Kim Tae kyun (director)

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Years active 1987-present McCune–Reischauer Kim T'aegyun Hangul 김태균 Name Kim Tae-kyun		Hanja 金泰均 Role Film director Revised Romanization Gim Taegyun

Born July 17, 1960 (age 64) ( 1960-07-17 ) Seoul, South Korea Occupation Film director,screenwriter,producer Education Korean Academy of Film Arts Nominations Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Director Movies Innocent Thing, Bad Sister, Volcano High, Temptation of Wolves, A Millionaire's First Love Similar People Jo Bo‑ah, Jo Han‑sun, Jang Hyuk, Hee‑soon Park, Lee Chung‑ah

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

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)

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