Kim Ki-young
An image from Yangsan Province, one of the productions that also features Kim Ki-young.
Kim Ki-young

Kim Ki-young

October 10, 1919 — Seoul, South Korea

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.

The Housemaid

The Housemaid

2010

The Housemaid

The Housemaid

1960

Ieoh Island

Ieoh Island

1977

Goryeojang

Goryeojang

1963

A Woman After a Killer Butterfly

A Woman After a Killer Butterfly

1978

Insect Woman

Insect Woman

1972

Woman of Fire

Woman of Fire

1971

Yangsan Province

Yangsan Province

1955