Directing
Im Kwon-taek
KO, EN, FR cinema · 118 credits
Born
2 May 1936 (age 90)
Birthplace
Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea
Also known as 임권택 · Kwon-taek Im
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
Filmography
Cloud, Encore
as Self
Bhiksuni
as Self, Director
Revivre
Director
Rough Play
as Jeonju Festival VIP
Jury
as Audience
Hanji
Director, Screenplay
Beyond the Years
Director, Writer
Low Life
Director, Writer
Chihwaseon
Director, Writer
Chunhyang
Director
Downfall
Writer, Director
Festival
Director
Sopyonje
Director
General's Son 3
Director
Fly High, Run Far
Director
General's Son 2
Director
General's Son
Director
Hand in Hand
Director
The Diary of King Yonsan
Director, Editor
The Surrogate Womb
Director
Adada
Director
Ticket
Director
Gilsodom
Director
Pursuit of Death
Director
The Village of Mist
Director
High School Tears
Director
Polluted Ones
Director
Abenko Green Beret
Director
Mandala
Director
Mrs. Speculator
Director
The Hidden Hero
Director
Genealogy
Director
Divine Bow
Director
The Evergreen Tree
Director
Near Yet Far Away
Director
The Life of Ok-rye
Director
My Hometown
Director
Wife
Director
Yeonhwa
Director
Yeonhwa 2
Director
Why Did I Do That?
Director
Wives on Parade
Director
The Testimony
Director
I Won't Cry
Director
The Big Chase
Director
Weeds
Producer, Director
A Second Mother
Director
A Bout in 30 Years
Director
A Woman Pursued
Director
A Sword Under the Moon
Director, Writer
One-eyed Park
Director
A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
Director, Original Story
A Mysterious Sword
Director, Writer
Eagle of Wild Field
Director
Escaping Shanghai
Director
A Man Like the Wind
Director
Lady in Dream
Director
A Swordsman
Director
Nostalgia
Director
I Am a King
Director
Nilliri
Director
Fading in the Rain
Director
The Power for Ten Years
Director, Adaptation
Her Majesty Yeonghwa
Director
For My Husband
Director
Man Is Not Popular
Director
Sinmungo
Director
Bonanza
Assistant Director
지평선
1961
Horizon
Assistant Director