Kim Ki-young
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Hangeul | 김기영 |
| Hanja | 金 綺 泳 |
|
Revised Romanization |
Gim Gi-yeong |
|
McCune- Reischauer |
Kim Kiyǒng |
Kim Ki-young (born October 10, 1919 in Seoul , † February 5, 1998 ibid) was a South Korean film director .
He was known for his psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, which often featured women.
His most famous film Hanyo (1960) about a femme fatale is considered one of the best Korean films of all time. The father of a family, Dong-shik, gives music lessons to factory workers while his wife works on the sewing machine at home. When she experiences a breakdown, Dong gets a housekeeper. But she behaves strangely, sniffing after Dong and catching rats with her bare hands. Finally, she takes an incident as an opportunity to plan a gruesome revenge.
Filmography (selection)
- 1955: Yangsan Province
- 1960: Hanyo - the housemaid
- 1972: Insect Woman
- 1975: Promise of the Flesh
- 1979: Killer Butterfly
- 1982: Woman of Fire '82
Web links
- Kim Ki-young in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Kim Ki-young in the Korean Movie Database
- Kim Ki-young on HanCinema
- Lee Hyo-won: Kim Ki-young's debut film unveiled. In: Korea Times . May 27, 2009, accessed May 29, 2011 .
- Films by Kim Ki-young on Youtube
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kim, Ki-young |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 김기영 (Korean, Hangeul); 金 綺 泳 (Korean, Hanja); Gim, Gi-yeong (Revised Romanization); Kim, Kiyǒng (McCune-Reischauer) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seoul |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 1998 |
| Place of death | Seoul |