Kim Ki-duk

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Kim Ki-duk (December 20, 1960 – December 11, 2020) was a prolific South Korean writer-director of idiosyncratic, allegorical, and often extreme and transgressive arthouse dramas, best known for "The Isle" (2000), "Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring" (2003), "Samaritan Girl" (2004), "3-Iron" (2004) and "Pieta" (2012). His films have received many distinctions on the international festival circuit.

Most Popular Kim Ki-duk Trailers

Total trailers found: 43

The Past Time Trailer (2021)

04 March 2021

The love story of four young people in Jingnian City, a scenic spot, goes in an unexpected direction due to an "epidemic".

Kim Ki-duk, filmmaker of convulsive beauty Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

The documentary, directed by a French expert on Asian cinema, is a filmed interview with Korean director Kim Ki-duk in which the artist talks about himself in the round: his early interest in painting, resulting in his stay in France, where he discovered filmmaking and his passion for directing; his films rejected in his homeland but successfully received at festivals around the world; his interest in ecology, the art of recycling, and his affection for his dog.

The Rocket Is Launched Trailer (1997)

15 March 1997

Actor Choi Jong-won is late to a movie shoot. He bemoans the state of the national economy when he sees a young man riding a fancy sports car.

Stop Trailer (2016)

08 December 2016

The story of a young married couple who were exposed to radiation during the meltdown at Japan's Fukushima nuclear reactor.

Birdcage Inn Trailer (1998)

31 October 1998

Jin-a, a young prostitute, moves into a seaside motel called the Birdcage Inn, run by a dysfunctional family.

3-Iron Trailer (2004)

15 October 2004

A drifter lives in people's houses while they are away and repays them by doing chores for them. His life changes when he meets a beautiful woman who wants to escape her unhappy marriage.

Made in China Trailer (2014)

25 October 2014

Chinese eel farmer Chen smuggles himself into Korea to prove that his eels are safe to eat.

The Isle Trailer (2000)

22 April 2000

Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists.

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring Trailer (2003)

19 September 2003

An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk.

One on One Trailer (2014)

22 May 2014

On May 9th, a female high school student was brutally murdered. There are 7 suspects and 7 shadows that terrorize them.

Human, Space, Time and Human Trailer (2018)

19 September 2018

A group of very different people set sail on an old warship. The passengers include a senator with his son, a newly-wed couple, a mysterious old man, a group of sex workers and a gang of violent criminals.

Moebius Trailer (2013)

05 September 2013

A wife, overwhelmed with hatred for her husband, inflicts an unspeakable wound on their son, as the family heads towards horrific destruction.

Samaritan Girl Trailer (2004)

05 March 2004

Jae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin "manages" her, fixing dates, taking care of the money, and making sure the coast is clear.

The Coast Guard Trailer (2002)

22 November 2002

A member of Coast Guard Platoon 23, Private Kang monitors a high-infiltration stretch of beach lined with barbed-wire fencing.

Ask the Mountain Trailer (2025)

08 January 2025

In Yuhu Village at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, a nation called Naxi lives. The legend of a piece of sapphire the size of a rice bag has been told for years.

Ongoing Smile Trailer (2013)

23 September 2013

At the age of 74, many people retire themselves or go and spend the rest of their life in elderly’s house.

Address Unknown Trailer (2001)

02 June 2001

Romances end in blood and the frail hopes of individuals are torn apart in a vile karmic continuity of colonialism, civil war and occupation.

Venice 70: Future Reloaded Trailer (2013)

28 August 2013

Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 60 and 90 seconds long on their interpretation of the future of cinema.

Beautiful Trailer (2008)

14 February 2008

Eun-young is a woman cursed with great beauty. Wherever she goes, she gets unwanted admiration from men and jealousy from women.

The Net Trailer (2016)

06 October 2016

A poor North Korean fisherman finds himself an accidental defector, and is groomed to be a spy by an ambitious South Korean military officer.

