Im Kwon-taek

Directing

Im Kwon-taek

Born 2 May 1936 · Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea · 90

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

Highlights

Chihwaseon2002 · Film · Director
Sopyonje1993 · Film · Director
Chunhyang2000 · Film · Director
Rough Play2013 · Film · Jeonju Festival VIP
Mandala1981 · Film · Director
The Surrogate Womb1987 · Film · Director

Filmography

Movies

104 films

Bhiksuni2017 · Film · Director
Revivre2014 · Film · Director
Rough Play2013 · Film · Jeonju Festival VIP
Jury2013 · Film · Audience
Hanji2011 · Film · Screenplay
Beyond the Years2007 · Film · Writer
Low Life2004 · Film · Director
Chihwaseon2002 · Film · Director
Chunhyang2000 · Film · Director
Downfall1997 · Film · Writer
Festival1996 · Film · Director
The Taebaek Mountains1994 · Film · Director
Sopyonje1993 · Film · Director
General's Son 31992 · Film · Director
Fly High, Run Far1991 · Film · Director
General's Son 21991 · Film · Director
General's Son1990 · Film · Director
Come, Come, Come Upward1989 · Film · Director
Hand in Hand1989 · Film · Director
The Diary of King Yonsan1988 · Film · Director
The Surrogate Womb1987 · Film · Director
Adada1987 · Film · Director
Ticket1986 · Film · Director
Gilsodom1986 · Film · Director
You Can't Stop a Flowing River1984 · Film · Director
Daughter of the Flames1983 · Film · Director
Pursuit of Death1983 · Film · Director
Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace1983 · Film · Director
The Village of Mist1983 · Film · Director
Polluted Ones1982 · Film · Director
Abenko Green Beret1982 · Film · Director
High School Tears1982 · Film · Director
Mandala1981 · Film · Director
The Hidden Hero1980 · Film · Director
Mrs. Speculator1980 · Film · Director
Divine Bow1979 · Film · Director
The Little Adventurer1979 · Film · Director
Genealogy1979 · Film · Director
Tomorrow and Tomorrow1979 · Film · Director
Near Yet Far Away1978 · Film · Director
The Evergreen Tree1978 · Film · Director
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang1977 · Film · Director
The Life of Ok-rye1977 · Film · Director
Wife1976 · Film · Director
Commando on the Nakdong River1976 · Film · Director
My Hometown1976 · Film · Director
Why Did I Do That?1975 · Film · Director
Yeonhwa1975 · Film · Director
Yeonhwa 21975 · Film · Director
I Won't Cry1974 · Film · Director
Wives on Parade1974 · Film · Director
The Testimony1974 · Film · Director
Weeds1973 · Film · Director
The Big Chase1973 · Film · Director
Five Hostesses for the Resistance1973 · Film · Director
Seize the Precious Sword1972 · Film · Director
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave1972 · Film · Director
Cruel history of Myeong Dong1972 · Film · Director
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong1972 · Film · Director
A Second Mother1972 · Film · Director
Revenge of the Sword1971 · Film · Director
Don't Torture Me Anymore1971 · Film · Director
The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks1971 · Film · Director
A Bout in 30 Years1971 · Film · Director
Snowing on Grudge Street1971 · Film · Director
Woman with Long Eyelashes1970 · Film · Director
Rain Outside the Porthole1970 · Film · Director
A Mysterious Sword1970 · Film · Director
A Man Who Arrived by Night Train1970 · Film · Director
A Woman Pursued1970 · Film · Director
A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew1970 · Film · Director
One-eyed Park1970 · Film · Director
A Sword Under the Moon1970 · Film · Director
Three Generations of Men1969 · Film · Director
Sorry to Give You Trouble1969 · Film · Director
Rainy Gomoryeong Hill1969 · Film · Director
A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder1969 · Film · Director
The Night of Full Moon1969 · Film · Director
Escaping Shanghai1969 · Film · Director
Eagle of Wild Field1969 · Film · Director
Returned Left-handed Man1968 · Film · Director
Lady in Dream1968 · Film · Director
A Man Like the Wind1968 · Film · Director
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin1968 · Film · Director
Nostalgia1967 · Film · Director
A Swordsman1967 · Film · Director
A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern1967 · Film · Director
Nilliri1966 · Film · Director
I Am a King1966 · Film · Director
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry1966 · Film · Director
Battlefield and a Female Teacher1966 · Film · Director
The King and the Servant Boy1965 · Film · Director
Fading in the Rain1965 · Film · Director
Her Majesty Yeonghwa1964 · Film · Director
The Power for Ten Years1964 · Film · Director
The Regular Tardy Student1964 · Film · Director
The Teacher with Ten Daughters1964 · Film · Director
The Result of the Ambition1964 · Film · Director
The Heartbreaking Story1964 · Film · Director
Sinmungo1963 · Film · Director
For My Husband1963 · Film · Director
Man Is Not Popular1963 · Film · Director
The War and an Old Man1962 · Film · Director
Farewell to the Duman River1962 · Film · Director