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
| Birth Location | Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea |
|---|---|
| Born | 1936-05-02 |
Movies
Walking in the Movies
as Self
2024
Cloud, Encore
as Self
2019
Gravity of the Tea
as Self
2019
Rough Play
as Jeonju Festival VIP (uncredited)
2013
Jury
as Audience
2013
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
as Himself
2012
Through Korean Cinema
as Self
2010
The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema
as Himself
2006
The Cinema on the Road
as Himself
1995
Movies
Revivre
Director
2014
Hanji
Screenplay
2011
Hanji
Director
2011
Beyond the Years
Director
2007
Beyond the Years
Writer
2007
Low Life
Writer
2004
Low Life
Director
2004
Painted Fire
Writer
2002
Painted Fire
Director
2002
Chunhyang
Director
2000
Downfall
Writer
1997
Downfall
Director
1997
Festival
Director
1996
The Taebaek Mountains
Director
1994
Sopyonje
Director
1993
General's Son 3
Director
1992
General's Son 2
Director
1991
Fly High, Run Far
Director
1991
General's Son
Director
1990
Come Come Come Upward
Director
1989
Hand in Hand
Director
1989
The Diary of King Yonsan
Editor
1988
The Diary of King Yonsan
Director
1988
The Surrogate Womb
Director
1987
Adada
Director
1987
Ticket
Director
1986
You Can't Stop a Flowing River
Director
1986
Gilsodom
Director
1986
Daughter of the Flames
Director
1983
Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace
Director
1983
The Village of Mist
Director
1983
Polluted Ones
Director
1982
Abenko Green Beret
Director
1982
High School Tears
Director
1982
Mandala
Director
1981
Jagko
Director
1980
The Hidden Hero
Director
1980
Mrs. Speculator
Director
1980
Divine Bow
Director
1979
Genealogy
Director
1979
The Little Adventurer
Director
1979
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Director
1979
A Warrior's Fighting Spirit
Director
1979
Near Yet Far Away
Director
1978
The Evergreen Tree
Director
1978
1977
The Life of Ok-rye
Director
1977
Wife
Director
1976
Commando on the Nakdong River
Director
1976
Bare Feet in the Snow
Director
1976
My Hometown
Director
1976
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Director
1975
Why Did I Do That?
Director
1975
Yeonhwa 2
Director
1975
Yeonhwa
Director
1975
I Won't Cry
Director
1974
Wives on Parade
Director
1974
The Testimony
Director
1974
Weeds
Producer
1973
Weeds
Director
1973
The Big Chase
Director
1973
Five Hostesses for the Resistance
Director
1973
Seize the Precious Sword
Director
1972
1972
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
Director
1972
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
Director
1972
A Second Mother
Director
1972
Revenge of the Sword
Director
1971
Don't Torture Me Anymore
Director
1971
The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks
Director
1971
A Bout in 30 Years
Director
1971
Snowing on Grudge Street
Director
1971
Woman with Long Eyelashes
Director
1970
Rain Outside the Porthole
Director
1970
A Mysterious Sword
Writer
1970
A Mysterious Sword
Director
1970
A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
Original Story
1970
A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
Director
1970
A Woman Pursued
Director
1970
A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew
Director
1970
One-eyed Park
Director
1970
A Sword Under the Moon
Writer
1970
A Sword Under the Moon
Director
1970
Three Generations of Men
Director
1969
Sorry to Give You Trouble
Director
1969
Rainy Gomoryeong Hill
Director
1969
A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder
Director
1969
The Night of Full Moon
Director
1969
Escaping Shanghai
Director
1969
Eagle of Wild Field
Director
1969
Returned Left-handed Man
Director
1968
Lady in Dream
Director
1968
A Man Like the Wind
Director
1968
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
Director
1968
Nostalgia
Director
1967
A Swordsman
Director
1967
A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern
Director
1967
Nilliri
Director
1966
I Am a King
Director
1966
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
Director
1966
Battlefield and a Female Teacher
Director
1966
The King and the Servant Boy
Director
1965
Fading in the Rain
Director
1965
Her Majesty Yeonghwa
Director
1964
The Power for Ten Years
Adaptation
1964
The Power for Ten Years
Director
1964
The Regular Tardy Student
Director
1964
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
Director
1964
The Result of the Ambition
Director
1964
The Heartbreaking Story
Director
1964
Sinmungo
Director
1963
For My Husband
Director
1963
Man Is Not Popular
Director
1963
Fighting Lions
Writer
1962
The War and an Old Man
Director
1962
Farewell to the Duman River
Director
1962
A Bonanza
Assistant Director
1961
Horizon
Assistant Director
1961
