Directing · b. 1936 · Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea

Im Kwon-taek

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.

Directed
Bhiksuni 2017 Revivre 2014 Hanji 2011 Beyond the Years 2007 Low Life 2004 Painted Fire 2002 Chunhyang 2000 Downfall 1997 Festival 1996 The Taebaek Mountains 1994 Sopyonje 1993 General's Son 3 1992 Fly High, Run Far 1991 General's Son 2 1991 General's Son 1990 Come, Come, Come Upward 1989 Hand in Hand 1989 The Diary of King Yonsan 1988 The Surrogate Womb 1987 Adada 1987 Ticket 1986 Gilsodom 1986 You Can't Stop a Flowing River 1986 Daughter of the Flames 1983 Jagko 1983 The Village of Mist 1983 Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace 1983 High School Tears 1982 Polluted Ones 1982 Abenko Green Beret 1982 Mandala 1981 Mrs. Speculator 1980 The Hidden Hero 1980 Genealogy 1979 The Little Adventurer 1979 A Warrior's Fighting Spirit 1979 Tomorrow and Tomorrow 1979 Divine Bow 1979 The Evergreen Tree 1978 Near Yet Far Away 1978 The Life of Ok-rye 1977 Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang 1977 My Hometown 1976 Bare Feet in the Snow 1976 Wife 1976 Commando on the Nakdong River 1976 Yeonhwa 1975 Yeonhwa 2 1975 Why Did I Do That? 1975 Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 1975 Wives on Parade 1974 The Testimony 1974 I Won't Cry 1974 Five Hostesses for the Resistance 1973 The Big Chase 1973 Weeds 1973 A Second Mother 1972 Cruel history of Myeong Dong 1972 Seize the Precious Sword 1972 Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong 1972 One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave 1972 A Bout in 30 Years 1971 Snowing on Grudge Street 1971 The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks 1971 Don't Torture Me Anymore 1971 Revenge of the Sword 1971 Woman with Long Eyelashes 1970 A Woman Pursued 1970 A Sword Under the Moon 1970 One-eyed Park 1970 A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew 1970 Rain Outside the Porthole 1970 A Mysterious Sword 1970 A Man Who Arrived by Night Train 1970 A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder 1969 Sorry to Give You Trouble 1969 Eagle of Wild Field 1969 Rainy Gomoryeong Hill 1969 Escaping Shanghai 1969 Three Generations of Men 1969 The Night of Full Moon 1969 Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin 1968 A Man Like the Wind 1968 Returned Left-handed Man 1968 Lady in Dream 1968 A Swordsman 1967 Nostalgia 1967 A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern 1967 Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry 1966 I Am a King 1966 Battlefield and a Female Teacher 1966 Nilliri 1966 Fading in the Rain 1965 The King and the Servant Boy 1965 The Power for Ten Years 1964 Her Majesty Yeonghwa 1964 The Teacher with Ten Daughters 1964 The Result of the Ambition 1964 The Regular Tardy Student 1964 The Heartbreaking Story 1964 For My Husband 1963 Man Is Not Popular 1963 Sinmungo 1963 Farewell to the Duman River 1962 The War and an Old Man 1962
Acting
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema Self 2026 Walking in the Movies Self 2024 Cloud, Encore Self 2019 Gravity of the Tea Self 2019 Rough Play Jeonju Festival VIP 2013 Jury Audience 2013 Ari Ari the Korean Cinema Self 2012 Through Korean Cinema Self 2010 The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema Self 2005 The Cinema on the Road Self 1995
Other Credits
Fighting Lions Writer 1962 Bonanza Assistant Director 1961 Horizon Assistant Director 1961
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