Director
Kim Ki-duk
Born December 20, 1960 in Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang, South KoreaDied December 11, 202026 films
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.
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First watch3-Iron20047.8A drifter lives in people's houses while they are away and repays them by doing chores for them. His life changes when he meets a beautiful woman who wants to escape her unhappy marriage.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
26 films as director- 2022Call of GodDirector
- 2019DissolveDirector
- 2018Human, Space, Time and HumanDirector
- 2016StopDirector
- 2016The NetDirector
- 2014One on OneDirector
- 2013MoebiusDirector
- 2013Venice 70: Future ReloadedDirector
- 2012PietaDirector
- 2011ArirangDirector
- 2011AmenDirector
- 2008DreamDirector
- 2007BreathDirector
- 2006TimeDirector
- 2005The BowDirector
- 20043-IronDirector
- 2004Samaritan GirlDirector
- 2003Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and SpringDirector
- 2002The Coast GuardDirector
- 2002Bad GuyDirector
- 2001Address UnknownDirector
- 2000Real FictionDirector
- 2000The IsleDirector
- 1998Birdcage InnDirector
- 1997Wild AnimalsDirector
- 1996CrocodileDirector