Im Kwon-taek
Directing·May 2, 1936 — 90 years old·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
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2026Mr. Kim Goes to the CinemaSelf2024Walking in the MoviesSelf2019Cloud, EncoreSelf2019Gravity of the TeaSelf2018Movie RoomTVSelf2017BhiksuniSelf · Director2014RevivreDirector2013Rough PlayJeonju Festival VIP2013JuryAudience2012Ari Ari the Korean CinemaSelf2011HanjiDirector · Screenplay2010Through Korean CinemaSelf2007Beyond the YearsDirector · Writer2005The Nine Lives of Korean CinemaSelf2004Low LifeDirector · Writer2002ChihwaseonDirector · Writer2000ChunhyangDirector1997DownfallWriter · Director1996FestivalDirector1995The Cinema on the RoadSelf1994The Taebaek MountainsDirector1993SopyonjeDirector1992General's Son 3Director1991Fly High, Run FarDirector1991General's Son 2Director1990General's SonDirector1989Come, Come, Come UpwardDirector1989Hand in HandDirector1988The Diary of King YonsanDirector · Editor1987The Surrogate WombDirector1987AdadaDirector1986TicketDirector1986GilsodomDirector1984You Can't Stop a Flowing RiverDirector1983Daughter of the FlamesDirector1983JagkoDirector1983Crying in a Butterfly's EmbraceDirector1983The Village of MistDirector1982Polluted OnesDirector1982Abenko Green BeretDirector1982High School TearsDirector1981MandalaDirector1980The Hidden HeroDirector1980Mrs. SpeculatorDirector1979Divine BowDirector1979The Little AdventurerDirector1979GenealogyDirector1979Tomorrow and TomorrowDirector1979A Warrior's Fighting SpiritDirector1978Near Yet Far AwayDirector1978The Evergreen TreeDirector1977Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyangDirector1977The Life of Ok-ryeDirector1976WifeDirector1976Commando on the Nakdong RiverDirector1976Bare Feet in the SnowDirector1976My HometownDirector1975Yesterday, Today and TomorrowDirector1975Why Did I Do That?Director1975YeonhwaDirector1975Yeonhwa 2Director1974I Won't CryDirector1974Wives on ParadeDirector1974The TestimonyDirector1973WeedsProducer · Director1973The Big ChaseDirector1973Five Hostesses for the ResistanceDirector1972Seize the Precious SwordDirector1972One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To LeaveDirector1972Cruel history of Myeong DongDirector1972Whirl of Betrayals on MyeongdongDirector1972A Second MotherDirector1971Revenge of the SwordDirector1971Don't Torture Me AnymoreDirector1971The Two Revengeful HunchbacksDirector1971A Bout in 30 YearsDirector1971Snowing on Grudge StreetDirector1970Woman with Long EyelashesDirector1970Rain Outside the PortholeDirector1970A Mysterious SwordDirector · Writer1970A Man Who Arrived by Night TrainDirector · Original Story1970A Woman PursuedDirector1970A Crape-Myrtle with Morning DewDirector1970One-eyed ParkDirector1970A Sword Under the MoonDirector · Writer1969Three Generations of MenDirector1969Sorry to Give You TroubleDirector1969Rainy Gomoryeong HillDirector1969A Precious Sword, A Knife of ThunderDirector1969The Night of Full MoonDirector1969Escaping ShanghaiDirector1969Eagle of Wild FieldDirector1968Returned Left-handed ManDirector1968Lady in DreamDirector1968A Man Like the WindDirector1968Femme Fatale, Jang Hee BinDirector1967NostalgiaDirector1967A SwordsmanDirector1967A Red-and-blue Gauze LanternDirector1966NilliriDirector1966I Am a KingDirector1966Ok-i Makes a Judge CryDirector1966Battlefield and a Female TeacherDirector1965The King and the Servant BoyDirector1965Fading in the RainDirector1964Her Majesty YeonghwaDirector1964The Power for Ten YearsDirector · Adaptation1964The Regular Tardy StudentDirector1964The Teacher with Ten DaughtersDirector1964The Result of the AmbitionDirector1964The Heartbreaking StoryDirector1963SinmungoDirector1963For My HusbandDirector1963Man Is Not PopularDirector1962Fighting LionsWriter1962The War and an Old ManDirector1962Farewell to the Duman RiverDirector1961BonanzaAssistant Director1961HorizonAssistant Director