Im Kwon-taek
Known for directing · Born 2 May 1936 · 90 · Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea
120 credits
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
Chihwaseon
2002
Chunhyang
2000
Sopyonje
1993
Mandala
1981
General's Son
1990
The Surrogate Womb
1987
Revivre
2014
Beyond the Years
2007
Low Life
2004
Downfall
1997
The Taebaek Mountains
1994
Come, Come, Come Upward
1989
Acting (12)
2026Mr. Kim Goes to the CinemaSelfFilm
2024Walking in the MoviesSelfFilm
2019Gravity of the TeaSelfFilm
2019Cloud, EncoreSelfFilm
2018Movie RoomSelfSeries
2017BhiksuniSelfFilm
2013Rough PlayJeonju Festival VIPFilm
2013JuryAudienceFilm
2012Ari Ari the Korean CinemaSelfFilm
2010Through Korean CinemaSelfFilm
2005The Nine Lives of Korean CinemaSelfFilm
1995The Cinema on the RoadSelfFilm
Directing (105)
2017BhiksuniDirectorFilm
2014RevivreDirectorFilm
2011HanjiDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2007Beyond the YearsDirector, WriterFilm
2004Low LifeDirector, WriterFilm
2002ChihwaseonDirector, WriterFilm
2000ChunhyangDirectorFilm
1996FestivalDirectorFilm
1994The Taebaek MountainsDirectorFilm
1993SopyonjeDirectorFilm
1992General's Son 3DirectorFilm
1991General's Son 2DirectorFilm
1991Fly High, Run FarDirectorFilm
1990General's SonDirectorFilm
1989Come, Come, Come UpwardDirectorFilm
1989Hand in HandDirectorFilm
1988The Diary of King YonsanDirector, EditorFilm
1987The Surrogate WombDirectorFilm
1987AdadaDirectorFilm
1986GilsodomDirectorFilm
1986TicketDirectorFilm
1984You Can't Stop a Flowing RiverDirectorFilm
1983JagkoDirectorFilm
1983The Village of MistDirectorFilm
1983Daughter of the FlamesDirectorFilm
1983Crying in a Butterfly's EmbraceDirectorFilm
1982High School TearsDirectorFilm
1982Polluted OnesDirectorFilm
1982Abenko Green BeretDirectorFilm
1981MandalaDirectorFilm
1980Mrs. SpeculatorDirectorFilm
1980The Hidden HeroDirectorFilm
1979GenealogyDirectorFilm
1979The Little AdventurerDirectorFilm
1979Tomorrow and TomorrowDirectorFilm
1979A Warrior's Fighting SpiritDirectorFilm
1979Divine BowDirectorFilm
1978The Evergreen TreeDirectorFilm
1978Near Yet Far AwayDirectorFilm
1977The Life of Ok-ryeDirectorFilm
1977Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyangDirectorFilm
1976My HometownDirectorFilm
1976Bare Feet in the SnowDirectorFilm
1976WifeDirectorFilm
1976Commando on the Nakdong RiverDirectorFilm
1975YeonhwaDirectorFilm
1975Yeonhwa 2DirectorFilm
1975Why Did I Do That?DirectorFilm
1975Yesterday, Today and TomorrowDirectorFilm
1974Wives on ParadeDirectorFilm
1974The TestimonyDirectorFilm
1974I Won't CryDirectorFilm
1973The Big ChaseDirectorFilm
1973Five Hostesses for the ResistanceDirectorFilm
1972A Second MotherDirectorFilm
1972Cruel history of Myeong DongDirectorFilm
1972Seize the Precious SwordDirectorFilm
1972Whirl of Betrayals on MyeongdongDirectorFilm
1972One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To LeaveDirectorFilm
1971A Bout in 30 YearsDirectorFilm
1971The Two Revengeful HunchbacksDirectorFilm
1971Don't Torture Me AnymoreDirectorFilm
1971Revenge of the SwordDirectorFilm
1971Snowing on Grudge StreetDirectorFilm
1970A Woman PursuedDirectorFilm
1970Woman with Long EyelashesDirectorFilm
1970A Sword Under the MoonDirector, WriterFilm
1970One-eyed ParkDirectorFilm
1970A Crape-Myrtle with Morning DewDirectorFilm
1970Rain Outside the PortholeDirectorFilm
1970A Man Who Arrived by Night TrainDirector, Original StoryFilm
1970A Mysterious SwordDirector, WriterFilm
1969A Precious Sword, A Knife of ThunderDirectorFilm
1969Eagle of Wild FieldDirectorFilm
1969Rainy Gomoryeong HillDirectorFilm
1969Escaping ShanghaiDirectorFilm
1969Sorry to Give You TroubleDirectorFilm
1969Three Generations of MenDirectorFilm
1969The Night of Full MoonDirectorFilm
1968Femme Fatale, Jang Hee BinDirectorFilm
1968A Man Like the WindDirectorFilm
1968Returned Left-handed ManDirectorFilm
1968Lady in DreamDirectorFilm
1967A SwordsmanDirectorFilm
1967NostalgiaDirectorFilm
1967A Red-and-blue Gauze LanternDirectorFilm
1966I Am a KingDirectorFilm
1966Ok-i Makes a Judge CryDirectorFilm
1966Battlefield and a Female TeacherDirectorFilm
1966NilliriDirectorFilm
1965Fading in the RainDirectorFilm
1965The King and the Servant BoyDirectorFilm
1964The Teacher with Ten DaughtersDirectorFilm
1964The Power for Ten YearsDirector, AdaptationFilm
1964Her Majesty YeonghwaDirectorFilm
1964The Result of the AmbitionDirectorFilm
1964The Regular Tardy StudentDirectorFilm
1964The Heartbreaking StoryDirectorFilm
1963Man Is Not PopularDirectorFilm
1963SinmungoDirectorFilm
1963For My HusbandDirectorFilm
1962Farewell to the Duman RiverDirectorFilm
1962The War and an Old ManDirectorFilm
1961BonanzaAssistant DirectorFilm
1961HorizonAssistant DirectorFilm
Production (1)
1973WeedsProducer, DirectorFilm
Writing (2)
1997DownfallWriter, DirectorFilm
1962Fighting LionsWriterFilm