Director Kim Young-bin of movies ‘Kim’s War’ and ‘Terrorist’ passes away
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Director Kim Young-bin, who directed the films 'Kim's War' and 'Terrorist', passed away suddenly on the 8th. Age 72.
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The deceased was born in 1955, worked as an assistant director for director Im Kwon-taek, and made his directorial debut with the 1992 film ‘Kim’s War.’
Director Kim Young-bin, who directed the films ‘Kim’s War’ (1992) and ‘Terrorist’ (1995), passed away on the 8th. Age 72.
According to the bereaved family and the film industry on the 8th, the deceased passed away suddenly on the same day.
The deceased, born in 1955, built his film directing career by working as an assistant director on director Im Kwon-taek's 'Seed Recipient' (1986), 'Adada' (1987), and 'Ajeje Baraje' (1989).
He made his directorial debut in 1992 with the film ‘Kim’s War’, based on the incident of Kim Hee-ro, a Korean-Japanese citizen.
For this work, he received the Best New Director Award at the 13th Blue Dragon Film Awards, Best New Director and Best Screenplay Award in the film category at the 28th Baeksang Arts Awards, and Best New Director Award at the 12th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards.
Afterwards, he directed 'No Emergency Exit' (1993), 'Terrorist' (1995), 'Come to Me' (1996), 'Firebird' (1996), 'Running' (2007), and 'Love Story in the City' (2011).
In 2011 and 2012, he served as the executive chairman of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.
The funeral was set up in Room 3 of the Space Funeral Home in Goheung-eup, Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do. The funeral will be held at 9 a.m. on the 10th, and the burial site will be at the Seoul Metropolitan Memorial Park.
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