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Kim Ki-young

Director

Kim Ki-young

Directing
1960 — 1978 · 4 films
Lived
10 October 1919 — d. 1998
From
Seoul, South Korea

Kim Ki-young (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.

Career Signature

How Kim Ki-young’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.