Kim Tae-kyun (director)

Kim Tae-kyun (born June 17, 1960) is a South Korean film director. Kim wrote and directed Volcano High (2001) 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)