Kim Ji-mi
Date of birth: 1940-07-15
Place of birth: Daejeon, South Korea
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 김지미, Kim Ji-Mee, Ji-mee Kim, Ким Чжи-ми, Ким Чжи Ми, Ким Чжими, Чжи-ми Ким, Чжими Ким
Biography
South Korean actress, producer, and film planner whose activity began in 1957. She was born in Daedeok, South Chungcheong province, Korea in 1940. While a student of Deokseong Girls' High School, Kim was cast to Kim Ki-young's film, Hwanghon yeolcha (황혼열차) in 1957. Kim has been commonly dubbed "Elizabeth Taylor of Korea" by the South Korean news media for her resemblance with the American actress' appearance and popularity as well as her many marriages and divorces
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When the Jewel Box is Broken
1971-03-13
Quit Your Life
1971-07-22
In the coal mine of the North Manchuria in the Japanese colonial period, Dhiho (Park, Sik) and Jinsu
The Last Flight to Pyongyang
1972-01-01
Major Jo Jin-hyang is assigned to training the air force cadets for dangerous bombing runs to Pyeong
Five Marines
1961-10-20
A brigade of five marines are sent on a dangerous mission to capture an enemy stronghold during the
The Sea Knows
1961-11-10
A Korean man, forced into service in the Japanese army during WWII, marries his Japanese girlfriend
Ticket
1986-08-23
The lives of the women working in a "café" in a South Korean port town, where customers exchange tic
Women of Yi-Dynasty
1969-05-02
Four short stories examing the lives of women in the last 18th and 19th century Story 1: 'Wives Shou
Female Power
1967-06-28
I Give You Everything
1989-09-30
The First Snow
1958-05-30
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1964-04-09
The King and the Servant Boy
1965-09-10
Nilliri
1966-10-29
Nostalgia
1967-12-08
Returned Left-handed Man
1968-11-30
Lady in Dream
1968-08-01
A Bout in 30 Years
1971-02-27
Best friends Dae-gyu and Dal-su fight over Ok-hi. When Ok-hui marries and goes to Seoul the fight en
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
1972-04-21
Weeds
1973-11-21
A depiction of the life and fate of a physically weak woman who has strong maternal love.
A Sword Under the Moon
1970-01-22
Buddha
1964-02-13
A prince in India learns that his birth was responsible for his mother's death. He makes up his mind
Vega
1968-10-19
As the daughter-in-law of a prestigious family, she had to live in a tearful marriage with strict mo
Wang-geon, the Great
1970-02-06
General Wang-gun marches on the capitol and overthrows the usurper Ku-jin who had slain the last kin
Wind, Please Tell Me
1965-07-28
Wanho and Kyunghui go camping, but Gwisun secretly loves Wanho. After an accident, Wanho and Gwisun
Prosecutor Min and a Female Teacher
1966-01-01
Jangson, a devoted student to Teacher Park, overcomes hardship to support his ailing grandmother. Te
Promises
1975-07-26
Mild-mannered and modest Sook-young looks like your usual middle-aged woman, but happens to be a man
The Tiger Moth
1965-11-27
A young bride becomes the prime suspect in a series of grisly murders. However, her dashing young la
Woman of Fire '82
1982-06-26
Intrigue and murder on a small poultry farm outside of Seoul when a young maid starts working on the
A Flower of Evil
1961-03-30
A doctor of biology succeeds in making a flower of evil. He has dedicated long years to the research
Why a Cuckoo Cries
1967-07-28
The only son of a government official Yun loves Ok-hwa, the daughter of former gisaeng Gye-seon. But
Herb of Desire
1968-11-23
Two traditional stories. In the first, a girl marries the bravest man in the village so she can send
Legends
1968-03-01
Three traditional Korean folktales. Story 1: The kindness and good deeds of a poor couple earns them
The Gates of Hell
1962-12-25
Two thousand and nine hundred years ago, Buddha is deeply touched by Mongryeon's love for his parent
Step-mother
1967-10-27
Pagoda of No Shadow
1970-04-23
A Salt Peddler
1966-06-11
Lee Chadon
1962-02-05
Madam Freedom
1969-03-28
A Cross of Love
1959-07-30
The Moral of Youth
1960-07-20
A Plateau
1969-02-16
There is No Tragedy
1959-08-15
The Earth
1974-11-23
Ha Dong, Kyung Nam Province in 1890. Choi Chi-Su's family is a grand land lord of the region from ge
Wonsullang
1961-11-18
The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
1964-10-16
A Revival
1960-01-01
Great Monk Wonhyo
1962-02-15
After losing his best friend in a fierce battle against Baekje in the first year of Queen Jindeok's
Soil
1967-05-18
Love
1968-02-11
The Way to Seoul
1962-04-05
A major of the South Korean army is taken prisoner during the Korean War (1950-1953). He attempts to
A Student Boarder
1966-06-29
A melodrama about a man whose girlfriend leaves him for another man after his face is disfigured. Th
Kinship
1963-10-03
The story takes place on a mountain slope where defectors from North Korea live. These families sell
Gilsodom
1986-04-05
A middle-aged woman in Busan searches for the son she lost in Gilsodom during the Korean War.
