Director Kim Young-bin, known for "Kim's War" and "Terrorist," has passed away at the age of 72

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Director Kim Young-bin, who directed films such as "Kim's War" and "Terrorist," has died.

According to film industry sources on the 8th, the late director passed away that day due to a sudden illness. He was 72 years old.

Born in 1955, the late director worked as an assistant director on Director Im Kwon-taek's "The Surrogate" (1986), "A-Da-Da" (1987), and "Aje Aje Bara Aje" (1989) before making his directorial debut in 1992 with "Kim's War," a film based on the Kim Hee-ro incident involving a Zainichi Korean.

With his debut work, he won the Best New Director Award at the 13th Blue Dragon Film Awards, the Best New Director and Best Screenplay Awards in the film category at the 28th Baeksang Arts Awards, and the Best New Director Award at the 12th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards.

He subsequently directed "No Emergency Exit" (1993), "Terrorist" (1995), "Come to Me" (1996), "Firebird" (1996), "Racing" (2007), and "City Love Story" (2011). Additionally, he served as the executive director of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in 2011 and 2012.

The wake has been set up in Room 3 at the Uju Funeral Home in Gohyeong-eup, Gohyeong-gun, South Jeolla Province. The funeral will be held at 9 a.m. on the 10th, and the burial site is the Seoul Metropolitan Memorial Park.

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