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Kim Byung-soo

Director

Works as
Director
Titles
8 on Motif · 13 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 53% in 30 days

What are Kim Byung-soo's films like?

Across their 7 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
28%
Ideas
11%
Morality
8%
Power
5%
Society
3%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
6
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
3
Tense
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kim Byung-soo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 8 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kim Byung-soo's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

13 credits, 8 with a Motif page.

  • Rookie Cops(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · Director

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Scripting Your Destiny (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • He is Psychometric(2019)

    Show 16 episodes · Director

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Bride of Habaek(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · Director

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • A Korean Odyssey(2017)

    Show Director

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Shuttle Love Millennium (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 28 episodes · Director

  • Bubblegum(2015)

    Show 16 episodes · Director

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Three Musketeers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Nine: Nine Time Travels(2013)

    Show 20 episodes · Director

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Queen In-hyun's Man(2012)

    Show 16 episodes · Director

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Vampire Prosecutor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Chosun Police (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 42 episodes · Director

  • Space Monster Wangmagwi(1967)

    Special Effects

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1967 to 2022.

Highest rated

A Korean Odyssey (2017)

Motif 91st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing11 of 12: 10 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Motif score80thOther crew2 of 12: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Kim Byung-soo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kim Byung-soo's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eom Hyo-Seob shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors