"I have also watched a few Taiwanese films and I admire filmmakers such as Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang," Kim said. "But I can't make their kind of films.
"They slowly brew their characters and the emotions for their films. Their thinking about humanity is very heavy and thick," said Kim. "In my films, the characters are strong. Emotions and desires are primitive and more animal-like," Kim said.
Kim's most recent film, Coast Guard, was the opening film for the Pusan Film Festival this year. It tells the story of a private serving on Korea's heavily-militarized maritime border. Here again Kim attacks taboos in Korean society head on, using his own experience of serving in the marines.
Kim's ninth film, about monks in Korea, is already in post-production.
"For me, making films is no different from physical labor. I just keep on making more and don't think of anything else," said Kim, explaining his non-stop creativity.
There will be a screening of Bad Guy at the Golden Horse festival at Lion's Cinema on Sunday, Nov. 10, at 11:40pm. Tickets are available through ERA ticketing outlets.
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