Kim Ki-young

Kim Ki -young ( born October 10, 1919 in Seoul, † 5 February 1998 in Seoul) was a South Korean film director.

He was known for his psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, often focusing women stood.

His most famous film Hanyo ( The Housemaid, 1960) about a femme fatale is regarded as one of the best Korean films of all time. Father Dong- shik are factory workers music lessons, while his wife was at home working on the sewing machine. When she experienced a collapse to Dong brings a domestic help. But this is behaving strangely, Dong sniffs behind and catches rats with her ​​bare hands. Finally, she takes a Zwischfall as an opportunity to plan a gruesome revenge.

Filmography (excerpt)

  • Yangsan Province ( 1955)
  • The Housemaid (1960 )
  • Insect Woman ( 1972)
  • Promise of the Flesh (1975 )
  • Killer Butterfly ( 1978)
  • Woman of Fire '82 (1982 )
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