Personal Info
Birth date
1976-02-21 (49 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Camera
Place of birth
South Korea
Also known as
김지용
Kim Jee-yong
Ji-yong Kim
Kim Ji-yong
Biography
Kim Ji-yong is a Korean cinematographer, known for frequent collaborations with director Kim Jee-woon, including A Bittersweet Life (2005), The Last Stand (2013), and The Age of Shadows (2016).
Filmography
Squid Game
7.863
Overview:
Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.Squid Game: Making Season 2
8.499
Overview:
From set designs to character arcs, get exclusive cast and director interviews on how Season 2 of the globally most-watched series was brought to life.Connect
7.6
Overview:
Dongsoo leads a solitary life, spending his time uploading music to the internet. His ordinary life is upended when he is kidnapped by an organ hunter, who takes out one of his eyes. Soon, Dongsoo is sharing the vision of someone who got his eye. Through the connected vision, he learns that the taker is a notorious serial killer, and pursues the murderer to get his eye back.Persona
6.5
Overview:
An exploration of different personas in an eclectic collection of four works by critically acclaimed Korean directors.The Sympathizer
7
Overview:
Near the end of the Vietnam War, a spy who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community, where he continues to gather intelligence and report back to the Viet Cong.Cobweb
6.581
Overview:
In the 1970s, Director Kim is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film Cobweb, but chaos and turmoil grip the set with interference from the censorship authorities, and the complaints of actors and producers who can't understand the re-written ending. Will Kim be able to find a way through this chaos to fulfill his artistic ambitions and complete his masterpiece?Decision to Leave
7.3
Overview:
From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.Silenced
8.139
Overview:
Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.Ashfall
6.815
Overview:
A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.The Last Stand
6.077
Overview:
Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction where the police are preparing to make a last stand to intercept them before they cross the border. Owens is reluctant to become involved but ultimately joins in with the law enforcement effortsA Bittersweet Life
7.473
Overview:
Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Hee-soo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with a younger man with the mandate that he must kill them both if he discovers their affair.Okja
7.351
Overview:
A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.Cold Eyes
7.5
Overview:
Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high-profile criminals. She teams up with Hwang Sang-jun, the veteran leader of the unit, and tries to track down James who is the cold-hearted leader of an armed criminal organization.Hansel & Gretel
6.7
Overview:
When Eun-soo gets lost in a country road, he meets a mysterious girl and is led to her fairytale ike house in the middle of the forest. There, Eun-soo is trapped with the girl and her siblings who never age. Eun-soo finally discovers a way out which is written on a fairy tale book. But the book tells a story of none other than himself!Miss Granny
7.3
Overview:
An unappreciated old granny magically turns 20 years old again and decides to make the most of her newfound youth.The Fortress
6.7
Overview:
Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Ming dinasty to gain China, becomes the first ruler of the Qing dinasty and demands from King In-jo of Joseon to bow before him; but he refuses, being loyal to the Mings. On December 14th, 1636, the Qing horde invades Joseon, so King In-jo and his court shelter in the mountain fortress of Namhan and prepare to defend the kingdom.Hindsight
6.5
Overview:
A young assassin is sent to kill a retired mob boss. But things get complicated when she begins to like him.Hwayi: A Monster Boy
7.4
Overview:
After being kidnapped as a small child and raised by the five men who abducted him, a teenage boy is now forced to join their life in crime.The Royal Tailor
7.217
Overview:
Lee Gong-jin, a young tailor, helps the Queen with her dress and both fall in love with each other. However, his success catches the ire of Jo Dol-seok, the royal tailor, who vows retribution.The Age of Shadows
7.2
Overview:
Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.Ground Zero
6.818
Overview:
A short action movie depicting the '1983 Hosan Prison Riot,' an important event in the 'PUBG Universe'.Marine Boy
5.6
Overview:
Marine Boy is the story of a former national swimmer who finds himself in debt, and out of desperation is employed as a mule by a gangster boss, smuggling drugs by sea.Swing Kids
8.092
Overview:
Rebellious Ki-soo from North Korea is mesmerized by tap dance in prison camps. Ki-soo joins as a team member of a dance team named 'Swing Kids'. Yet suddenly, their dreams about dancing in prison camps are put in danger.Doomsday Book
6.159
Overview:
In 'A Brave New World', a virus brings the city to ruins and zombies flood the streets of Seoul. In 'The Heavenly Creature', a robot reaches enlightenment while working at a temple, but its creators deem this phenomenon a threat to mankind. In the final segment, 'Happy Birthday', a young girl logs onto a strange website and places an order for a new billiard ball for her father. Soon afterwards a meteor heads toward Earth and people flee to underground bomb shelters.A Day
7.808
Overview:
Three years ago, a father saved his daughter's life. After she's involved in a car accident, it looks like he'll have to do it again, no matter how many attempts it takes.Forbidden Quest
5.5
Overview:
A noble, high-class scholar starts to write erotic novels in 18th century of Chosun dynasty and falls in love with a king's woman.Worst Woman
6.2
Overview:
Eun-hee is an actress who also plays in her real life. One day, she meets three different men and changes her own character each time she dates them, just like taking a role in the play. One is clever and polite, another is boyish and honest, and the last seems elegant and mature. Though each of her performances full of lies seems going smoothly, everything is about to be messed up at the end.Genome Hazard
6.9
Overview:
Ishigami comes home from work and discovers his wife dead. Just then, he receives a phone call from his wife and falls in utter confusion. Unexplainable things keep happening as Ishigami struggles to find his wife. Gradually, Ishigami realizes all his memories are gone and finds himself acting like someone else. What is his true identity?Acting
2025Squid Game: Making Season 2 as Self
Camera
2024The Sympathizer (6 Episodes) ... Director of Photography
2023Cobweb ... Director of Photography
2022Connect (6 Episodes) ... Director of Photography
2022Decision to Leave ... Director of Photography
2021Squid Game (7 Episodes) ... Director of Photography
2021Ground Zero ... Director of Photography
2020Live Your Strength ... Director of Photography
2020The Nightmare ... Director of Photography
2019Ashfall ... Director of Photography
2019Persona (1 Episode) ... Director of Photography
2018Swing Kids ... Director of Photography
2017The Fortress ... Director of Photography
2017The Table ... Director of Photography
2017Okja ... "B" Camera Operator
2017A Day ... Director of Photography
2016The Age of Shadows ... Director of Photography
2016Worst Woman ... Camera Operator
2015The Advocate: A Missing Body ... Director of Photography
2014The Royal Tailor ... Director of Photography
2014Genome Hazard ... Camera Operator
2014Miss Granny ... Director of Photography
2013Hwayi: A Monster Boy ... Director of Photography
2013Cold Eyes ... Camera Operator
2013The Last Stand ... Director of Photography
2012Doomsday Book ... Director of Photography
2011Silenced ... Director of Photography
2011Hindsight ... Camera Operator
2010The Influence ... Director of Photography
2009Marine Boy ... Director of Photography
2007Hansel & Gretel ... Director of Photography
2006Forbidden Quest ... Director of Photography
2005A Bittersweet Life ... Director of Photography
Directing
2021Ground Zero ... Director
Writing
2021Ground Zero ... Writer