NEWS
July 25, 1994 | K. CONNIE KANG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
North Korea's new leader, Kim Jong Il, is not quite the "madman" portrayed in press reports in the West but rather a meticulous planner who executes his projects with iron determination, according to South Korea's premier actress and film director, who were kidnaped by Kim and held captive for eight years in Pyongyang.