# Kim Ho-sun (director)

Kim Ho-sun (Korean: 김호선; born 9 March 1941) is a South Korean film director, producer, and screenwriter who has enjoyed both critical and box office success.

## Biography

Kim Ho-sun was born on 9 March 1941 in South Hamgyong Province, now part of North Korea. He dropped out of Kyung Hee University and made his directorial debut in 1974 with Hwannyeo.
A member of the so-called "Visual Age" of Korean directors, Kim made some of the bestselling Korean films of the 1970s. The local Korean cinema industry in the 1970s had to face the challenges of foreign imports, increased television ownership, and the stifling censorship of the military dictatorship of Park Chung Hee.
Kim began his directing career making what are known as "hostess films," one of the few genres that the censors allowed some latitude to, these were melodramas that portrayed the lives of bargirls and their milieu. Kim showed that despite the formulaic restrictions the censors placed on filmmaking, locally made films could still be individual and sell well, and in doing so inspired his fellow filmmakers. In terms of tickets sold, Winter Woman that he directed in 1977 was the bestselling domestic film of the 1970s, and would hold the record until General's Son in 1990.
Since 2007, Kim has been a senior advisor to the Korea Film Directors' Society (KFDS).

## Filmography

| Year | English Title | Hangul | Romanization | Credited as |
| 1964 | The Modern Grandma | 신식할머니 | Sinsik Halmeoni | Assistant director |
| 1972 | The Pollen of Flowers | 화분 | Hwabun | Assistant director |
| 1974 | Hwannyeo | 환녀 (宦女) | Hwannyeo | Director |
| 1975 | Yeong-ja's Heydays | 영자의 전성시대 | Yeongja-ui jeonseongsidae | Director, Screenwriter |
| 1976 | Cuckoo's Dolls | 여자들만 사는 거리 | Yeojadeulman saneun geoli | Director |
| 1977 | Journey by Night | 야행 | Yahaeng | Assistant director |
| 1977 | Winter Woman | 겨울여자 | Gyeo-ul-yeoja | Director |
| 1979 | The Sleep Deeper Than Death | 죽음보다 깊은 잠 | Jug-eumboda gip-eun jam | Director |
| 1980 | Admiration of Nights | 밤의 찬가 | Bam-ui changa | Director |
| 1981 | Shorter Three Times, Longer Three Times | 영자의 전성시대 | Sebeon-eun jjalbge sebeon-eun gilge | Director, Screenwriter |
| 1982 | Ardent Love | 열애 | Yeol-ae | Director, Screenwriter |
| 1983 | Winter Woman 2 | 겨울여자(2부) | Gyeowul yeoja je2bu | Director |
| 1986 | My Daughter Saved from Den of Evil 2 | 수렁에서 건진 내딸 2 | Suleong-eseo geonjin naettal 2 | Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
| 1988 | Paris Emma | 파리애마 | Pari Aema | Producer |
| 1989 | Rainbow Over Seoul | 서울무지개 | Seoul mujigae | Director |
| 1990 | The Song of Crazy Love | 미친사랑의 노래 | Michin salang-ui nolae | Director |
| 1991 | Death Song | 사의 찬미 | Sa-ui chanmi | Director, Costume assistant |
| 1993 | When Adam Opens His Eyes | 아담이 눈뜰 때 | | Director |
| 1996 | Henequen | 애니깽 | Aenikkaeng | Director, Screenwriter, Producer |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Awarding body | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1981 | Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Film | Shorter Three Times, Longer Three Times | Won |
| 1981 | Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Shorter Three Times, Longer Three Times | Won |
| 1989 | Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Film | Rainbow Over Seoul | Won |
| 1989 | Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Rainbow Over Seoul | Won |
| 1989 | Grand Bell Awards | Best Director | Rainbow Over Seoul | Won |
| 1991 | Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Film | Death Song | Won |
| 1991 | Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Film | Death Song | Won |
| 1992 | Grand Bell Awards | Best Director | Death Song | Won |
| 1996 | Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Henequen | Won |
| 1996 | Grand Bell Awards | Best Film | Henequen | Won |
| 1996 | Grand Bell Awards | Best Director | Henequen | Won |