
Birthday:
02-21-1976
(49 years)
Birthplace:
South Korea
Biography
Kim Ji-yong is a Korean cinematographer, known for frequent collaborations with director Kim Jee-woon, including A Bittersweet Life (2005), The Last Stand (2013), and The Age of Shadows (2016).
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Squid Game: Making Season 2
Act like Self
event2025 star_border 8.4
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Get exclusive interviews with actors and directors about how season 2 of the world's most watched series was brought to life, from set design to character development.
A Bittersweet Life
Director of Photography
event2005 star_border 7.5
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Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Hee-soo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with a younger man with the mandate that he must kill them both if he discovers their affair.
Ground Zero
Director
event2021 star_border 6.5
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A short action movie depicting the '1983 Hosan Prison Riot,' an important event in the 'PUBG Universe'.
Cobweb
Director of Photography
event2023 star_border 6.5
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In the 1970s, Director Kim is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film Cobweb, but chaos and turmoil grip the set with interference from the censorship authorities, and the complaints of actors and producers who can't understand the re-written ending. Will Kim be able to find a way through this chaos to fulfill his artistic ambitions and complete his masterpiece?
Hindsight
Camera Operator
event2011 star_border 6.5
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A young assassin is sent to kill a retired mob boss. But things get complicated when she begins to like him.
A Day
Director of Photography
event2017 star_border 7.8
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Three years ago, a father saved his daughter's life. After she's involved in a car accident, it looks like he'll have to do it again, no matter how many attempts it takes.
Forbidden Quest
Director of Photography
event2006 star_border 5.5
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A noble, high-class scholar starts to write erotic novels in 18th century of Chosun dynasty and falls in love with a king's woman.
The Age of Shadows
Director of Photography
event2016 star_border 7.2
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Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.
Miss Granny
Director of Photography
event2014 star_border 7.3
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An unappreciated old granny magically turns 20 years old again and decides to make the most of her newfound youth.
Silenced
Director of Photography
event2011 star_border 8.1
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Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.
The Advocate: A Missing Body
Director of Photography
event2015 star_border 7.2
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When his client suddenly confesses to murder in open court, a hotshot attorney embarks on a search for truth to redeem his ruined reputation.
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
Director of Photography
event2013 star_border 7.4
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After being kidnapped as a small child and raised by the five men who abducted him, a teenage boy is now forced to join their life in crime.
Okja
"B" Camera Operator
event2017 star_border 7.4
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A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.
The Nightmare
Director of Photography
event2020 star_border 3.5
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Film director Yeon-woo has a hard time ever since his daughter died a few years ago. Unable to forget her, Yeon-woo writes a screenplay about his daughter. One day when they are shooting the movie, Yeon-woo's wife comes to the movie set in order to meet Yeon-woo. Ji-yeon wanders around the set by herself to end up getting locked in a cold storage unit and is found dead the next morning.
Swing Kids
Director of Photography
event2018 star_border 8.1
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Rebellious Ki-soo from North Korea is mesmerized by tap dance in prison camps. Ki-soo joins as a team member of a dance team named 'Swing Kids'. Yet suddenly, their dreams about dancing in prison camps are put in danger.
Marine Boy
Director of Photography
event2009 star_border 5.6
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Marine Boy is the story of a former national swimmer who finds himself in debt, and out of desperation is employed as a mule by a gangster boss, smuggling drugs by sea.
The Table
Director of Photography
event2017 star_border 7.3
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Four different women discuss life, love and marriage with people from their past and present during the course of one day at a café in Seoul.
The Last Stand
Director of Photography
event2013 star_border 6.1
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Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction where the police are preparing to make a last stand to intercept them before they cross the border. Owens is reluctant to become involved but ultimately joins in with the law enforcement efforts
Hansel & Gretel
Director of Photography
event2007 star_border 6.7
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When Eun-soo gets lost in a country road, he meets a mysterious girl and is led to her fairytale ike house in the middle of the forest. There, Eun-soo is trapped with the girl and her siblings who never age. Eun-soo finally discovers a way out which is written on a fairy tale book. But the book tells a story of none other than himself!
The Royal Tailor
Director of Photography
event2014 star_border 7.2
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Lee Gong-jin, a young tailor, helps the Queen with her dress and both fall in love with each other. However, his success catches the ire of Jo Dol-seok, the royal tailor, who vows retribution.
The Influence
Director of Photography
event2010 star_border 4.7
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To keep their values, characters are at a critical juncture to act upon their promises throughout time.
The Fortress
Director of Photography
event2017 star_border 6.7
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Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Ming dinasty to gain China, becomes the first ruler of the Qing dinasty and demands from King In-jo of Joseon to bow before him; but he refuses, being loyal to the Mings. On December 14th, 1636, the Qing horde invades Joseon, so King In-jo and his court shelter in the mountain fortress of Namhan and prepare to defend the kingdom.
Doomsday Book
Director of Photography
event2012 star_border 6.2
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In 'A Brave New World', a virus brings the city to ruins and zombies flood the streets of Seoul. In 'The Heavenly Creature', a robot reaches enlightenment while working at a temple, but its creators deem this phenomenon a threat to mankind. In the final segment, 'Happy Birthday', a young girl logs onto a strange website and places an order for a new billiard ball for her father. Soon afterwards a meteor heads toward Earth and people flee to underground bomb shelters.
Ashfall
Director of Photography
event2019 star_border 6.8
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A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.
Cold Eyes
Camera Operator
event2013 star_border 7.5
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Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high-profile criminals. She teams up with Hwang Sang-jun, the veteran leader of the unit, and tries to track down James who is the cold-hearted leader of an armed criminal organization.
Genome Hazard
Camera Operator
event2014 star_border 6.9
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Ishigami comes home from work and discovers his wife dead. Just then, he receives a phone call from his wife and falls in utter confusion. Unexplainable things keep happening as Ishigami struggles to find his wife. Gradually, Ishigami realizes all his memories are gone and finds himself acting like someone else. What is his true identity?
Worst Woman
Camera Operator
event2016 star_border 6.2
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Eun-hee is an actress who also plays in her real life. One day, she meets three different men and changes her own character each time she dates them, just like taking a role in the play. One is clever and polite, another is boyish and honest, and the last seems elegant and mature. Though each of her performances full of lies seems going smoothly, everything is about to be messed up at the end.
Live Your Strength
Director of Photography
event2020 star_border 4.8
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A young woman falls into despair after a bad breakup, and seeks to make a new start.
Decision to Leave
Director of Photography
event2022 star_border 7.3
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From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.
Persona
Director of Photography (1 ep.)
event2019 star_border 6.4
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An exploration of different personas in an eclectic collection of four works by critically acclaimed Korean directors.
Connect
Director of Photography (6 ep.)
event2022 star_border 7.6
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Dongsoo leads a solitary life, spending his time uploading music to the internet. His ordinary life is upended when he is kidnapped by an organ hunter, who takes out one of his eyes. Soon, Dongsoo is sharing the vision of someone who got his eye. Through the connected vision, he learns that the taker is a notorious serial killer, and pursues the murderer to get his eye back.
The Sympathizer
Director of Photography (6 ep.)
event2024 star_border 7
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An espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his resulting exile in the United States.
Squid Game
Director of Photography (7 ep.)
event2021 star_border 7.9
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Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.
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