Kim Ki Duk's top movies, demise & more details about the South Korean director

Maverick South Korean filmmaker Kim ki-Duk passed away at of 59 in Latvia due to COVID-19 complications, according to a report by  Guardian. controversial filmmaker was kwn for his idiosyncratic film making style and was a very well-kwn Asian film director. Here is all that you need to kw about Arirang’s filmmaker.

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Kim ki Duk's bio

Born in 1960, Kim ki Duk first stepped into film industry as a screenwriter after finishing his studies. Reportedly, his first directorial debut came much later in year 1996 with a low budget movie titled Crocodile which was met with mixed reviews. first film to garner him international fame and recognition was Isle (2000) which was featured in Toronto International Film Festival. In following years, he went on to make a series of films and soon became one of most popular Asian Directors of his time. 

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Kim ki duk's top movies

Some of Kim ki Duk's top movies include Pietà (2012), Samaria (2004), 3-Iron (2004), Arirang (2011), Moebius (2013), and many more. Of all his feature films, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring (2003) is considered to be most popular one. award-winning film director's movies have been a part of many acclaimed film festivals such as Venice International Film Festival,  Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and more. 

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While he achieved several milestones in his career, last few years of his life were met with several controversies after he was allegedly accused of sexual harassment in 2018. According to a report by Guardian, Coast Guard director was accused of 'rape and sexual assault by three women'. Even though charges were later dropped due to lack of evidence, he was fined with 5m Korean won. 

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Kim ki Duk's Demise

As reported by Variety, Kim h traveled to Latvia in order to purchase a house and to apply for residency re. He was mitted to a hospital in Latvian capital of Riga where he bread his last on Friday. Reportedly, director died of coronavirus complications at  of 59. Kim ki duk's family was informed of his demise by Latvian officials. 

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