Pieta Trailer (2012)

06 September 2012

A loan shark is forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother.

Plankton Salesmen Trailer (2017)

29 October 2017

A nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in Russia in the early 2000s. The story of the company Cinema Without Borders and its two founders, Sam Klebanov and Anton Mazurov.

Breath Trailer (2007)

26 April 2007

A condemned prisoner slowly falls in love with the married female artist who decorates his prison cell.

Bad Guy Trailer (2002)

11 January 2002

A pimp enforcer takes revenge on a woman who rejected his advances by tricking her into prostitution, but complications arise.

Dream Trailer (2008)

09 October 2008

In the aftermath of a car crash, a man discovers his dreams are tied to a stranger's sleepwalking.

The Bow Trailer (2005)

12 May 2005

On a fishing boat at sea, a 60-year old man has been raising a girl since she was a child. It is agreed that they will get married on her 17th birthday.

Life is a Thrill Trailer (2020)

14 December 2020

This is a story about an amazing person who devotes his life to his students. Vladimir Fenchenko lit the hearts of hundreds of young filmmakers with love for cinema.

Excavator Trailer (2017)

27 July 2017

20 years after discharge from the army and now an excavator driver, a former paratrooper who had been mobilized to suppress the May 18th Democratic Uprising in Korea in 1980, happens to find a skull in the ground one day.

Time Trailer (2006)

24 August 2006

Consumed by jealousy, a woman takes an extreme step and undergoes surgery for a new face. Although her lover of 2 years misses her, he falls in love with the new face, not knowing it's the same woman.

Red Family Trailer (2013)

06 November 2013

A growing friendship with their neighbors softens the resolve of a group of North Korean spies who are posing as an ordinary South Korean family.

Wild Animals Trailer (1997)

25 October 1997

Two Korean ex-pats in Paris are recruited by a French mobster. The duo find themselves at war with their mobster recruiters and each other.

Crocodile Trailer (1996)

16 November 1996

Under the Han River lives Crocodile, a rugged member of the lumpenproletariat who exists from schemes and stealing.

Poongsan Trailer (2011)

23 June 2011

Poongsan has the unenviable - and death-defying - job of delivering messages across the North and South Korean border to separated families.

Rough Cut Trailer (2008)

11 September 2008

Gang-pae is #2 gangster in his organization who longs to become an actor. Su-ta is a superstar actor who takes on the role of a gangster in an action movie called Rough Cut.

Godsend Trailer (2014)

10 April 2014

A woman who desperately wants a baby asks a girl who is considering abortion to give her the baby instead.

Rough Play Trailer (2013)

24 October 2013

Young is a nameless actor who dreams of becoming a big movie star. Then one day, he makes his breakthrough with a film and becomes a star overnight.

Amen Trailer (2011)

08 December 2011

A woman goes to France in search for a man who she lost contact with, only to find that he has moved on to Venice.

Real Fiction Trailer (2000)

24 June 2000

A repressed artist receives ritual abuse from those who pass him as he paints portraits in the park. Gradually becoming more frustrated, anger builds up within the artist, leading him to embark upon a quest to gain revenge on all those who have humiliated him.

Balkan Spirit Trailer (2013)

08 April 2013

Filmmaker Hermann Vaske explores the creative Balkan world in the hopes of understanding the meaning of "Balkan spirit".

Call of God Trailer (2022)

09 December 2022

Anticipation of Love has settled in the heart of a young lady. The boundaries between dream and passion are very elusive.

Dissolve Trailer (2019)

19 September 2019

In Almaty, a sheltered and chaste woman named Din sees her life intertwined with the experiences of a prostitute who looks like her.

The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema Trailer (2005)

07 October 2005

South Korean cinema is in the throes of a creative explosion where mavericks are encouraged and masters are venerated.

Arirang Trailer (2011)

08 December 2011

Documentary on director Kim Ki-Duk looking back at his film career.