Kim Dae-woo (born 1962) is a South Korean

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and

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. 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 ''Untold Scandal'' (; "Scandal: The Love Story of Men and Women in Joseon") is a 2003 South Korean historical film, historical romantic drama film directed by E J-yong, and starring Bae Yong-joon, Jeon Do-yeon, and Lee Mi-sook. Loosely based on t ...

'' (2003). Making a switch to directing, he debuted with the hit

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film '' Forbidden Quest'' (2006), followed by '' The Servant'' (2010) and '' Obsessed'' (2014). ''Forbidden Quest'' won the Best New Director at the

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, and Best New Director and Best Screenplay at the 26th

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in 2006.

Filmography

As screenwriter

*''The Girl for Love and The One for Marriage'' (1993) *''Wedding Story 2'' (1994) *''Pirates'' (1994) *'' Kill the Love'' (1996) *''Ivan the Mercenary'' (1997) *'' An Affair'' (1998) *''Rainbow Trout'' (1999) *''

The Foul King ''The Foul King'' () is a 2000 South Korean sports comedy film, written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. It was Kim's second feature-length film after '' The Quiet Family''. Like the director's debut film, ''The Foul King'' also stars Song Kang-ho, ...

'' (2000) *''

'' (2003)

As director

*'' Forbidden Quest'' (2006) (also credited as screenwriter) *'' The Servant'' (2010) (also credited as screenwriter) *''Age of Milk'' (

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, 2011) *'' Obsessed'' (2014) (also credited as screenwriter, producer, planner) *''The Witch'' (2016) *'' Hidden Face'' (2024)

As script editor

*''The Police, Chil-duk, and Buddhist Monk'' (1990) *''Final Blow'' (1996) *''

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'' (2002)

As TV screenwriter

*''Servant, The Untold Story of Bang-ja'' (Channel CGV, 2011) (also credited as executive producer)

Awards

*2006 42nd

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: Best New Director ('' Forbidden Quest'') *2006 26th

: Best Screenplay ('' Forbidden Quest'') *2010 11th

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: Best Screenplay ('' The Servant'')

References

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* * * 1962 births Living people South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub