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Nam Ki-nam

Nam Ki-nam

Director · 1942–2019

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Biography

An extremely prolific and fast working commercial director in South Korea. In 1942, he was born in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province. At the age of seventeen, he wanted to become an actor in 1959, but he changed direction to direct because he felt he was not as good as the actors he met. He graduated from the University of the Arts, and entered the film industry in the 1960s. Since then, he worked first as an assistant director until his debut in 1972. After that he directed over 100 films. He would shoot multiple films simultaneously, often using the same set ups, and would memorize the scripts so he could work without it. He was also noted for his ability to quickly shoot additional scenes for import movies so they would be allowed to be shown in South Korea, as well as doing Korean second unit work for Hong Kong and Taiwanese films often without credit.

Directed 32

2010s

  1. 2010

    Dong-ja Commotion

    Director

2000s

  1. 2005

    Baribari Zzang

    Director

  2. 2003

    The Galgali Family And Dracula

    Director

1990s

  1. 1998

    Millennial Reincarnation

    Director

  2. 1992

    A Surrogate Father

    Director

  3. Young-gu and the Golden Bat

    Director

  4. 1991

    Young-gu and Ddaeng-chil 4: Hong Kong Granny Ghost

    Director

  5. 1990

    Who Broke the Red Rose Stem

    Director

  6. Two Wacky Heroes

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    Young-gu and Ddaeng-chil 2: Off to the Shaolin Temple

    Director

  2. Young-gu and Ddaeng-chil

    Director

  3. The Simple-minded Lovebird

    Director

  4. 1988

    Sexual Compatibility

    Director

  5. 1987

    Seven Slaps on the Face

    Director

  6. Seoul Likes Women

    Director

  7. 1985

    The Singing Tramp Of Last Year

    Director

  8. A Child-like Lady

    Director

  9. Detective Q

    Director

  10. 1984

    Vagabond Singer's Begging Song

    Director

  11. 1983

    Hotel At 00:00

    Director

  12. The Woman Blacksmith

    Director

  13. Evil Hits Evil

    Director

  14. 1982

    For the Motherland

    Director

  15. 1981

    At The Roads

    Director

  16. The Blazing Ninja

    Director

  17. 1980

    The Clones of Bruce Lee

    Director

    50

  18. The Barefoot in Pyongyang

    Director

1970s

  1. 1979

    Burning Shaolin Temple

    Director

  2. 1978

    Four Infernos to Cross

    Director

  3. Return of Red Tiger

    Director

  4. Return of Fist of Fury

    Director

  5. Bruce and Shaolin Kung Fu Part 2

    Director

Acted in 1

1970s

  1. 1978

    Bruce and Shaolin Kung Fu Part 2

    Movie

Wrote 1

1990s

  1. 1992

    A Surrogate Father

    Writer