Kim Dae-seung

After graduating from Chung-Ang University with a degree in Film Studies, Kim Dae-seung first honed his filmmaking skills as a protege of legendary Korean director Im Kwon-taek, working for almost ten years as Im's assistant director on major films such as Seopyeonje (1993), The Taebaek Mountains (1994), and Chunhyang (2000).

Kim made his directorial debut with Bungee Jumping of Their Own (2001), a melodrama about homosexuality and reincarnation. Despite its taboo subject, the film was received well by audiences and critics due to Kim's sensitive direction and the acting by leads Lee Byung-hun and Lee Eun-ju.{{cite web|title=KIM Dai-seung|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=10003845|website=Korean Film Council|access-date=2012-12-17}}{{cite web|title='Bungee...' Screening Looks Back on Late actress|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/news/entertainment_news_view.html?No=55|work=KBS Global|access-date=2012-12-17|date=16 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085345/http://english.kbs.co.kr/news/entertainment_news_view.html?No=55|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead}}

He subsequently directed Blood Rain (2005), a mystery thriller set in the late Joseon Dynasty.{{cite web|title=K-FILM REVIEWS: 혈의 누 (Blood Rain)|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2005/09/blood-rain-dvd-review.html|work=Twitch Film|access-date=2012-12-17|date=12 September 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022025939/http://twitchfilm.com/2005/09/blood-rain-dvd-review.html|archive-date=22 October 2013|url-status=dead}} The surprise casting of Cha Seung-won (then-known for comedic roles){{cite web|last=Min|first=Dong-yong|title=Dogged Cha Seung-won: Movie "Tears of Blood"|url=https://www.donga.com/en/List/article/all/20050413/240784/1|website=The Dong-a Ilbo|date=13 April 2005|access-date=2012-12-17|archive-date=2012-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316003729/http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005041414318|url-status=live}} and newcomer Park Yong-woo paid off, resulting in critical acclaim and an unexpectedly robust box office.{{cite web|last=Park|first=Jeong-ho|title=Mixing compelling drama with history|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2566354|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=2012-12-17|date=10 May 2005|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130127004556/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2566354|archivedate=27 January 2013}} Blood Rain received multiple acting and technical nominations from local award-giving bodies, and won Best Film at the Chunsa Film Art Awards, the Baeksang Arts Awards, and the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival.

Kim's third film was based on the true story of the 1995 collapse of Sampoong Department Store which claimed 502 lives and wounded 937.{{cite web|last=Yang|first=Sung-jin|title='Traces of Love' tackles triangular theme involving tragic disaster|url=http://www.hancinema.net/movie-review-traces-of-love-tackles-triangular-theme-involving-tragic-disaster-7507.html|work=The Korea Herald via Hancinema|access-date=2012-12-17|date=23 October 2006|archive-date=2014-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407083239/http://www.hancinema.net/movie-review-traces-of-love-tackles-triangular-theme-involving-tragic-disaster-7507.html|url-status=live}} Traces of Love (2006) explores the painful aftermath of trauma and loss, guilt and memory, against the backdrop of beautiful autumn scenery.{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Hyun|title=PIFF gets off to tragic start with 'Traces of Love'|url=http://english.yna.co.kr/Engnews/20061012/470100000020061012201122E4.html|work=Yonhap|access-date=2012-12-17|date=12 October 2006}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|last=Park|first=Soo-mee|title='Traces' humanizes a modern trauma|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2874326|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127121842/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2874326|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 27, 2013|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=2012-12-17|date=11 April 2007}} The melodrama starred Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Ji-soo and Uhm Ji-won, and was the opening film of the 11th Pusan International Film Festival.{{cite web|title=PIFF - (Opening Film) Trace of Love|url=http://www.hancinema.net/piff--opening-film-trace-of-love-7388.html|work=The Korea Times via Hancinema|access-date=2012-12-17|date=11 October 2006|archive-date=2012-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109015141/http://www.hancinema.net/piff--opening-film-trace-of-love-7388.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Pusan film festival opens with 'Traces of Love'|url=http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_entertainment/164023.html|work=The Hankyoreh|access-date=2012-12-17|date=12 October 2006|archive-date=2014-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072253/http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_entertainment/164023.html|url-status=live}}

In 2011, Kim directed Q&A as part of If You Were Me 5, an omnibus commissioned by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea.{{cite web|title=If You Were Me 5 (2010)|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/04/29/2011042901132.html|work=The Chosun Ilbo|access-date=2012-12-17|date=29 April 2011|archive-date=2014-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308051545/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/04/29/2011042901132.html|url-status=dead}} Starring television star Kim Hyun-joo, the short film denounced the collection and control of personal information that leads to sexual harassment in the Korean male-dominated workplace.{{cite web|title=If You Were Me 5|url=http://www.indiestory.com/eng/film/film_view.asp?film_idx=1213|work=IndieStory|access-date=2012-12-17|archive-date=2015-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408025849/http://www.indiestory.com/eng/film/film_view.asp?film_idx=1213|url-status=live}}

Kim returned to feature filmmaking in 2012 with the erotic period drama The Concubine starring Jo Yeo-jeong, Kim Dong-wook and Kim Min-jun.{{cite web|last=Kwaak|first=Je-yup|title=No one can act against self-interest|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2012/11/141_112407.html|work=The Korea Times|access-date=2012-12-17|date=5 June 2012|archive-date=2023-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501091038/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2012/11/141_112407.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Jung|first=Hyun-mok|title=Director says 'Concubine' sex scenes are complicated|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2954850|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=2012-12-17|date=22 June 2012|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221235855/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2954850|archivedate=21 February 2013}} The film, which delves into sexual politics and its role in a power struggle within the royal court, was a hit following its early summer release.{{cite web|title=Box office, June 1–15|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/reports.jsp?blbdComCd=601008&seq=230&mode=VIEW|access-date=2012-12-17|work=Korean Film Council|date=26 June 2012|archive-date=2023-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425174827/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/reports.jsp?blbdComCd=601008&seq=230&mode=VIEW|url-status=live}}

• The Magician (2015) - director, screenplay
• The Concubine (2012) - director, screenplay
• Q&A (short film from If You Were Me 5, 2011) - director, screenplay
• Traces of Love (2006) - director
• Blood Rain (2005) - director, script editor
• Low Life (2004) - special appearance
• Bungee Jumping of Their Own (2001) - director
• Chunhyang (1999) - supporting director
• Downfall (1997) - screenplay, assistant director
• Festival (1996) - assistant director
• The Real Man (1996) - assistant director
• The Taebaek Mountains (1994) - assistant director
• Seopyeonje (1993) - assistant director

• 22nd Blue Dragon Film Awards - Best New Director
• 24th Golden Cinema Awards - Best New Director
• 13th Chunsa Film Art Awards - Best Director

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Category:Chung-Ang University alumni