Kim Jun Ok
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| Kim Jun Ok | |
 Kim Jun Ok (83) | |
| Also known as | Kim Jun-Ok, Kim Djoun Ok |
| Origin | Korea |
| Birth date | June 25, 1935 |
| Birthplace | Haeju Town, Hwanghae Province, Korea |
| Occupation | Animator, animation director |
| Years active | 1963-2014 |
| Main works | Simba, le roi lion Squirrel and Hedgehog The Boy General The Clever Raccoon Dog La montagna incantata |
| Related people | Ko Pyŏng Hwa, Ri Yŏng Ho, Orlando Corradi |
Kim Jun Ok (Korean:
The Clever Raccoon Dog
Main characters in The Clever Raccoon Dog
Squirrel and Hedgehog
Simba the King Lion
- La Legende du Titanic.webp
The Legend of Titanic
Tentacolino
Contents
Introduction
- Kim Jun Ok was born in Haeju Town, Hwanghae Province, Korea, where is divided into Pyŏksŏng County (벽성군) now.
- Kim, a veteran artist of SEK Studio, has been involved in animation production for more than 50 years, and as of 2009, he has produced more than 500 cartoons, including "The Squirrel and the Hedgehog," which is famous in western countries. SEK Studio produced more than 1,500 animations, of which Kim's work alone accounted for about one-third of the company's works.
- Kim is good at creating children's animation, the theme of which is humanoid animal image. This coincides with some of Disney's works. Kim is called "Walt Disney of Korea" in the style of Western animation.
- His work has been praised by film critics as "childlike and unique".
Brief biography
Early life: 1935-1963
Career: 1963-2014
Early career: 1963–1986
Collaboration with the West: 1986-2008
- From 1986 onwards, he collaborated with France, Italy and other countries to produce children's films.
- In terms of collaboration with Italy, Kim is the director (or one of the directors) of numerous animations co-produced by SEK Studio and Mondo TV in Italy.
- Since 2003, the number of collaborations between DPRK and the West has decreased dramatically due to declining competitiveness and worsening international situation, and deterioration of the international situation. The last known Western animation produced by Kim as a director was The Enchanted Mountain with Italian TV Mondo in 2008.
- Kim is the best-known Korean animation director in the West.
- In 2001, SEK Studio was in the midst of a generational shift. Many old directors were replaced by the young one. However, Kim Jun-ok's status remained unchanged due to his 40 years of experience in animation art and directing.
After retirement: 2014 till now
- In 2014 or so, 79-year-old Kim retired, but he didn't want to rest. On the contrary, he decided to compile references for animation production based on his previous experience as a director and finally presented the results to his former employer SEK Studio.
- In 2018, Kim Jun Ok, one of the directors of the first season of The Boy General, returned to SEK Studios as "Grandfathers Retired because of Old Age" and promoted it on KCTV's special "On the Day of the Creation of the Animation".
Participating Works
Television series
- 1977 Squirrel and Hedgehog Season 1 (Director, screenwriter, lyricist)[1]
- 1983 A Winged Horse (Director)[2]
- 1987 The Clever Raccoon Dog (Director)[3], screenwriter[4])
- 1989 Spiff and Hercules (Responsible director)[5]
- 1990 The Boy General Season 1 (Director)[6]
- 1996 Simba the King Lion (Director)
- 1997 Simba Jr. Goes to N.Y. and the World Cup (Director)
- 1998 Pocahontas: Princesse des Indiens d'Amérique (Director)
- 1998 The Legend of Sleeping Beauty (Director)
- 1999 The Great Book of Nature (Chief director)
- 2001 Toy Toons (Director)
Animated films
- 1996 Drago Nero Giovane (Director)[7]
- 1999 The Legend of Titanic (Director)[8]
- 2000 The Prince of Dinosaurs (Director)[9]
- 2004 Tentacolino (Director)
- 2008 The Enchanted Mountain (Director)
Animated short films
- 1968 Ŏksoe (Director)
- 1975 Little Doctor[10] (Director)
- 1983 The Story of Two Generals (Director)
- Unknown A Picture Game'[11] (Director)
- 1986 A witty puppy[12] (Director)
Trailer
- 1996 the Trailer of animated movie Gandahar
Others
- Picture Book Animated Film References
Personal Awards
- Merited Artist
- People's Artist
- 2001 Kim Il Sung Award
Notes and external links
- ↑ only in episode 1 to 4
- ↑ Directed with Ko Pyŏng Hwa
- ↑ only in episode 21, 29, 30, 37, 46, 48, 49, 50
- ↑ 21, 29, 30, 37, 41, 42, 46, 50
- ↑ only in episode 134
- ↑ only in episode 12, 17, 18
- ↑ Directed with Yun Ju Song
- ↑ Directed with Orlando Corradi
- ↑ Directed with Orlando Corradi
- ↑ Korean: 《꼬마박사》
- ↑ Korean: 《그림운동회》
- ↑ Korean: 《재간둥이 멍멍이》
