Kim Ki-duk, filmmaker of convulsive beauty2007
The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema — Self2005

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Instance of: human
Family name: Kim
Gender: male
Citizenship: South Korea
Place of birth: Bonghwa County
Place of death: Riga
Occupation: actor
Languages spoken: Korean
Native language: Korean
Award: Golden Lion
Notable work: Pietà
Field of work: film direction
Image: Kim Ki-duk at the 69th Venice International Film Festival (cropped).jpg

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Commons category: Kim Ki-duk
date of birth: 1960-12-20
McCune–Reischauer romanization: Kim Kitŏk
Revised Romanization: Gim Gideok
start of work period: 1996-00-00
name in native language: 김기덕
related category: Category:Films directed by Kim Ki-duk
nominated for: European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
date of death: 2020-12-11
cause of death: COVID-19
manner of death: natural causes

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Kim Ki-duk (Korean: 김기덕 [kim ɡidʌk̚]; 20 December 1960 – 11 December 2020) was a South Korean filmmaker, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of the most important contemporary Asian film directors.

His major festival awards include the Golden Lion at 69th Venice International Film Festival for Pietà (2012), a Silver Lion for Best Director at 61st Venice International Film Festival for 3-Iron (2004), a Silver Bear for Best Director at 54th Berlin International Film Festival for Samaritan Girl (2004), and the Un Certain Regard prize at 2011 Cannes Film Festival for Arirang (2011). His most widely known feature is Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003), included in film critic Roger Ebert's Great Movies. Two of his films served as official submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film as South Korean entries. He gave scripts to several of his former assistant directors including Juhn Jai-hong (Beautiful and Poongsan) and Jang Hoon (Rough Cut).

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