About Kim Tae-gyun
Born 1960. Kim Tae-gyun is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Kim Tae-kyun (; born June 17, 1960) is a South Korean film director. Kim wrote and directed Volcano High 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)
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Who is Kim Tae-gyun?
South Korean film director
When was Kim Tae-gyun born?
Kim Tae-gyun was born on 17 June 1960 in Seoul.
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Kim Tae-gyun is a film director, screenwriter and film producer.
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Kim Tae-gyun is South Korean.
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