Known For
Directing
Born
Apr 17, 1942
Died
Jul 24, 2019
Credits
41 titles
Nam Ki-nam
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.
Known For
Filmography
Dong-ja Commotion
Director
Baribari Zzang
Director
The Galgali Family And Dracula
Director
Millennial Reincarnation
Director
Take Off Your Headsets
Director
Girl, 18 Years Old
Director
A Surrogate Father
Director
Young-gu and the Golden Bat
Director
Young-gu and Ddaeng-chil 4: Hong Kong Granny Ghost
Director
Who Broke the Red Rose Stem
Director
Two Wacky Heroes
Director
Young-gu and Ddaeng-chil 2: Off to the Shaolin Temple
Director
Young-gu and Ddaeng-chil
Director
The Simple-minded Lovebird
Director
Sexual Compatibility
Director
Seven Slaps on the Face
Director
Seoul Likes Women
Director
Fairy of the Night
Director
The Singing Tramp Of Last Year
Director
A Child-like Lady
Director
Detective Q
Director
Vagabond Singer's Begging Song
Director
Great Monks of Shaolin
Director
Hotel At 00:00
Director
The Woman Blacksmith
Director
Evil Hits Evil
Director
For the Motherland
Director
A Chivalrous Man of the Geum River
Director
At The Roads
Director
The Blazing Ninja
Director
Mu Hyoup Gum Pung
Director
Man Who Couldn't Be Persuaded
Director
The Clones of Bruce Lee
Director
The Barefoot in Pyongyang
Director
Don't Look Back
Director
Burning Shaolin Temple
Director
Double Dragon's Tong Invitation
Director
Four Infernos to Cross
Director
Return Of Red Tiger
Director
Return of Fist of Fury
Director
Bruce and Shaolin Kung Fu Part 2