Im Kwon-taek

Im Kwon-taek

Known for
Directing
Born
May 2, 1936 (age 90)
Birthplace
Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea

Biography

Im Kwon-taek (born May 2, 1936) is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry. As of spring 2015, he has directed 102 films.

Known For

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Filmography

2017
Bhiksuni poster

Bhiksuni

Movie · Director

2014
Revivre poster

Revivre

Movie · Director

2011
Hanji poster

Hanji

Movie · Director

2007
Beyond the Years poster

Beyond the Years

Movie · Director

2004
Low Life poster

Low Life

Movie · Director

2002
Chihwaseon poster

Chihwaseon

Movie · Director

2000
Chunhyang poster

Chunhyang

Movie · Director

1997
Downfall poster

Downfall

Movie · Director

1996
Festival poster

Festival

Movie · Director

1994
The Taebaek Mountains poster

The Taebaek Mountains

Movie · Director

1993
Sopyonje poster

Sopyonje

Movie · Director

1992
General's Son 3 poster

General's Son 3

Movie · Director

1991
Fly High, Run Far poster

Fly High, Run Far

Movie · Director

1991
General's Son 2 poster

General's Son 2

Movie · Director

1990
General's Son poster

General's Son

Movie · Director

1989
Come, Come, Come Upward poster

Come, Come, Come Upward

Movie · Director

1989
Hand in Hand poster

Hand in Hand

Movie · Director

1988
The Diary of King Yonsan poster

The Diary of King Yonsan

Movie · Director

1987
The Surrogate Womb poster

The Surrogate Womb

Movie · Director

1987
Adada poster

Adada

Movie · Director

1986
Ticket poster

Ticket

Movie · Director

1986
Gilsodom poster

Gilsodom

Movie · Director

1984
You Can't Stop a Flowing River poster

You Can't Stop a Flowing River

Movie · Director

1983
Daughter of the Flames poster

Daughter of the Flames

Movie · Director

1983
Pursuit of Death poster

Pursuit of Death

Movie · Director

1983
The Village of Mist poster

The Village of Mist

Movie · Director

1983
Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace poster

Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace

Movie · Director

1982
High School Tears poster

High School Tears

Movie · Director

1982
Polluted Ones poster

Polluted Ones

Movie · Director

1982
Abenko Green Beret poster

Abenko Green Beret

Movie · Director

1981
Mandala poster

Mandala

Movie · Director

1980
Mrs. Speculator poster

Mrs. Speculator

Movie · Director

1980
The Hidden Hero poster

The Hidden Hero

Movie · Director

1979
Genealogy poster

Genealogy

Movie · Director

1979
The Little Adventurer poster

The Little Adventurer

Movie · Director

1979
A Warrior's Fighting Spirit

A Warrior's Fighting Spirit

Movie · Director

1979
Tomorrow and Tomorrow poster

Tomorrow and Tomorrow

Movie · Director

1979
Divine Bow poster

Divine Bow

Movie · Director

1978
The Evergreen Tree poster

The Evergreen Tree

Movie · Director

1978
Near Yet Far Away poster

Near Yet Far Away

Movie · Director

1977
The Life of Ok-rye poster

The Life of Ok-rye

Movie · Director

1977
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang poster

Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang

Movie · Director

1976
My Hometown poster

My Hometown

Movie · Director

1976
Bare Feet in the Snow

Bare Feet in the Snow

Movie · Director

1976
Wife poster

Wife

Movie · Director

1976
Commando on the Nakdong River poster

Commando on the Nakdong River

Movie · Director

1975
Yeonhwa poster

Yeonhwa

Movie · Director

1975
Yeonhwa 2 poster

Yeonhwa 2

Movie · Director

1975
Why Did I Do That? poster

Why Did I Do That?

