Kim Ki-young

Kim Ki-young - Original Story, Screenplay, Director, Producer, Writer known for his work in such projectsAdvice for working with the Map of emotions: «The Housemaid» (2010), «The Housemaid» (1960), «Be a Wicked Woman» (2021),

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.

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