Born in Seoul, 1922. Graduate of Dentistry School, Seoul National University, After working as a performer, as well as a director of those performances, he debuted as a film director in 1955 with <The Box of Death>. It was followed by more than 30 film works, including <The Housemaid>(1960), <The Sea Knows>(1961), <Woman of Fire>(1971) and <Chungnyeo>(1972). A retrospective session was prepared during the 2nd Pusan International Film Festival, an...More

Born in Seoul, 1922. Graduate of Dentistry School, Seoul National University, After working as a performer, as well as a director of those performances, he debuted as a film director in 1955 with <The Box of Death>. It was followed by more than 30 film works, including <The Housemaid>(1960), <The Sea Knows>(1961), <Woman of Fire>(1971) and <Chungnyeo>(1972). A retrospective session was prepared during the 2nd Pusan International Film Festival, and with this event his unique works were rediscovered. Further on, his works gained a new group of exuberant fans from Japan, US, German, France, and many other places. KIM was preparing for a new movie when he passed away with his wife in 1998 from a house fire. After his death, Berlin International Film Festival held retrospective event in his honor, while France’s Cinematheque screened 18 of his works. Part of KIM’s lost films were rediscovered and restored in 2006.Less