7.5Directing
Im Kwon-taek
- Born
- 1936-05-02
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
119 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
2026 · Movie
Self
Walking in the Movies
2024 · Movie
Self
Cloud, Encore
2019 · Movie
Self
Gravity of the Tea
2019 · Movie
Self
Movie Room
2018 · TV Show
Self
Bhiksuni
2017 · Movie
Self · Director
Revivre
2014 · Movie
Director
Jury
2013 · Movie
Audience
Rough Play
2013 · Movie
Jeonju Festival VIP
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
2012 · Movie
Self
Hanji
2011 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
Through Korean Cinema
2010 · Movie
Self
Beyond the Years
2007 · Movie
Director · Writer
The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema
2005 · Movie
Self
Low Life
2004 · Movie
Director · Writer
Chihwaseon
2002 · Movie
Director · Writer
Chunhyang
2000 · Movie
Director
Downfall
1997 · Movie
Writer · Director
Festival
1996 · Movie
Director
The Cinema on the Road
1995 · Movie
Self
The Taebaek Mountains
1994 · Movie
Director
Sopyonje
1993 · Movie
Director
General's Son 3
1992 · Movie
Director
Fly High, Run Far
1991 · Movie
Director
General's Son 2
1991 · Movie
Director
General's Son
1990 · Movie
Director
Come, Come, Come Upward
1989 · Movie
Director
Hand in Hand
1989 · Movie
Director
The Diary of King Yonsan
1988 · Movie
Director · Editor
Adada
1987 · Movie
Director
The Surrogate Womb
1987 · Movie
Director
Gilsodom
1986 · Movie
Director
Ticket
1986 · Movie
Director
You Can't Stop a Flowing River
1984 · Movie
Director
Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace
1983 · Movie
Director
Daughter of the Flames
1983 · Movie
Director
Jagko
1983 · Movie
Director
The Village of Mist
1983 · Movie
Director
Abenko Green Beret
1982 · Movie
Director
High School Tears
1982 · Movie
Director
Polluted Ones
1982 · Movie
Director
Mandala
1981 · Movie
Director
Mrs. Speculator
1980 · Movie
Director
The Hidden Hero
1980 · Movie
Director
A Warrior's Fighting Spirit
1979 · Movie
Director
Divine Bow
1979 · Movie
Director
Genealogy
1979 · Movie
Director
The Little Adventurer
1979 · Movie
Director
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
1979 · Movie
Director
Near Yet Far Away
1978 · Movie
Director
The Evergreen Tree
1978 · Movie
Director
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
1977 · Movie
Director
The Life of Ok-rye
1977 · Movie
Director
Bare Feet in the Snow
1976 · Movie
Director
Commando on the Nakdong River
1976 · Movie
Director
My Hometown
1976 · Movie
Director
Wife
1976 · Movie
Director
Why Did I Do That?
1975 · Movie
Director
Yeonhwa
1975 · Movie
Director
Yeonhwa 2
1975 · Movie
Director
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
1975 · Movie
Director
I Won't Cry
1974 · Movie
Director
The Testimony
1974 · Movie
Director
Wives on Parade
1974 · Movie
Director
Five Hostesses for the Resistance
1973 · Movie
Director
The Big Chase
1973 · Movie
Director
Weeds
1973 · Movie
Producer · Director
A Second Mother
1972 · Movie
Director
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
1972 · Movie
Director
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972 · Movie
Director
Seize the Precious Sword
1972 · Movie
Director
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
1972 · Movie
Director
A Bout in 30 Years
1971 · Movie
Director
Don't Torture Me Anymore
1971 · Movie
Director
Revenge of the Sword
1971 · Movie
Director
Snowing on Grudge Street
1971 · Movie
Director
The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks
1971 · Movie
Director
A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew
1970 · Movie
Director
A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
1970 · Movie
Director · Original Story
A Mysterious Sword
1970 · Movie
Director · Writer
A Sword Under the Moon
1970 · Movie
Director · Writer
A Woman Pursued
1970 · Movie
Director
One-eyed Park
1970 · Movie
Director
Rain Outside the Porthole
1970 · Movie
Director
Woman with Long Eyelashes
1970 · Movie
Director
A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder
1969 · Movie
Director
Eagle of Wild Field
1969 · Movie
Director
Escaping Shanghai
1969 · Movie
Director
Rainy Gomoryeong Hill
1969 · Movie
Director
Sorry to Give You Trouble
1969 · Movie
Director
The Night of Full Moon
1969 · Movie
Director
Three Generations of Men
1969 · Movie
Director
A Man Like the Wind
1968 · Movie
Director
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
1968 · Movie
Director
Lady in Dream
1968 · Movie
Director
Returned Left-handed Man
1968 · Movie
Director
A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern
1967 · Movie
Director
A Swordsman
1967 · Movie
Director
Nostalgia
1967 · Movie
Director
Battlefield and a Female Teacher
1966 · Movie
Director
I Am a King
1966 · Movie
Director
Nilliri
1966 · Movie
Director
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
1966 · Movie
Director
Fading in the Rain
1965 · Movie
Director
The King and the Servant Boy
1965 · Movie
Director
Her Majesty Yeonghwa
1964 · Movie
Director
The Heartbreaking Story
1964 · Movie
Director
The Power for Ten Years
1964 · Movie
Director · Adaptation
The Regular Tardy Student
1964 · Movie
Director
The Result of the Ambition
1964 · Movie
Director
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1964 · Movie
Director
For My Husband
1963 · Movie
Director
Man Is Not Popular
1963 · Movie
Director
Sinmungo
1963 · Movie
Director
Farewell to the Duman River
1962 · Movie
Director
Fighting Lions
1962 · Movie
Writer
The War and an Old Man
1962 · Movie
Director
Bonanza
1961 · Movie
Assistant Director
Horizon
1961 · Movie
Assistant Director