Kim Ki-young

Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

October 10, 1919 — February 5, 1998 (78 years)
Kim Ki-young (October 10, 1919 – February 5, 1998) was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, often focusing on the psychology of their female characters. Kim was born in Seoul during the colonial period, raised in Pyongyang, where he became interested in theater and cinema. In Korea after the end of World War II, he studied dentistry while becoming involved in the theater. During the Korean War, he made propaganda films for the United States Information Service. In 1955, he used discarded movie equipments to produce his first two films. With the success of these two films Kim formed his own production company and produced popular melodramas for the rest of the decade.

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  • Be a Wicked Woman
    Be a Wicked Woman

Known For

  • The Housemaid
    The Housemaid
  • The Housemaid
    The Housemaid
  • Ieoh Island
    Ieoh Island
  • A Woman After a Killer Butterfly
    A Woman After a Killer Butterfly
  • Woman of Fire
    Woman of Fire
  • Promises
    Promises
  • Firefist of Incredible Dragon
    Firefist of Incredible Dragon
  • Be a Wicked Woman
    Free
    Be a Wicked Woman
  • Transgression
    Transgression
  • Hunting of Fools
    Hunting of Fools
  • Ban Geum-ryeon
    Ban Geum-ryeon