Im Kwon-taek

male

Born on May 02, 1936 (89 years old)

From Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea

Known for Directing

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.

Cast Credits

Crew Credits

2017
- Bhiksuni
  as
  Director
  2017
2014
- Revivre
  as
  Director
  2014
2011
- Hanji
  as
  Director
  2011
- Hanji
  as
  Screenplay
  2011
2007
- Beyond the Years
  as
  Director
  2007
- Beyond the Years
  as
  Writer
  2007
2004
- Low Life
  as
  Writer
  2004
- Low Life
  as
  Director
  2004
2002
- Painted Fire
  as
  Director
  2002
- Painted Fire
  as
  Writer
  2002
2000
- Chunhyang
  as
  Director
  2000
1997
- Downfall
  as
  Writer
  1997
- Downfall
  as
  Director
  1997
1996
- Festival
  as
  Director
  1996
1994
- The Taebaek Mountains
  as
  Director
  1994
1993
- Sopyonje
  as
  Director
  1993
1992
- General's Son 3
  as
  Director
  1992
1991
- Fly High, Run Far
  as
  Director
  1991
- General's Son 2
  as
  Director
  1991
1990
- General's Son
  as
  Director
  1990
1989
- Come Come Come Upward
  as
  Director
  1989
- Hand in Hand
  as
  Director
  1989
1988
- The Diary of King Yonsan
  as
  Director
  1988
- The Diary of King Yonsan
  as
  Editor
  1988
1987
- The Surrogate Womb
  as
  Director
  1987
- Adada
  as
  Director
  1987
1986
- Ticket
  as
  Director
  1986
- Gilsodom
  as
  Director
  1986
- You Can't Stop a Flowing River
  as
  Director
  1986
1983
- Daughter of the Flames
  as
  Director
  1983
- The Village of Mist
  as
  Director
  1983
- Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace
  as
  Director
  1983
1982
- High School Tears
  as
  Director
  1982
- Polluted Ones
  as
  Director
  1982
- Abenko Green Beret
  as
  Director
  1982
1981
- Mandala
  as
  Director
  1981
1980
- Mrs. Speculator
  as
  Director
  1980
- Jagko
  as
  Director
  1980
- The Hidden Hero
  as
  Director
  1980
1979
- Genealogy
  as
  Director
  1979
- The Little Adventurer
  as
  Director
  1979
- no image
  A Warrior's Fighting Spirit
  as
  Director
  1979
- Tomorrow and Tomorrow
  as
  Director
  1979
- Divine Bow
  as
  Director
  1979
1978
- The Evergreen Tree
  as
  Director
  1978
- Near Yet Far Away
  as
  Director
  1978
1977
- The Life of Ok-rye
  as
  Director
  1977
- Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
  as
  Director
  1977
1976
- My Hometown
  as
  Director
  1976
- no image
  Bare Feet in the Snow
  as
  Director
  1976
- Wife
  as
  Director
  1976
- Commando on the Nakdong River
  as
  Director
  1976
1975
- Yeonhwa
  as
  Director
  1975
- Yeonhwa 2
  as
  Director
  1975
- Why Did I Do That?
  as
  Director
  1975
- no image
  Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
  as
  Director
  1975
1974
- Wives on Parade
  as
  Director
  1974
- The Testimony
  as
  Director
  1974
- I Won't Cry
  as
  Director
  1974
1973
- Five Hostesses for the Resistance
  as
  Director
  1973
- The Big Chase
  as
  Director
  1973
- Weeds
  as
  Producer
  1973
- Weeds
  as
  Director
  1973
1972
- A Second Mother
  as
  Director
  1972
- Cruel history of Myeong Dong
  as
  Director
  1972
- Seize the Precious Sword
  as
  Director
  1972
- Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
  as
  Director
  1972
- One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
  as
  Director
  1972
1971
- A Bout in 30 Years
  as
  Director
  1971
- Snowing on Grudge Street
  as
  Director
  1971
- The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks
  as
  Director
  1971
- Don't Torture Me Anymore
  as
  Director
  1971
- Revenge of the Sword
  as
  Director
  1971
1970
- Woman with Long Eyelashes
  as
  Director
  1970
- A Woman Pursued
  as
  Director
  1970
- A Sword Under the Moon
  as
  Director
  1970
- A Sword Under the Moon
  as
  Writer
  1970
- Rain Outside the Porthole
  as
  Director
  1970
- A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew
  as
  Director
  1970
- One-eyed Park
  as
  Director
  1970
- A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
  as
  Original Story
  1970
- A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
  as
  Director
  1970
- A Mysterious Sword
  as
  Director
  1970
- A Mysterious Sword
  as
  Writer
  1970
1969
- A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder
  as
  Director
  1969
- Sorry to Give You Trouble
  as
  Director
  1969
- Eagle of Wild Field
  as
  Director
  1969
- Rainy Gomoryeong Hill
  as
  Director
  1969
- Escaping Shanghai
  as
  Director
  1969
- The Night of Full Moon
  as
  Director
  1969
- Three Generations of Men
  as
  Director
  1969
1968
- Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
  as
  Director
  1968
- A Man Like the Wind
  as
  Director
  1968
- Returned Left-handed Man
  as
  Director
  1968
- Lady in Dream
  as
  Director
  1968
1967
- A Swordsman
  as
  Director
  1967
- A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern
  as
  Director
  1967
- Nostalgia
  as
  Director
  1967
1966
- Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
  as
  Director
  1966
- I Am a King
  as
  Director
  1966
- Battlefield and a Female Teacher
  as
  Director
  1966
- Nilliri
  as
  Director
  1966
1965
- Fading in the Rain
  as
  Director
  1965
- The King and the Servant Boy
  as
  Director
  1965
1964
- The Power for Ten Years
  as
  Director
  1964
- Her Majesty Yeonghwa
  as
  Director
  1964
- The Result of the Ambition
  as
  Director
  1964
- The Teacher with Ten Daughters
  as
  Director
  1964
- The Power for Ten Years
  as
  Adaptation
  1964
- The Regular Tardy Student
  as
  Director
  1964
- The Heartbreaking Story
  as
  Director
  1964
1963
- For My Husband
  as
  Director
  1963
- Man Is Not Popular
  as
  Director
  1963
- Sinmungo
  as
  Director
  1963
1962
- Farewell to the Duman River
  as
  Director
  1962
- The War and an Old Man
  as
  Director
  1962
- no image
  Fighting Lions
  as
  Writer
  1962
1961
- Bonanza
  as
  Assistant Director
  1961
- no image
  Horizon
  as
  Assistant Director
  1961

