Im Kwon-taek

Im Kwon-taek

Directing · Born 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.

As cast

As director

Bhiksuni
Bhiksuni 2017
Director
Revivre
Revivre 2014
Director
Hanji
Hanji 2011
Director
Beyond the Years
Beyond the Years 2007
Director
Low Life
Low Life 2004
Director
Painted Fire
Painted Fire 2002
Director
Chunhyang
Chunhyang 2000
Director
Downfall
Downfall 1997
Director
Festival
Festival 1996
Director
The Taebaek Mountains
The Taebaek Mountains 1994
Director
Sopyonje
Sopyonje 1993
Director
General's Son 3
General's Son 3 1992
Director
Fly High, Run Far
Fly High, Run Far 1991
Director
General's Son 2
General's Son 2 1991
Director
General's Son
General's Son 1990
Director
Come Come Come Upward
Come Come Come Upward 1989
Director
Hand in Hand
Hand in Hand 1989
Director
The Diary of King Yonsan
The Diary of King Yonsan 1988
Director
The Surrogate Womb
The Surrogate Womb 1987
Director
Adada
Adada 1987
Director
Ticket
Ticket 1986
Director
You Can't Stop a Flowing River
You Can't Stop a Flowing River 1986
Director
Gilsodom
Gilsodom 1986
Director
Daughter of the Flames
Daughter of the Flames 1983
Director
Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace
Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace 1983
Director
The Village of Mist
The Village of Mist 1983
Director
Polluted Ones
Polluted Ones 1982
Director
Abenko Green Beret
Abenko Green Beret 1982
Director
High School Tears
High School Tears 1982
Director
Mandala
Mandala 1981
Director
Pursuit of Death
Pursuit of Death 1980
Director
The Hidden Hero
The Hidden Hero 1980
Director
Mrs. Speculator
Mrs. Speculator 1980
Director
Divine Bow
Divine Bow 1979
Director
Genealogy
Genealogy 1979
Director
The Little Adventurer
The Little Adventurer 1979
Director
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Tomorrow and Tomorrow 1979
Director
No poster
A Warrior's Fighting Spirit 1979
Director
Near Yet Far Away
Near Yet Far Away 1978
Director
The Evergreen Tree
The Evergreen Tree 1978
Director
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang 1977
Director
The Life of Ok-rye
The Life of Ok-rye 1977
Director
Wife
Wife 1976
Director
Commando on the Nakdong River
Commando on the Nakdong River 1976
Director
No poster
Bare Feet in the Snow 1976
Director
My Hometown
My Hometown 1976
Director
No poster
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 1975
Director
Why Did I Do That?
Why Did I Do That? 1975
Director
Yeonhwa
Yeonhwa 1975
Director
Yeonhwa 2
Yeonhwa 2 1975
Director
I Won't Cry
I Won't Cry 1974
Director
Wives on Parade
Wives on Parade 1974
Director
The Testimony
The Testimony 1974
Director
Weeds
Weeds 1973
Director
The Big Chase
The Big Chase 1973
Director
Five Hostesses for the Resistance
Five Hostesses for the Resistance 1973
Director
Seize the Precious Sword
Seize the Precious Sword 1972
Director
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave 1972
Director
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
Cruel history of Myeong Dong 1972
Director
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong 1972
Director
A Second Mother
A Second Mother 1972
Director
Revenge of the Sword
Revenge of the Sword 1971
Director
Don't Torture Me Anymore
Don't Torture Me Anymore 1971
Director
The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks
The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks 1971
Director
A Bout in 30 Years
A Bout in 30 Years 1971
Director
Snowing on Grudge Street
Snowing on Grudge Street 1971
Director
Woman with Long Eyelashes
Woman with Long Eyelashes 1970
Director
Rain Outside the Porthole
Rain Outside the Porthole 1970
Director
A Mysterious Sword
A Mysterious Sword 1970
Director
A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
A Man Who Arrived by Night Train 1970
Director
A Woman Pursued
A Woman Pursued 1970
Director
A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew
A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew 1970
Director
One-eyed Park
One-eyed Park 1970
Director
A Sword Under the Moon
A Sword Under the Moon 1970
Director
Three Generations of Men
Three Generations of Men 1969
Director
Sorry to Give You Trouble
Sorry to Give You Trouble 1969
Director
Rainy Gomoryeong Hill
Rainy Gomoryeong Hill 1969
Director
A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder
A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder 1969
Director
The Night of Full Moon
The Night of Full Moon 1969
Director
Escaping Shanghai
Escaping Shanghai 1969
Director