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Director
Im Kwon-taek
- Born May 2, 1936 in Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea
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
Chihwaseon2002
Chunhyang2000
Sopyonje1993
Rough Play2013
Mandala1981
General's Son1990
The Surrogate Womb1987
Revivre2014
Filmography
- 2026Mr. Kim Goes to the CinemaFilmSelf
- 2024Walking in the MoviesFilmSelf
- 2019Gravity of the TeaFilmSelf
- 2019Cloud, EncoreFilmSelf
- 2018Movie RoomSeriesSelf
- 2017BhiksuniFilmSelf, Director
- 2014RevivreFilmDirector
- 2013Rough PlayFilmJeonju Festival VIP
- 2013JuryFilmAudience
- 2012Ari Ari the Korean CinemaFilmSelf
- 2011HanjiFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2010Through Korean CinemaFilmSelf
- 2007Beyond the YearsFilmDirector, Writer
- 2005The Nine Lives of Korean CinemaFilmSelf
- 2004Low LifeFilmDirector, Writer
- 2002ChihwaseonFilmDirector, Writer
- 2000ChunhyangFilmDirector
- 1997DownfallFilmWriter, Director
- 1996FestivalFilmDirector
- 1995The Cinema on the RoadFilmSelf
- 1994The Taebaek MountainsFilmDirector
- 1993SopyonjeFilmDirector
- 1992General's Son 3FilmDirector
- 1991General's Son 2FilmDirector
- 1991Fly High, Run FarFilmDirector
- 1990General's SonFilmDirector
- 1989Come, Come, Come UpwardFilmDirector
- 1989Hand in HandFilmDirector
- 1988The Diary of King YonsanFilmDirector, Editor
- 1987The Surrogate WombFilmDirector
- 1987AdadaFilmDirector
- 1986GilsodomFilmDirector
- 1986TicketFilmDirector
- 1984You Can't Stop a Flowing RiverFilmDirector
- 1983Pursuit of DeathFilmDirector
- 1983The Village of MistFilmDirector
- 1983Daughter of the FlamesFilmDirector
- 1983Crying in a Butterfly's EmbraceFilmDirector
- 1982High School TearsFilmDirector
- 1982Polluted OnesFilmDirector
- 1982Abenko Green BeretFilmDirector
- 1981MandalaFilmDirector
- 1980Mrs. SpeculatorFilmDirector
- 1980The Hidden HeroFilmDirector
- 1979GenealogyFilmDirector
- 1979The Little AdventurerFilmDirector
- 1979Tomorrow and TomorrowFilmDirector
- 1979A Warrior's Fighting SpiritFilmDirector
- 1979Divine BowFilmDirector
- 1978The Evergreen TreeFilmDirector
- 1978Near Yet Far AwayFilmDirector
- 1977The Life of Ok-ryeFilmDirector
- 1977Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyangFilmDirector
- 1976My HometownFilmDirector
- 1976Bare Feet in the SnowFilmDirector
- 1976WifeFilmDirector
- 1976Commando on the Nakdong RiverFilmDirector
- 1975YeonhwaFilmDirector
- 1975Yeonhwa 2FilmDirector
- 1975Why Did I Do That?FilmDirector
- 1975Yesterday, Today and TomorrowFilmDirector
- 1974Wives on ParadeFilmDirector
- 1974The TestimonyFilmDirector
- 1974I Won't CryFilmDirector
- 1973WeedsFilmProducer, Director
- 1973The Big ChaseFilmDirector
- 1973Five Hostesses for the ResistanceFilmDirector
- 1972A Second MotherFilmDirector
- 1972Cruel history of Myeong DongFilmDirector
- 1972Seize the Precious SwordFilmDirector
- 1972Whirl of Betrayals on MyeongdongFilmDirector
- 1972One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To LeaveFilmDirector
- 1971A Bout in 30 YearsFilmDirector
- 1971The Two Revengeful HunchbacksFilmDirector
- 1971Don't Torture Me AnymoreFilmDirector
- 1971Revenge of the SwordFilmDirector
- 1971Snowing on Grudge StreetFilmDirector
- 1970A Woman PursuedFilmDirector
- 1970Woman with Long EyelashesFilmDirector
- 1970A Sword Under the MoonFilmDirector, Writer