Kim Tae-Yong is a South Korean film director, actor and scriptwriter. He is best known for co-directing the critically acclaimed horror film, Memento Mori (1999) and directing the award winning film Family Ties (2006).
Kim Tae Yong (김태용) was born in 1969 in Seoul, South Korea. Although he initially wanted to pursue writing, he eventually graduated from Yonsei University with a major in Politics and Diplomacy in 1994. He then began studying film a...
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Kim Tae-Yong is a South Korean film director, actor and scriptwriter. He is best known for co-directing the critically acclaimed horror film, Memento Mori (1999) and directing the award winning film Family Ties (2006).
Kim Tae Yong (김태용) was born in 1969 in Seoul, South Korea. Although he initially wanted to pursue writing, he eventually graduated from Yonsei University with a major in Politics and Diplomacy in 1994. He then began studying film after enrolling in the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) in 1996. Kim was initially attracted to film and theater because he enjoyed the vibrant atmosphere that came with working on a set.
Kim Tae-Yong first became involved in Korean cinema through a friend, who was an assistant director of an independent production. This inspired Kim to begin working on the set and eventually enroll in the KAFA. He met friend and fellow director Min Kyu-Dong while at KAFA, where he along with his classmates began working on short films as a part of the crew...
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