IM KWON-TAEK

Im Kwon-taek
Im Kwon-taek
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: May 2, 1936
Place of Birth: Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea

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

Starring

2025·
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
Self
2024·
Walking in the Movies
Self
2019·
Gravity of the Tea
Self
2019·
Cloud, Encore
Self
2018·
Movie Room
Self
2017·
Bhiksuni
Self
2013·
Jury
Audience
2013·
Rough Play
Jeonju Festival VIP
2012·
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
Self
2010·
Through Korean Cinema
Self
2005·
The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema
Himself
1995·
The Cinema on the Road
Himself

Production

2017·
Bhiksuni
Director
2014·
Revivre
Director
2011·
Hanji
Director, Screenplay
2007·
Beyond the Years
Director, Writer
2004·
Low Life
Writer, Director
2002·
Painted Fire
Writer, Director
2000·
Chunhyang
Director
1997·
Downfall
Director, Writer
1996·
Festival
Director
1994·
The Taebaek Mountains
Director
1993·
Sopyonje
Director
1992·
General's Son 3
Director
1991·
General's Son 2
Director
1991·
Fly High, Run Far
Director
1990·
General's Son
Director
1989·
Hand in Hand
Director
1989·
Come Come Come Upward
Director
1988·
The Diary of King Yonsan
Editor, Director
1987·
Adada
Director
1987·
The Surrogate Womb
Director
1986·
You Can't Stop a Flowing River
Director
1986·
Gilsodom
Director
1986·
Ticket
Director
1983·
Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace
Director
1983·
The Village of Mist
Director
1983·
Daughter of the Flames
Director
1982·
Abenko Green Beret
Director
1982·
Polluted Ones
Director
1982·
High School Tears
Director
1981·
Mandala
Director
1980·
The Hidden Hero
Director
1980·
Pursuit of Death
Director
1980·
Mrs. Speculator
Director
1979·
Divine Bow
Director
1979·
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Director
1979·
A Warrior's Fighting Spirit
Director
1979·
The Little Adventurer
Director
1979·
Genealogy
Director
1978·
Near Yet Far Away
Director
1978·
The Evergreen Tree
Director
1977·
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
Director
1977·
The Life of Ok-rye
Director
1976·
Commando on the Nakdong River
Director
1976·
Wife
Director
1976·
Bare Feet in the Snow
Director
1976·
My Hometown
Director
1975·
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Director
1975·
Why Did I Do That?
Director
1975·
Yeonhwa 2
Director
1975·
Yeonhwa
Director
1974·
I Won't Cry
Director
1974·
The Testimony
Director
1974·
Wives on Parade
Director
1973·
Weeds
Director, Producer
1973·
The Big Chase
Director
1973·
Five Hostesses for the Resistance
Director
1972·
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
Director
1972·
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
Director
1972·
Seize the Precious Sword
Director
1972·
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
Director
1972·
A Second Mother
Director
1971·
Revenge of the Sword
Director
1971·
Don't Torture Me Anymore
Director
1971·
The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks
Director
1971·
Snowing on Grudge Street
Director
1971·
A Bout in 30 Years
Director
1970·
A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
Director, Original Story
1970·
A Mysterious Sword
Writer, Director
1970·
Rain Outside the Porthole
Director
1970·
A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew
Director
1970·
One-eyed Park
Director
1970·
A Sword Under the Moon
Writer, Director
1970·
A Woman Pursued
Director
1970·
Woman with Long Eyelashes
Director
1969·
The Night of Full Moon
Director
1969·
Three Generations of Men
Director
1969·
Escaping Shanghai
Director
1969·
Rainy Gomoryeong Hill
Director
1969·
Eagle of Wild Field
Director
1969·
Sorry to Give You Trouble
Director
1969·
A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder
Director
1968·
Lady in Dream
Director
1968·
Returned Left-handed Man
Director
1968·
A Man Like the Wind
Director
1968·
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
Director
1967·
A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern
Director
1967·
Nostalgia
Director
1967·
A Swordsman
Director
1966·
Nilliri
Director
1966·
Battlefield and a Female Teacher
Director
1966·
I Am a King
Director
1966·
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
Director
1965·
The King and the Servant Boy
Director
1965·
Fading in the Rain
Director
1964·
The Heartbreaking Story
Director
1964·
The Regular Tardy Student
Director
1964·
The Power for Ten Years
Adaptation, Director
1964·
The Result of the Ambition
Director
1964·
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
Director
1964·
Her Majesty Yeonghwa
Director
1963·
Sinmungo
Director
1963·
Man Is Not Popular
Director
1963·
For My Husband
Director
1962·
Fighting Lions
Writer
1962·
The War and an Old Man
Director
1962·
Farewell to the Duman River
Director
1961·
Horizon
Assistant Director
1961·
Bonanza
Assistant Director