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Im Kwon-taek

Directing • 1936-05-02 • 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

Chihwaseon

Chihwaseon

2002

Sopyonje

Sopyonje

1993

Chunhyang

Chunhyang

2000

Mandala

Mandala

1981

The Surrogate Womb

The Surrogate Womb

1987

General's Son

General's Son

1990

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Filmography

2017
BhiksuniFilm
Director
2014
RevivreFilm
Director
★ 5.9
2011
HanjiFilm
Director
★ 5.9
2007
Beyond the YearsFilm
Director
★ 6.3
2004
Low LifeFilm
Director
★ 5.9
2002
ChihwaseonFilm
Director
★ 7.0
2000
ChunhyangFilm
Director
★ 6.6
1997
DownfallFilm
Director
★ 5.2
1996
FestivalFilm
Director
★ 7.4
1994
The Taebaek MountainsFilm
Director
★ 6.9
1993
SopyonjeFilm
Director
★ 7.8
1992
General's Son 3Film
Director
★ 6.1
1991
General's Son 2Film
Director
★ 5.4
1991
Fly High, Run FarFilm
Director
★ 6.6
1990
General's SonFilm
Director
★ 5.7
1989
Come, Come, Come UpwardFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1989
Hand in HandFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1988
The Diary of King YonsanFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1987
The Surrogate WombFilm
Director
★ 7.1
1987
AdadaFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1986
GilsodomFilm
Director
★ 6.9
1986
TicketFilm
Director
★ 5.8
1984
You Can't Stop a Flowing RiverFilm
Director
1983
Pursuit of DeathFilm
Director
★ 7.2
1983
The Village of MistFilm
Director
★ 6.8
1983
Daughter of the FlamesFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1983
Crying in a Butterfly's EmbraceFilm
Director
1982
High School TearsFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1982
Polluted OnesFilm
Director
★ 5.5
1982
Abenko Green BeretFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1981
MandalaFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1980
The Hidden HeroFilm
Director
★ 6.2
1980
Mrs. SpeculatorFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1979
GenealogyFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1979
The Little AdventurerFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1979
Tomorrow and TomorrowFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1979
A Warrior's Fighting SpiritFilm
Director
1979
Divine BowFilm
Director
1978
The Evergreen TreeFilm
Director
★ 5.8
1978
Near Yet Far AwayFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1977
The Life of Ok-ryeFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1977
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyangFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1976
My HometownFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1976
WifeFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1976
Commando on the Nakdong RiverFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1976
Bare Feet in the SnowFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1975
Why Did I Do That?Film
Director
★ 8.0
1975
YeonhwaFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1975
Yeonhwa 2Film
Director
★ 8.0
1975
Yesterday, Today and TomorrowFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1974
Wives on ParadeFilm
Director
★ 5.8
1974
The TestimonyFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1974
I Won't CryFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1973
WeedsFilm
Director
★ 6.2
1973
The Big ChaseFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1973
Five Hostesses for the ResistanceFilm
Director
1972
A Second MotherFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1972
Cruel history of Myeong DongFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1972
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To LeaveFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1972
Seize the Precious SwordFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1972
Whirl of Betrayals on MyeongdongFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1971
Revenge of the SwordFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1971
A Bout in 30 YearsFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1971
The Two Revengeful HunchbacksFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1971
Don't Torture Me AnymoreFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1971
Snowing on Grudge StreetFilm
Director
1970
One-eyed ParkFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1970
A Sword Under the MoonFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1970
Rain Outside the PortholeFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1970
A Mysterious SwordFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1970
A Woman PursuedFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1970
A Crape-Myrtle with Morning DewFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1970
Woman with Long EyelashesFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1970
A Man Who Arrived by Night TrainFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1969
Eagle of Wild FieldFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1969
Rainy Gomoryeong HillFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1969
A Precious Sword, A Knife of ThunderFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1969
Escaping ShanghaiFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1969
Three Generations of MenFilm
Director
1969
Sorry to Give You TroubleFilm
Director
1969
The Night of Full MoonFilm
Director
1968
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee BinFilm
Director
★ 9.5
1968
Returned Left-handed ManFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1968
Lady in DreamFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1968
A Man Like the WindFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1967
A Red-and-blue Gauze LanternFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1967
A SwordsmanFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1967
NostalgiaFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1966
I Am a KingFilm
Director
★ 5.2
1966
Ok-i Makes a Judge CryFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1966
Battlefield and a Female TeacherFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1966
NilliriFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1965
Fading in the RainFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1965
The King and the Servant BoyFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1964
The Teacher with Ten DaughtersFilm
Director
★ 8.5
1964
The Regular Tardy StudentFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1964
Her Majesty YeonghwaFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1964
The Heartbreaking StoryFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1964
The Power for Ten YearsFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1964
The Result of the AmbitionFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1963
Man Is Not PopularFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1963
SinmungoFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1963
For My HusbandFilm
Director
1962
Farewell to the Duman RiverFilm
Director
★ 6.2
1962
The War and an Old ManFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1961
BonanzaFilm
Assistant Director
★ 5.5
1961
HorizonFilm
Assistant Director