Kim Ki-young

Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

October 10, 1919 — February 5, 1998 (78 years)
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. During the Korean War, he made propaganda films for the United States Information Service. In 1955, he used discarded movie equipments to produce his first two films. With the success of these two films Kim formed his own production company and produced popular melodramas for the rest of the decade.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Be a Wicked Woman
    Be a Wicked Woman1995

Known For

  • The Housemaid
    The Housemaid2010
  • The Housemaid
    The Housemaid1960
  • Ieoh Island
    Ieoh Island1977
  • A Woman After a Killer Butterfly
    A Woman After a Killer Butterfly1978
  • Woman of Fire
    Woman of Fire1971
  • Promises
    Promises1975
  • Firefist of Incredible Dragon
    Firefist of Incredible Dragon1982
  • Be a Wicked Woman
    Be a Wicked Woman1995
  • Transgression
    Transgression1974
  • Hunting of Fools
    Hunting of Fools1984
  • Ban Geum-ryeon
    Ban Geum-ryeon1982