By Kwon Mee-yoo
Staff Reporter
Award-winning director Kim Ki-duk chose Japanese actor Jo Odagiri and Korean actress Lee Na-young for his 15th movie ``Bimong (Sad Dream).''
``Bimong,'' produced by Kim Ki-duk Film and Sponge Ent, is about two people who are connected by dreams. Jin (played by Jo Odagiri) is a guy who dreams because he cannot forget his ex-girlfriend. Ran (Lee Na-young) sleepwalks in accordance with Jin's dream. They meet at a traffic accident scene where Ran behaves consistently with Jin's dream.
Kim is known for his distinctive experimental cinematic works. He received Best Director awards in 2004 at two film festivals, for two of his films. At the Berlin International Film Festival, he won an award for ``Samaria'' (2004) while at the Venice Film Festival he took one for ``3-Iron'' (2004). However, some of his movies are controversial due to their depiction of the abuse of women and animal cruelty.