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Im Kwon-taek

Infos

Full Name
Im Kwon-taek

Gender
Male

Date of Birth
5/2/1936

Also Known As

임권택

Kwon-taek Im

Im Kwon-taek

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

Chihwaseon

Chunhyang

Chunhyang

Sopyonje

Sopyonje

Mandala

Mandala

The Surrogate Womb

The Surrogate Womb

Directing

2014

Director

2011

Director

2007

Beyond the Years

Director

2004

Director

2002

Director

2000

Director

1997

Director

1996

Director

1994

The Taebaek Mountains

Director

1993

Director

1992

General's Son 3

Director

1991

Fly High, Run Far

Director

1991

General's Son 2

Director

1990

Director

1989

Come, Come, Come Upward

Director

1989

Director

1988

The Diary of King Yonsan

Director

1987

The Surrogate Womb

Director

1987

Director

1986

Director

1986

Director

1984

You Can't Stop a Flowing River

Director

1983

Director

1983

Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace

Director

1983

The Village of Mist

Director

1982

Director

1981

Director

1980

The Hidden Hero

Director

1980

Mrs. Speculator

Director

1979

Director

1979

The Little Adventurer

Director

1979

Director

1979

Tomorrow and Tomorrow

Director

1979

A Warrior's Fighting Spirit

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

Director

1976

Director

1975

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Director

1975

Why Did I Do That?

Director

1975

Director

1975

Director

1974

Director

1974

Wives on Parade

Director

1973

Director

1973

Director

1973

Five Hostesses for the Resistance

Director

1973

Five Hostesses for the Resistance

Director

1972

Seize the Precious Sword

Director

1972

One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave

Director

1972

Cruel history of Myeong Dong

Director

1972

Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong

Director

1971

Revenge of the Sword

Director

1971

Don't Torture Me Anymore

Director

1971

The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks

Director

1971

A Bout in 30 Years

Director

1971

A Bout in 30 Years

Director

1971

Snowing on Grudge Street

Director

1970

Woman with Long Eyelashes

Director

1970

Rain Outside the Porthole

Director

1970

A Mysterious Sword

Director

1970

A Man Who Arrived by Night Train

Director

1970

A Woman Pursued

Director

1970

A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew

Director

1970

Director

1970

A Sword Under the Moon

Director

1969

Three Generations of Men

Director

1969

Sorry to Give You Trouble

Director

1969

Rainy Gomoryeong Hill

Director

1969

A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder

Director

1969

The Night of Full Moon

Director

1969

Escaping Shanghai

Director

1969

Eagle of Wild Field

Director

1969

Eagle of Wild Field

Director

1969

Eagle of Wild Field

Director

1969

Eagle of Wild Field

Director

1968

Returned Left-handed Man

Director

1968

Director

1968

A Man Like the Wind

Director

1968

Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin

Director

1967

Director

1967

Director

1967

A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern

Director

1966

Director

1966

Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry

Director

1966

Battlefield and a Female Teacher

Director

1965

The King and the Servant Boy

Director

1965

Fading in the Rain

Director

1964

Her Majesty Yeonghwa

Director

1964

The Power for Ten Years

Director

1964

The Regular Tardy Student

Director

1964

The Teacher with Ten Daughters

Director

1964

The Result of the Ambition

Director

1964

The Heartbreaking Story

Director

1963

Director

1963

Director

1963

Man Is Not Popular

Director

1962

Farewell to the Duman River

Director

1961

Assistant Director

Acting

2026

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema

Self

2026

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema

Self

2019

Self

2019

Self

2013

Jeonju Festival VIP

2013

Audience

2012

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

Self

2005

The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema

Self

1995

The Cinema on the Road

Self

Writing

2011

Screenplay

2007

Beyond the Years

Writer

2004

Writer

2002

Writer

1997

Writer

1970

A Mysterious Sword

Writer

1970

A Man Who Arrived by Night Train

Original Story

1970

A Sword Under the Moon

Writer

1964

The Power for Ten Years

Adaptation

Editing

1988

The Diary of King Yonsan

Editor

Production

1973

Producer

Im Kwon-taek

Im Kwon-taek

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.

