Kim Ki-young

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Kim Ki-young
Hangul:
김기영
Hanja:
金綺泳
Revised Romanization: Gim Gi-yeong
McCune-Reischauer: Kim Ki-yǒng

Kim Ki-young (10 October 1919 - February 5, 1998) was a Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, often dealing primarily with female characters. His best known film is The Housemaid, made in 1960, which features a powerful femme fatale and is widely considered to be one of the best Korean films of all time [1].

[edit] Selected filmography

  • Woman of Fire '82 (1982)
  • Killer Butterfly (1978)
  • Promise of the Flesh (1975)
  • Insect Woman (1972)
  • The Housemaid (1960)
  • Yangsan Province (1955)

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