About

Known credits:
19
Birthday:
1962-01-01
Place of birth:
Seoul, South Korea
Website:
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Kim Dae-woo

Overview

Kim Dae-woo is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim started his filmmaking career by winning the 1991 Korean Film Council Screenplay Contest. He was an accomplished screenwriter with a number of hit scripts, including The Girl for Love and The One for Marriage (1993), An Affair (1998), Rainbow Trout (1999), and Untold Scandal (2003). Making a switch to directing, he debuted with the hit period drama film Forbidden Quest (2006), followed by The Servant (2010) and Obsessed (2014). Forbidden Quest won the Best New Director at the 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards, and Best New Director and Best Screenplay at the 26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards in 2006.

Known for

Directing

2024 Hidden Face Directing Director 57
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2014 Obsessed Directing Director 59
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2010 The Servant Directing Director 58
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2006 Forbidden Quest Directing Director 58
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Writing

2024 Hidden Face Writing Adaptation 57
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2020 Secret Zoo Writing Writer 59
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2014 Obsessed Writing Screenplay 59
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2010 The Servant Writing Screenplay 58
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2006 Forbidden Quest Writing Screenplay 58
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2003 Untold Scandal Writing Screenplay 59
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2002 Road Movie Writing Adaptation 58
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2000 The Foul King Writing Writer 60
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1999 Rainbow Trout Writing Writer 59
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1998 An Affair Writing Writer 59
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1997 Ivan the Mercenary Writing Screenplay 58
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1996 The Rules of a Gangster Writing Adaptation 59
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1994 The Pirates Writing Screenplay N/A
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1994 Marriage Story 2 Writing Writer N/A
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1993 The Girl for Love and The One for Marriage Writing Writer N/A
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