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.
Kim Ki-duk
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Kim Ki-duk was a South Korean director born in Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang, celebrated for austere, often brutal films examining suffering, redemption, and human cruelty with minimal dialogue. The Isle and Bad Guy established his reputation for provocative, transgressive imagery examining exploitation and desire, while Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, structured around the seasons at an isolated floating monastery, showed a more serene, spiritually contemplative register that became his most internationally beloved work. 3-Iron, following a wordless drifter who breaks into empty homes, extended his interest in marginal characters communicating without speech, and Pieta, an unflinching account of a brutal debt collector confronted by a woman claiming to be his mother, won the Golden Lion at Venice. Kim's stark, frequently disturbing visual language and recurring themes of cruelty and spiritual redemption made him one of the most internationally provocative Korean directors before his death in 2020.
Kim Ki-duk
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Kim Ki-duk was a South Korean director born in Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang, celebrated for austere, often brutal films examining suffering, redemption, and human cruelty with minimal dialogue. The Isle and Bad Guy established his reputation for provocative, transgressive imagery examining exploitation and desire, while Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, structured around the seasons at an isolated floating monastery, showed a more serene, spiritually contemplative register that became his most internationally beloved work. 3-Iron, following a wordless drifter who breaks into empty homes, extended his interest in marginal characters communicating without speech, and Pieta, an unflinching account of a brutal debt collector confronted by a woman claiming to be his mother, won the Golden Lion at Venice. Kim's stark, frequently disturbing visual language and recurring themes of cruelty and spiritual redemption made him one of the most internationally provocative Korean directors before his death in 2020.
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
2003
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3-Iron
2004
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The Isle
2000
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Moebius
2013
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Samaritan Girl
2004
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Pieta
2012
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Bad Guy
2002
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Birdcage Inn
1998
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Human, Space, Time and Human
2018
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The Net
2016
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The Bow
2005
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Time
2006
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One on One
2014
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Breath
2007
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Address Unknown
2001
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The Coast Guard
2002
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Dream
2008
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Crocodile
1996
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Wild Animals
1997
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Real Fiction
2000
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Stop
2016
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Amen
2011
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Dissolve
2019
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Call of God
2022
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Kim Ki-duk still alive?
Kim Ki-duk passed away on December 11, 2020 at age 59.
What are the most famous roles of Kim Ki-duk?
Kim Ki-duk is best known for directing 3-Iron, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, Pieta.
How many movies has Kim Ki-duk directed?
Over a 24-year career (since 1996), Kim Ki-duk has directed or written 33 films and worked on 0 TV shows.
What was Kim Ki-duk's first movie?
The career of Kim Ki-duk began with Crocodile (1996).
What is Kim Ki-duk's most recent movie or series?
Kim Ki-duk's most recent release is Ask the Mountain, which premiered on January 8, 2025.
Kim Ki-duk
1960-12-20 · 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 festival circuit.