Movie · Director

1975
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Movie · Director

1974
Wives on Parade poster

Wives on Parade

Movie · Director

1974
The Testimony poster

The Testimony

Movie · Director

1974
I Won't Cry poster

I Won't Cry

Movie · Director

1973
Five Hostesses for the Resistance poster

Five Hostesses for the Resistance

Movie · Director

1973
The Big Chase poster

The Big Chase

Movie · Director

1973
Weeds poster

Weeds

Movie · Director

1972
A Second Mother poster

A Second Mother

Movie · Director

1972
Cruel history of Myeong Dong poster

Cruel history of Myeong Dong

Movie · Director

1972
Seize the Precious Sword poster

Seize the Precious Sword

Movie · Director

1972
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong poster

Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong

Movie · Director

1972
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave poster

One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave

Movie · Director

1971
A Bout in 30 Years poster

A Bout in 30 Years

Movie · Director

1971
Snowing on Grudge Street poster

Snowing on Grudge Street

Movie · Director

1971
The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks poster

The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks

Movie · Director

1971
Don't Torture Me Anymore poster

Don't Torture Me Anymore

Movie · Director

1971
Revenge of the Sword poster

Revenge of the Sword

Movie · Director

1970
Woman with Long Eyelashes poster

Woman with Long Eyelashes

Movie · Director

1970
A Woman Pursued poster

A Woman Pursued

Movie · Director

1970
A Sword Under the Moon poster

A Sword Under the Moon

Movie · Director

1970
One-eyed Park poster

One-eyed Park

Movie · Director

1970
A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew poster

A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew

Movie · Director

1970
Rain Outside the Porthole poster

Rain Outside the Porthole

Movie · Director

1970
A Mysterious Sword poster

A Mysterious Sword

Movie · Director

1970
A Man Who Arrived by Night Train poster

A Man Who Arrived by Night Train

Movie · Director

1969
A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder poster

A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder

Movie · Director

1969
Sorry to Give You Trouble poster

Sorry to Give You Trouble

Movie · Director

1969
Eagle of Wild Field poster

Eagle of Wild Field

Movie · Director

1969
Rainy Gomoryeong Hill poster

Rainy Gomoryeong Hill

Movie · Director

1969
Escaping Shanghai poster

Escaping Shanghai

Movie · Director

1969
Three Generations of Men poster

Three Generations of Men

Movie · Director

1969
The Night of Full Moon poster

The Night of Full Moon

Movie · Director

1968
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin poster

Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin

Movie · Director

1968
A Man Like the Wind poster

A Man Like the Wind

Movie · Director

1968
Returned Left-handed Man poster

Returned Left-handed Man

Movie · Director

1968
Lady in Dream poster

Lady in Dream

Movie · Director

1967
A Swordsman poster

A Swordsman

Movie · Director

1967
Nostalgia poster

Nostalgia

Movie · Director

1967
A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern poster

A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern

Movie · Director

1966
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry poster

Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry

Movie · Director

1966
I Am a King poster

I Am a King

Movie · Director

1966
Battlefield and a Female Teacher poster

Battlefield and a Female Teacher

Movie · Director

1966
Nilliri poster

Nilliri

Movie · Director

1965
Fading in the Rain poster

Fading in the Rain

Movie · Director

1965
The King and the Servant Boy poster

The King and the Servant Boy

Movie · Director

1964
The Power for Ten Years poster

The Power for Ten Years

Movie · Director

1964
Her Majesty Yeonghwa poster

Her Majesty Yeonghwa

Movie · Director

1964
The Teacher with Ten Daughters poster

The Teacher with Ten Daughters

Movie · Director

1964
The Result of the Ambition poster

The Result of the Ambition

Movie · Director

1964
The Regular Tardy Student poster

The Regular Tardy Student

Movie · Director

1964
The Heartbreaking Story poster

The Heartbreaking Story

Movie · Director

1963
For My Husband poster

For My Husband

Movie · Director

1963
Man Is Not Popular poster

Man Is Not Popular

Movie · Director

1963
Sinmungo poster

Sinmungo

Movie · Director

1962
Farewell to the Duman River poster

Farewell to the Duman River

Movie · Director

1962
The War and an Old Man poster

The War and an Old Man

Movie · Director

1961
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

Movie · Assistant Director

1961
Horizon

Horizon

Movie · Assistant Director