FILM DIRECTOR

Kim Ki-young

1919 - 1998

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Kim Ki-young (Korean: 김기영; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Ki-young is the 1,286th most popular film director (down from 866th in 2019), the 347th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 205th in 2019) and the 8th most popular South Korean Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kim Ki-young ranks 1,286 out of 2,041. Before him are Leon Shamroy, Astrid Henning-Jensen, J. A. Bayona, Bahman Ghobadi, Geoffrey Unsworth, and Antonio Mercero. After him are Liviu Ciulei, Christian de Chalonge, Arnaud Desplechin, David Furnish, Leonid Trauberg, and Tony Kaye.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Kim Ki-young ranks 289. Before him are Kateryna Yushchenko, Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, Kurt Wires, Gevorg Emin, Tim Holt, and Jorge de Sena. After him are Strother Martin, David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven, Leopold Neumer, Erik Elmsäter, Beatrice Hicks, and George E. P. Box. Among people deceased in 1998, Kim Ki-young ranks 263. Before him are Ilse Bing, Gevorg Emin, Barbara Burke, James Algar, Jesús Loroño, and Betty Carter. After him are Augusto Magli, Wade Dominguez, Ted Fujita, Elio Morille, Clark Clifford, and Henry Spira.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kim Ki-young ranks 347 out of 1,128. Before him are Choi Si-won (1987), Lee Tae-min (1993), Song Kang (1994), Kim Bum (1989), Ki Hong Lee (1986), and Jang Hye-jin (1975). After him are Park Eun-hye (1977), Cho Kwang-rae (1954), Kim Go-eun (1991), Jang Keun-suk (1987), Taeyeon (1989), and Seo Taiji (1972).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Korea

Among film directors born in South Korea, Kim Ki-young ranks 8. Before him are Kim Ki-duk (1960), Lee Chang-dong (1954), Hong Sang-soo (1960), Kim Jee-woon (1964), Im Kwon-taek (1936), and Hwang Dong-hyuk (1971). After him are Kwak Jae-yong (1959), Joseph Kahn (1972), Lee Cheol-ha (1970), Na Hong-jin (1974), and Yeon Sang-ho (1978).

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