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Kim Tae-kyun (born June 17, 1960) is a South Korean film director. 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). 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.

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)

References

1. "Kim Tae-kyun". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
2. Lee, Seung-jae (February 9, 2006). "Kim Tae-gyun's Movies Have Teen Appeal". The Dong-A Ilbo. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
3. Jeon, Yoon-hyung (August 1, 2008). "KIM Tae-kyun helms Japanese manga adaptation". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
4. D'Sa, Nigel (November 3, 2009). "KIM Tae-kyun's Vampire Thriller Higanjima". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
5. Lee, Hyo-won (June 8, 2008). "Crossing Depicts Plight of NK Defectors". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
6. Lee, Eun-joo (25 June 2008). "A true tale of escape from North Korea". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
7. Lee, Hyo-won (June 30, 2010). "Director Kim discovers hope in East Timor". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
8. Sunwoo, Carla (April 4, 2014). "Emotions prickle, limits tested in Innocent Thing". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on May 6, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
9. Song, Soon-jin (December 22, 2014). "KIM Tae-kyun, Director of BAD SISTER". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
10. Han, Sunhee (August 7, 2008). "S. Korea picks Crossing for Oscars". Variety. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
11. Park, Soo-mee (September 6, 2010). "Korea goes Barefoot for Oscar nominee". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
12. Hong, Lucia (October 18, 2010). "Director Kim Tae-kyun, Jang Nara win at film fest in China". Asiae. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

External links

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

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