Born in Busan on April 13th, 1941, Director Ha Kil-chong graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in French literature in 1959 and published a collection of poems in 1962. He moved to France after graduating, and later entered the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television in 1965. Returning to Korea in 1970, he directed his first feature film, [The Pollen of Flowers], and in 1975 with his [The March of Fools], he was raised to the rank of major directors. He explored and made films of different styles such as [Her Fidelity] and [The Ascension of Han-ne]. He was an excellent critic and intellectual; and also a thinker who was ahead of his time. He passed away suddenly on 28 February 1979 due to a cerebrovascular stoke.