Biography
Kim Hyung-koo is a South Korean cinematographer. He graduated in photography from Chung-Ang University in 1987 and from the Korean Film Academy in 1988, before earning an MFA in cinematography from the American Film Institute in 1993.
He began working as a cinematographer in the mid-1990s. His credits include Peppermint Candy (2000), Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006), The Warrior (2001), and several films directed by Hong Sang-soo, such as Woman Is the Future of Man (2004), Tale of Cinema (2005), The Day He Arrives (2011), On the Beach at Night Alone (2017), The Day After (2017) and Hotel by the River (2019). He has won awards for cinematography, including for Memories of Murder.