Directing

2014

Director

2011

Director

2007

Beyond the Years

Director

2004

Director

2002

Director

2000

Director

1997

Director

1996

Director

1994

The Taebaek Mountains

Director

1993

Director

1992

General's Son 3

Director

1991

Fly High, Run Far

Director

1991

General's Son 2

Director

1990

Director

1989

Come, Come, Come Upward

Director

1989

Director

1988

The Diary of King Yonsan

Director

1987

The Surrogate Womb

Director

1987

Director

1986

Director

1986

Director

1984

You Can't Stop a Flowing River

Director

1983

Director

1983

Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace

Director

1983

The Village of Mist

Director

1982

Director

1981

Director

1980

The Hidden Hero

Director

1980

Mrs. Speculator

Director

1979

Director

1979

The Little Adventurer

Director

1979

Director

1979

Tomorrow and Tomorrow

Director

1979

A Warrior's Fighting Spirit

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

Director

1976

Director

1975

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Director

1975

Why Did I Do That?

Director

1975

Director

1975

Director

1974

Director

1974

Wives on Parade

Director

1973

Director

1973

Director

1973

Five Hostesses for the Resistance

Director

1973

Five Hostesses for the Resistance

Director

1972

Seize the Precious Sword

Director

1972

One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave

Director

1972

Cruel history of Myeong Dong

Director

1972

Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong

Director

1971

Revenge of the Sword

Director

1971

Don't Torture Me Anymore

Director

1971

The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks

Director

1971

A Bout in 30 Years

Director

1971

A Bout in 30 Years

Director

1971

Snowing on Grudge Street

Director

1970

Woman with Long Eyelashes

Director

1970

Rain Outside the Porthole

Director

1970

A Mysterious Sword

Director

1970

A Man Who Arrived by Night Train

Director

1970

A Woman Pursued

Director

1970

A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew

Director

1970

Director

1970

A Sword Under the Moon

Director

1969

Three Generations of Men

Director

1969

Sorry to Give You Trouble

Director

1969

Rainy Gomoryeong Hill

Director

1969

A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder

Director

1969

The Night of Full Moon

Director

1969

Escaping Shanghai

Director

1969

Eagle of Wild Field

Director

1969

Eagle of Wild Field

Director

1969

Eagle of Wild Field

Director

1969

Eagle of Wild Field

Director

1968

Returned Left-handed Man

Director

1968

Director

1968

A Man Like the Wind

Director

1968

Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin

Director

1967

Director

1967

Director

1967

A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern

Director

1966

Director

1966

Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry

Director

1966

Battlefield and a Female Teacher

Director

1965

The King and the Servant Boy

Director

1965

Fading in the Rain

Director

1964

Her Majesty Yeonghwa

Director

1964

The Power for Ten Years

Director

1964

The Regular Tardy Student

Director

1964

The Teacher with Ten Daughters

Director

1964

The Result of the Ambition

Director

1964

The Heartbreaking Story

Director

1963

Director

1963

Director

1963

Man Is Not Popular

Director

1962

Farewell to the Duman River

Director

1961

Assistant Director

Acting

2026

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema

Self

2026

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema

Self

2019

Self

2019

Self

2013

Jeonju Festival VIP

2013

Audience

2012

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

Self

2005

The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema

Self

1995

The Cinema on the Road

Self

Writing

2011

Screenplay

2007

Beyond the Years

Writer

2004

Writer

2002

Writer

1997

Writer

1970

A Mysterious Sword

Writer

1970

A Man Who Arrived by Night Train

Original Story

1970

A Sword Under the Moon

Writer

1964

The Power for Ten Years

Adaptation

Editing

1988

The Diary of King Yonsan

Editor

Production

1973

Producer

Infos

Full Name
Im Kwon-taek

Gender
Male

Date of Birth
5/2/1936

Also Known As

임권택

Kwon-taek Im