Im Kwon-taek

Im Kwon-taek

b. 1934 (age 92) Jangseong County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea

Director Writer

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

The Surrogate Woman

The Surrogate Woman

Sopyonje

Chunhyang

Painted Fire

Filmography

Revivre

Hanji

2011 Director Writer

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

Beyond the Years

Beyond the Years

2007 Director Writer

23 Coming Together: A Hop and a Hurdle

The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema

The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema

Low Life

2004 Director Writer

Painted Fire

2002 Director Writer

Chunhyang

Downfall

1997 Director Writer

Festival

The Taebaek Mountains

The Taebaek Mountains

Sopyonje

Son of a General II

Son of a General II

Son of a General III

Son of a General III

Fly High Run Far

Fly High Run Far

The General's Son

The General's Son

Come, Come, Come Upwards

Come, Come, Come Upwards

Hand in Hand

Diary of King Yonsan

Diary of King Yonsan

The Surrogate Woman

The Surrogate Woman

Adada

Gilsodom

Ticket

The Eternal Flow

The Eternal Flow

Village in the Mist

Village in the Mist

Daughter of the Flames

Daughter of the Flames

In the Bosom of a Butterfly

Abenko Green Berets

Abenko Green Berets

High School Tears

High School Tears

The Polluted One

The Polluted One

Mandala

Pursuit of Death

Pursuit of Death

The Hidden Hero

The Hidden Hero

The Wealthy Woman

The Wealthy Woman

Genealogy

The Divine Bow

The Little Adventurer

The Little Adventurer

Again Tomorrow

The Evergreen Tree

The Evergreen Tree

Near Yet Far Away

Near Yet Far Away

Madame Kye in the Imjin War

Madame Kye in the Imjin War

The Virtuous Woman

My Hometown

The Longest Summer

The Longest Summer

The Industrious Wife

The Industrious Wife

Bare Feet in the Snow

Bare Feet in the Snow

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

The Hidden Princess, Part 2

The Hidden Princess, Part 2

Jeungeon

Wives on Parade

Wives on Parade

The Hidden Princess

I'll Never Cry Again

Pursuit of the Bandits

Pursuit of the Bandits

The Deserted Widow

The Deserted Widow

Five Hostesses for the Resistance

Cruel History of Myeong-dong

Cruel History of Myeong-dong

One Returns and the Other Leaves

A Stepmother's Heartache

Samguk daehyeob

Myeongdong samgukji

Myeongdong samgukji

The 30-Year Showdown

The 30-Year Showdown

Nareul deoisang goerobhiji mara

The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks

The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks

Wonhanui geori nuni naerinda

Yogeom

1971 Director Writer

Binaerineun seonchangga

Binaerineun seonchangga

Soknunseobi kin yeoja

Soknunseobi kin yeoja

One-Eyed Mr. Park

Man on the Night Train

1970 Director Writer

Iseulmajeun baekilhong

Wolhaui geom

1970 Director Writer

A Woman Pursued

A Woman Pursued

1970 Director Writer

Eagle of Wild Field

Eagle of Wild Field

Night of the Full Moon

Night of the Full Moon

Roegeom

Rain on Gomo Bridge

Rain on Gomo Bridge

Escape from Shanghai

Would You Help Me?

Yohwa Jang Huibin

Yohwa Jang Huibin

Baramgateun sanai

Baramgateun sanai

Return of the Left-Handed Man

Lady in Dream

Pungunui geomgaek

Pungunui geomgaek

Cheongsa choryong

Manghyang cheonri

Nilniri

Beobchangeul ullin oki

Naneum wang-ida

Naneum wang-ida

Jeonjaenggwa yeogyosa

Jeonjaenggwa yeogyosa

Wanggwa sangno

Yogmangui gyeolsan

Yogmangui gyeolsan

Yeonghwa mama

Dangol jikaksaeng

Dangol jikaksaeng

Shibjamae seonsaeng

Shibnyeon sedo

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