Im Kwon-taek

Biography

Cast Credits

Walking in the Movies

Gravity of the Tea

Cloud, Encore

Movie Room

Bhiksuni

Jury

Rough Play

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

Through Korean Cinema

The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema

The Cinema on the Road

Crew Credits

Bhiksuni

Revivre

Hanji

Hanji

Beyond the Years

Beyond the Years

Low Life

Low Life

Painted Fire

Painted Fire

Chunhyang

Downfall

Downfall

Festival

The Taebaek Mountains

Sopyonje

General's Son 3

Fly High, Run Far

General's Son 2

General's Son

Come Come Come Upward

Hand in Hand

The Diary of King Yonsan

The Diary of King Yonsan

The Surrogate Womb

Adada

Ticket

Gilsodom

You Can't Stop a Flowing River

Daughter of the Flames

The Village of Mist

Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace

High School Tears

Polluted Ones

Abenko Green Beret

Mandala

Mrs. Speculator

Jagko

The Hidden Hero

Genealogy

The Little Adventurer

A Warrior's Fighting Spirit

Tomorrow and Tomorrow

Divine Bow

The Evergreen Tree

Near Yet Far Away

The Life of Ok-rye

Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang

My Hometown

Bare Feet in the Snow

Wife

Commando on the Nakdong River

Yeonhwa

Yeonhwa 2

Why Did I Do That?

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Wives on Parade

The Testimony

I Won't Cry

Five Hostesses for the Resistance

The Big Chase

Weeds

Weeds

A Second Mother

Cruel history of Myeong Dong