Kim Tae-kyun (director)

South Korean film director (born 1960)

Kim Tae-kyun
Born	(1960-07-17) July 17, 1960 (age 64) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Hankuk University of Foreign Studies - Political Science Korean Academy of Film Arts
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active	1987-present

Korean name
Hangul	김태균
Hanja	金泰均
Revised Romanization	Gim Taegyun
McCune–Reischauer	Kim T'aegyun

Kim Tae-kyun (born June 17, 1960) is a South Korean film director.^[1] Kim wrote and directed Volcano High (2001) and Temptation of Wolves (2004). He also directed The Adventures of Mrs. Park (1996), First Kiss (1998), A Millionaire's First Love, Crossing (2008), Higanjima (2010), A Barefoot Dream (2010), Innocent Thing (2014), and Bad Sister (2014).^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] Crossing and A Barefoot Dream were selected as the South Korean entries for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st and 83rd Academy Awards, but both did not make the final shortlist.^[10]^[11]

Filmography

관계 (short film, 1987) - lighting
Moon (short film, 1987) - credits
Stopping for a While (short film, 1987) - director
My Love, My Bride (1990) - line producer
As You Please (1992) - executive producer
First Kiss (1993) - line producer
Bitter and Sweet (1995) - executive producer
The Adventures of Mrs. Park (1996) - director
First Kiss (1998) - director
Julseogi (short film, 1999) - director
Volcano High (2001) - director, screenwriter
At 2 O'clock (short film, 2003; included in the omnibus Twentidentity) - director
Temptation of Wolves (2004) - director, screenwriter
I'm OK (short film, 2005; included in the omnibus 3 Colors Love Story) - director
A Millionaire's First Love (2006) - director
Crossing (2008) - director
Higanjima (2010) - director
A Barefoot Dream (2010) - director, producer, script editor
The Dearest (2012) - production adviser
Sympathy for Us (2012) - production adviser
Choked (2012) - production adviser
Mirage (2012) - production adviser
When Winter Screams (2013) - production and screenplay consultant
Your Time Is Up (2013) - production consultant
INGtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls (2013) - production consultant
Innocent Thing (2014) - director, executive producer
A Pharisee (2014) - producer
Bad Sister (2014) - director
Beastie Girls (2017) - producer

Awards

2008 Foreign Press Promotion Award, Film category (Crossing)
2008 18th Korean Catholic Mass Communication Award (Crossing)
2008 16th Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Director (Crossing)
2010 19th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards: Best Director of a Foreign Film (A Barefoot Dream)^[12]

References

^ "Kim Tae-kyun". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ Lee, Seung-jae (9 February 2006). "Kim Tae-gyun's Movies Have Teen Appeal". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ Jeon, Yoon-hyung (1 August 2008). "KIM Tae-kyun helms Japanese manga adaptation". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ D'Sa, Nigel (3 November 2009). "KIM Tae-kyun's Vampire Thriller Higanjima". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ Lee, Hyo-won (8 June 2008). "Crossing Depicts Plight of NK Defectors". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ Lee, Eun-joo (25 June 2008). "A true tale of escape from North Korea". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ Lee, Hyo-won (30 June 2010). "Director Kim discovers hope in East Timor". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ Sunwoo, Carla (4 April 2014). "Emotions prickle, limits tested in Innocent Thing". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ Song, Soon-jin (22 December 2014). "KIM Tae-kyun, Director of BAD SISTER". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ Han, Sunhee (7 August 2008). "S. Korea picks Crossing for Oscars". Variety. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ Park, Soo-mee (6 September 2010). "Korea goes Barefoot for Oscar nominee". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ Hong, Lucia (18 October 2010). "Director Kim Tae-kyun, Jang Nara win at film fest in China". 10Asia. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

External links

Kim Tae-kyun at the Korean Movie Database
Kim Tae-kyun at IMDb
Kim Tae-kyun at HanCinema

Chunsa Film Art Awards for Best Director

1990s

Chung Ji-young (1990)
Im Kwon-taek (1991)
Chung Ji-young (1992)
Im Kwon-taek (1993)
Uhm Jong-sun (1994)
Park Kwang-su (1995)
Park Chul-soo (1999)

2000s

Park Chan-wook (2000)
Kwak Kyung-taek (2001)
Lee Chang-dong (2002)
Bong Joon-ho (2003)
Yun In-ho (2004)
Kim Dae-seung (2005)
Kang Woo-suk (2006)
Joh Keun-shik (2007)
Kim Tae-kyun and Ha Jung-woo (2008)
Park Chan-wook (2009)

2010s

Kang Woo-suk (2010)
NA (2014)
Kim Seong-hun (2015)
Choi Dong-hoon (2016)
Na Hong-jin (2017)
Hwang Dong-hyuk (2018)
Bong Joon-ho (2019)

2020s

Won Shin-yun (2020)
Jo Sung-hee (2021)
Park Chan-wook (2022)
Kim Jee-woon (2023)

v t e Films directed by Kim Tae-kyun
Volcano High (2001) Temptation of Wolves (2004) A Millionaire's First Love (2006) Crossing (2008) Higanjima (2010) A Barefoot Dream (2010) Innocent Thing (2014) Bad Sister (2014)