Tag: Kim Ki-duk

Ever since being accused of sexual assault by a number of actresses, Kim Ki-duk has kept a low profile and has now reportedly passed away from the coronavirus in Latvia of all places:

Filmmaker Kim Ki-duk has died following complications after contracting the coronavirus.   
   
Foreign media reported Friday evening that the 59-year-old filmmaker had passed away at a hospital in Latvia.   
   
Local media later confirmed the reports after contacting Kim’s family.   
   
Kim is best known for his 2012 drama “Pieta,” which won him the Golden Lion Prize at the Venice Film Festival that year, and other representative works include “Arirang” (2011) and “Moebius” (2013).   

Joong Ang Ilbo

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This makes me wonder how long he has been doing this to other actresses?:

Influential filmmaker Kim Ki-duk is Korean prosecutors’ latest target after an actress accused him of sexually abusing her while filming several years ago.

The actress, 41, whose name was withheld, but known to have worked in Kim’s film “Moebius” (2013), recently sued him through the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office. Prosecutors then launched an investigation, according to reports Thursday.

The actress didn’t sue until recently because she thought her career could be jeopardized. After she quit acting early this year, she told the Federation of Korea Movie Workers’ Union of the incident and sued Kim.

She said Kim slapped her during the filming in March 2013 to “help her get in the mood” and forced her to perform a sex scene in a way that wasn’t in the script. Embarrassed, she quit the role.

The movie’s production staff supported her claim. The union quoted the witnesses as saying Kim slapped the actress “three times” and demanded she grope her co-star’s penis while shooting the scene. She originally believed a replica would be used. She argued with Kim over the scene but eventually gave in.  [Korea Times]

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