View from an Alley
1962-06-28
One father finds life nearly impossible to live as he attempts to raise his nine children on a pitif
Prince Daewon
1968-04-12
When King Cheol-jang dies, the throne passes to his son King Ko-jang but, because he is considered t
Lady Jang
1961-09-23
King Sukjong exalts a greedy concubine to the status of Bin, which is next to that of the Queen. The
The Last Empress
1966-08-18
Queen Yun reigned with King Sunjong since she was just 13 years old. She hid the royal seals needed
The Great Hero Yi Sun Shin
1971-10-03
A famous general who defeated Japanese invaders with the world's first iron ship, 'Turtle battleship
Hero's Blood
1969-01-01
South Korean martial arts.
Eulhwa
1979-09-28
Eul-hwa discovers that she has a talent for shamanism. She sends her son away to be raised by monks
Myong-Ja Akiko Sonia
1992-02-01
The life of a woman through the tumultuous years of Korea's modern history.
Wasteland
1975-10-24
At the end of the Japanese rule, Jeom-Rye, a daughter of a poor farmer, bares a son of a Japanese po
The Love Story of Chun-hyang
1961-01-18
Wolmae is a gisaeng living in Namwon. Her daughter, Chun-hyang, is secretly engaged to marry Lee Mon
The Secret Court
1970-10-17
With the king's death, Queen Heon-ae becomes the queen mother. Young Heon-ae misses Wang-uk whom she
When the Buckwheat Blooms
1967-12-15
Heo, an itinerary market dealer, had a short and passionate love with a girl called Bun when he was
Way of the Body
1959-08-19
A man accused of embezzlement starts a life as first a vagabound and later a thief. He feels he is u
Twilight Train
1957-10-31
The rivalry between two families prevents budding love from being realized in the younger generation
Elegy of Ren
1969-10-16
Simon, a painter, regains the use of his hands thanks to therapy administered by Ren. Later, when Si
The Country Left Behind
1962-03-01
Before the Korean War (1950-1953), a daughter of a Russian soldier stationed at Heungnam falls in lo
Desire
1968-03-20
A doctor is shocked to learn that his girlfriend had formerly been the mistress of a married man.
Your Name Is Woman
1969-03-07
An architect has an accident which leaves him uninterested in sex and unable to perform. His wife fe
A Male Housekeeper
1968-05-01
A woman hires a male cook, being afraid that her lewd husband may have an affair with a female cook.
Woman
1968-12-23
A man meets a woman on his hiking trip to Mountain Seorak, but she suffers from incurable diseases.
Farewell
1973-09-11
Children in the Firing Range
1967-11-25
The Only Son
1963-07-05
Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon
1959-11-25
Upon hearing that her fiance has been killed in battle, a woman makes her way to the Park Pagoda to
Chun-Hui
1967-08-02
The White Crow
1967-03-29
Until That Day
1969-09-09
Border Line
1964-09-19
A Korean family is separated during the Japanese colonial period and end up in different parts of As
First Experience
1970-11-27
A Second Mother
1972-01-13
Nam-Ok who has Yun-Ho and Yun-Suk remarries widowed Heung-Yeol who has Hyeong-Tae and Hyeong-Ja. Nam
명동에 흐르는 세월
1971-08-26
Buy My Fist
1965-08-07
팔도기생
1968-10-30
눈물의 박달재
1970-09-03
Eight Daughters-in-law
1970-12-05
Sequel of Gallant Man
1969-09-18
America, America
1988-09-24
A young Korean-American accidently kills someone and spends the next 7 years in prison. When release
In the Name of Memory
1989-05-12
Bhiksuni
2017-04-28
A partially restored version of Director Im Kwon-taek's Bhiksuni, which was halted in 1984 due to op
외출
1983-09-21
Chorus of Trees
1968-02-14
Cheol-woo, a Korean law student at Waseda University in Tokyo, secretly leads a student reading club
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
2012-12-06
Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making cert