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Filmmaker · South Korea

Kim Ki-young

Died in 1998

Kim Ki-young was born in Seoul, in 1919 according to the civil register, in 1922 according to himself, and grew up in Pyongyang. In Japan he developed a passion for the theatre, then studied dentistry at Seoul National University while running theatre troupes. During the Korean War, he made documentaries for the American information service, directed his first feature film in 1955 and founded his company; his wife's dental practice financed his films. Forgotten, he was rediscovered in the nineties and died with his wife in the fire that destroyed their house in February 1998.

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