Biography
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.
Filmography
all 116
Movies 115
Director 106
self 6
TV Shows 1
Writer 1
Self
Cloud, Encore (2019)
Movie
Self
Gravity of the Tea (2019)
Movie
Self
Movie Room (2018)
TV
Director
Revivre (2014)
Movie
Jeonju Festival VIP (uncredited)
Rough Play (2013)
Movie
Audience
Jury (2013)
Movie
Actor
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema (2012)
Movie
Director
Hanji (2011)
Movie
Self
Through Korean Cinema (2010)
Movie
Director
Beyond the Years (2007)
Movie
Self
The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema (2006)
Movie
Director
Low Life (2004)
Movie
Director
Painted Fire (2002)
Movie
Director
Chunhyang (2000)
Movie
Director
Downfall (1997)
Movie
Director
Festival (1996)
Movie
Himself
The Cinema on the Road (1995)
Movie
Director
The Taebaek Mountains (1994)
Movie
Director
Sopyonje (1993)
Movie
Director
General's Son 3 (1992)
Movie
Director
General's Son 2 (1991)
Movie
Director
Fly High, Run Far (1991)
Movie
Director
General's Son (1990)
Movie
Director
Come Come Come Upward (1989)
Movie
Director
Hand in Hand (1989)
Movie
Director
The Diary of King Yonsan (1988)
Movie
Director
The Surrogate Womb (1987)
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Director
Adada (1987)
Movie
Director
Ticket (1986)
Movie
Director
You Can't Stop a Flowing River (1986)
Movie
Director
Gilsodom (1986)
Movie
Director
Daughter of the Flames (1983)
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Director
Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace (1983)
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Director
The Village of Mist (1983)
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Director
Polluted Ones (1982)
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Director
Abenko Green Beret (1982)
Movie
Director
High School Tears (1982)
Movie
Director
Mandala (1981)
Movie
Director
Jagko (1980)
Movie
Director
The Hidden Hero (1980)
Movie
Director
Mrs. Speculator (1980)
Movie
Director
Divine Bow (1979)
Movie
Director
Genealogy (1979)
Movie
Director
The Little Adventurer (1979)
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Director
Tomorrow and Tomorrow (1979)
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Director
A Warrior's Fighting Spirit (1979)
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Director
Near Yet Far Away (1978)
Movie
Director
The Evergreen Tree (1978)
Movie
Director
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang (1977)
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Director
The Life of Ok-rye (1977)
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Director
Wife (1976)
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Director
Commando on the Nakdong River (1976)
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Director
Bare Feet in the Snow (1976)
Movie
Director
My Hometown (1976)
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Director
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1975)
Movie
Director
Why Did I Do That? (1975)
Movie
Director
Yeonhwa 2 (1975)
Movie
Director
Yeonhwa (1975)
Movie
Director
I Won't Cry (1974)
Movie
Director
Wives on Parade (1974)
Movie
Director
The Testimony (1974)
Movie
Director
Weeds (1973)
Movie
Director
The Big Chase (1973)
Movie
Director
Five Hostesses for the Resistance (1973)
Movie
Director
Seize the Precious Sword (1972)
Movie
Director
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave (1972)
Movie
Director
Cruel history of Myeong Dong (1972)
Movie
Director
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong (1972)
Movie
Director
A Second Mother (1972)
Movie
Director
Revenge of the Sword (1971)
Movie
Director
Don't Torture Me Anymore (1971)
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Director
The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks (1971)
Movie
Director
A Bout in 30 Years (1971)
Movie
Director
Snowing on Grudge Street (1971)
Movie
Director
Woman with Long Eyelashes (1970)
Movie
Director
Rain Outside the Porthole (1970)
Movie
Director / Writer
A Mysterious Sword (1970)
Movie
Director / Original Story
A Man Who Arrived by Night Train (1970)
Movie
Director
A Woman Pursued (1970)
Movie
Director
A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew (1970)
Movie
Director
One-eyed Park (1970)
Movie
Director / Writer
A Sword Under the Moon (1970)
Movie
Director
Three Generations of Men (1969)
Movie
Director
Sorry to Give You Trouble (1969)
Movie
Director
Rainy Gomoryeong Hill (1969)
Movie
Director
A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder (1969)
Movie
Director
The Night of Full Moon (1969)
Movie
Director
Escaping Shanghai (1969)
Movie
Director
Eagle of Wild Field (1969)
Movie
Director
Returned Left-handed Man (1968)
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Director
Lady in Dream (1968)
Movie
Director
A Man Like the Wind (1968)
Movie
Director
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin (1968)
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Director
Nostalgia (1967)
Movie
Director
A Swordsman (1967)
Movie
Director
A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern (1967)
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Director
Nilliri (1966)
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Director
I Am a King (1966)
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Director
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry (1966)
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Director
Battlefield and a Female Teacher (1966)
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Director
The King and the Servant Boy (1965)
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Director
Fading in the Rain (1965)
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Director
Her Majesty Yeonghwa (1964)
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Director
The Power for Ten Years (1964)
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Director
The Regular Tardy Student (1964)
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Director
The Teacher with Ten Daughters (1964)
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Director
The Result of the Ambition (1964)
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Director
The Heartbreaking Story (1964)
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Director
Sinmungo (1963)
Movie
Director
For My Husband (1963)
Movie
Director
Man Is Not Popular (1963)
Movie
Writer
Fighting Lions (1962)
Movie
Director
The War and an Old Man (1962)
Movie
Director
Farewell to the Duman River (1962)
Movie
Assistant Director
A Bonanza (1961)
Movie
Assistant Director
Horizon (1961)
Movie
Ratings
Average 3.25
Based on 10.3 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1969
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1934-12-08 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceJangseong, South Korea
ChildrenKwon Hyun-sang
CitizenshipsSouth Korea
Also Known As임권택, Kwon-taek Im
AwardsHo-Am Prize in the Arts, Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize, Grand Bell Awards
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