Ho Sun Kim

Kim Ho Sun

  • Name: Kim Ho Sun
  • Native name: 김호선
  • Also Known as: Kim Ho Son, Gim Ho-seon
  • Nationality: South Korean
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: March 9, 1941
  • Age: 84
Kim Ho Sun was born in South Hamgyong Province, now part of North Korea. He dropped out of Kyung Hee University and made his directorial debut in 1974 with Hwannyeo.

A member of the so-called "Visual Age" of Korean directors, Kim made some of the bestselling Korean films of the 1970s. The local Korean cinema industry in the 1970s had to face the challenges of foreign imports, increased television ownership, and the stifling censorship of the military dictatorship of Park Chung-hee.

Kim began his directing career making what are known as "hostess films," one of the few genres that the censors allowed some latitude to, these were melodramas that portrayed the lives of bargirls and their milieu. Kim showed that despite the formulaic restrictions the censors placed on filmmaking, locally made films could still be individual and sell well, and in doing so inspired his fellow filmmakers. In terms of tickets sold, Winter Woman that he directed in 1977 was the bestselling domestic film of the 1970s,[1] and would hold the record until General's Son in 1990.[2]

Since 2007, Kim has been a senior advisor to the Korea Film Directors' Society (KFDS).
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Director
Year Title Type Rating
1993 When Adam Opens His Eyes
Movie
0.0
1991 Death Song
Movie
7.7
1989 Seoul Rainbow
Movie
6.3
1980 Hymn of the Night
Movie
0.0
1977 Winter Woman
Movie
6.4
1975 Yeong Ja's Heydays
Movie
6.4
Screenwriter & Director
Year Title Type Rating
1996 Henequen
Movie
0.0
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  • First Name: Ho Sun
  • Family Name: Kim
  • Native name: 김호선
  • Also Known as: Kim Ho Son, Gim Ho-seon
  • Nationality: South Korean
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: March 9, 1941
  • Age: 84

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