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Kim Ki-duk

Directing

Kim Ki-duk

ZH, KY, RU, KO cinema · 43 credits

Born

20 December 1960

Died

11 December 2020 (aged 59)

Birthplace

Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang, South Korea

Also known as 김기덕 · 金基德 · Ki-duk Kim · Ким Ки Дук

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.

Known for

Filmography

Ask the Mountain poster

Ask the Mountain

ZH · 2025Not rated

Writer, Executive Producer

Call of God poster

Call of God

KY · 20227.0

Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Producer

The Past Time poster

The Past Time

ZH · 2021Not rated

Executive Producer

Life is a Thrill poster

Life is a Thrill

RU · 20205.0

as Self

Dissolve poster

Dissolve

RU · 20194.3

Writer, Director, Editor, Idea, Story, Script, Screenplay, Cinematography, Director of Photography

Human, Space, Time and Human poster

Human, Space, Time and Human

KO · 20185.6

Writer, Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Idea, Story, Script, Screenplay

Plankton Salesmen poster

Plankton Salesmen

RU · 2017Not rated

as Self (archive footage)

Excavator poster

Excavator

KO · 20177.6

Writer

Stop poster

Stop

KO · 20165.4

Editor, Screenplay, Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Art Direction

The Net poster

The Net

KO · 20167.4

Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Director of Photography

Godsend poster

Godsend

KO · 20146.3

Writer, Producer

One on One poster

One on One

KO · 20146.0

Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor, Executive Producer

Made in China poster

Made in China

KO · 20145.0

Producer, Screenplay

Ongoing Smile poster

Ongoing Smile

FA · 20135.2

as Self

Balkan Spirit poster

Balkan Spirit

EN · 20136.6

as Self - Director

Venice 70: Future Reloaded poster

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

IT · 20135.0

as Self (segment Kim Ki-Duk), Director

Moebius poster

Moebius

KO · 20136.6

Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Executive Producer, Editor

Rough Play poster

Rough Play

KO · 20136.9

Screenplay

Red Family poster

Red Family

KO · 20136.1

Editor, Screenplay, Producer

Pieta poster

Pieta

KO · 20127.0

Editor, Director, Writer

Arirang poster

Arirang

KO · 20116.4

as Self, Director, Writer, Producer

Amen poster

Amen

KO · 20115.6

as Masked Man, Editor, Cinematography, Director, Producer, Writer

Poongsan poster

Poongsan

KO · 20116.0

Producer, Screenplay

Dream poster

Dream

KO · 20086.6

Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor

Beautiful poster

Beautiful

KO · 20086.1

Story, Producer

Rough Cut poster

Rough Cut

KO · 20086.9

Writer, Producer

Breath poster

Breath

KO · 20076.7

as Prison Warden, Director, Writer, Executive Producer

Kim Ki-duk, filmmaker of convulsive beauty poster

Kim Ki-duk, filmmaker of convulsive beauty

FR · 2007Not rated

Actor

Time poster

Time

KO · 20066.9

Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

Les renaissances du cinéma coréen

2005

The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema

FR · 20056.0

as Self

The Bow poster

The Bow

KO · 20056.9

Editor, Producer, Screenplay, Director

3-Iron poster

3-Iron

KO · 20047.8

Director, Editor, Screenplay, Producer

Samaritan Girl poster

Samaritan Girl

KO · 20046.9

Executive Producer, Screenplay, Set Decoration, Editor, Director

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

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

KO · 20037.8

as Adult Monk, Director, Editor, Writer

The Coast Guard poster

The Coast Guard

KO · 20026.2

Director, Screenplay

Bad Guy poster

Bad Guy

KO · 20026.5

Director, Writer

Address Unknown poster

Address Unknown

KO · 20017.1

Writer, Director, Production Design

Real Fiction poster

Real Fiction

KO · 20005.5

Director, Writer, Production Design

The Isle poster

The Isle

KO · 20006.9

Writer, Set Designer, Production Design, Director

Birdcage Inn poster

Birdcage Inn

KO · 19986.4

Screenplay, Director

The Rocket Is Launched poster

The Rocket Is Launched

KO · 1997Not rated

Actor

Wild Animals poster

Wild Animals

KO · 19975.8

Director, Writer, Art Direction

Crocodile poster

Crocodile

KO · 19966.3

Director, Writer