Im Kwon-taek
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 2, 1936 (90 years old)
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.
Known For
| 2026 | Mr. Kim Goes to the CinemaSelf | |
| 2024 | Walking in the MoviesSelf | |
| 2019 | Gravity of the TeaSelf | |
| 2019 | Cloud, EncoreSelf | |
| 2018 | Movie RoomSelf | |
| 2017 | BhiksuniSelf | |
| 2013 | JuryAudience | |
| 2013 | Rough PlayJeonju Festival VIP | |
| 2012 | Ari Ari the Korean CinemaSelf | |
| 2010 | Through Korean CinemaSelf | |
| 2005 | The Nine Lives of Korean CinemaSelf | |
| 1995 | The Cinema on the RoadSelf |
| 1973 | WeedsProducer |
| 2017 | BhiksuniDirector | |
| 2014 | RevivreDirector | |
| 2011 | HanjiDirector | |
| 2007 | Beyond the YearsDirector | |
| 2004 | Low LifeDirector | |
| 2002 | Painted FireDirector | |
| 2000 | ChunhyangDirector | |
| 1997 | DownfallDirector | |
| 1996 | FestivalDirector | |
| 1994 | The Taebaek MountainsDirector | |
| 1993 | SopyonjeDirector | |
| 1992 | General's Son 3Director | |
| 1991 | Fly High, Run FarDirector | |
| 1991 | General's Son 2Director | |
| 1990 | General's SonDirector | |
| 1989 | Come, Come, Come UpwardDirector | |
| 1989 | Hand in HandDirector | |
| 1988 | The Diary of King YonsanDirector | |
| 1987 | The Surrogate WombDirector | |
| 1987 | AdadaDirector | |
| 1986 | TicketDirector | |
| 1986 | GilsodomDirector | |
| 1986 | You Can't Stop a Flowing RiverDirector | |
| 1983 | Daughter of the FlamesDirector | |
| 1983 | JagkoDirector | |
| 1983 | The Village of MistDirector | |
| 1983 | Crying in a Butterfly's EmbraceDirector | |
| 1982 | High School TearsDirector | |
| 1982 | Polluted OnesDirector | |
| 1982 | Abenko Green BeretDirector | |
| 1981 | MandalaDirector | |
| 1980 | Mrs. SpeculatorDirector | |
| 1980 | The Hidden HeroDirector | |
| 1979 | GenealogyDirector | |
| 1979 | The Little AdventurerDirector | |
| 1979 | A Warrior's Fighting SpiritDirector | |
| 1979 | Tomorrow and TomorrowDirector | |
| 1979 | Divine BowDirector | |
| 1978 | The Evergreen TreeDirector | |
| 1978 | Near Yet Far AwayDirector | |
| 1977 | The Life of Ok-ryeDirector | |
| 1977 | Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyangDirector | |
| 1976 | My HometownDirector | |
| 1976 | Bare Feet in the SnowDirector | |
| 1976 | WifeDirector | |
| 1976 | Commando on the Nakdong RiverDirector | |
| 1975 | YeonhwaDirector | |
| 1975 | Yeonhwa 2Director | |
| 1975 | Why Did I Do That?Director | |
| 1975 | Yesterday, Today and TomorrowDirector | |
| 1974 | Wives on ParadeDirector | |
| 1974 | The TestimonyDirector | |
| 1974 | I Won't CryDirector | |
| 1973 | Five Hostesses for the ResistanceDirector | |
| 1973 | The Big ChaseDirector | |
| 1973 | WeedsDirector | |
| 1972 | A Second MotherDirector | |
| 1972 | Cruel history of Myeong DongDirector | |
| 1972 | Seize the Precious SwordDirector | |
| 1972 | Whirl of Betrayals on MyeongdongDirector | |
| 1972 | One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To LeaveDirector | |
| 1971 | A Bout in 30 YearsDirector | |
| 1971 | Snowing on Grudge StreetDirector | |
| 1971 | The Two Revengeful HunchbacksDirector | |
| 1971 | Don't Torture Me AnymoreDirector | |
| 1971 | Revenge of the SwordDirector | |
| 1970 | Woman with Long EyelashesDirector | |
| 1970 | A Woman PursuedDirector | |
| 1970 | A Sword Under the MoonDirector | |
| 1970 | Rain Outside the PortholeDirector | |
| 1970 | A Crape-Myrtle with Morning DewDirector | |
| 1970 | One-eyed ParkDirector | |
| 1970 | A Man Who Arrived by Night TrainDirector | |
| 1970 | A Mysterious SwordDirector | |
| 1969 | A Precious Sword, A Knife of ThunderDirector | |
| 1969 | Sorry to Give You TroubleDirector | |
| 1969 | Eagle of Wild FieldDirector | |
| 1969 | Rainy Gomoryeong HillDirector | |
| 1969 | Escaping ShanghaiDirector | |
| 1969 | The Night of Full MoonDirector | |
| 1969 | Three Generations of MenDirector | |
| 1968 | Femme Fatale, Jang Hee BinDirector | |
| 1968 | A Man Like the WindDirector | |
| 1968 | Returned Left-handed ManDirector | |
| 1968 | Lady in DreamDirector | |
| 1967 | A SwordsmanDirector | |
| 1967 | A Red-and-blue Gauze LanternDirector | |
| 1967 | NostalgiaDirector | |
| 1966 | Ok-i Makes a Judge CryDirector | |
| 1966 | I Am a KingDirector | |
| 1966 | Battlefield and a Female TeacherDirector | |
| 1966 | NilliriDirector | |
| 1965 | Fading in the RainDirector | |
| 1965 | The King and the Servant BoyDirector | |
| 1964 | The Power for Ten YearsDirector | |
| 1964 | Her Majesty YeonghwaDirector | |
| 1964 | The Result of the AmbitionDirector | |
| 1964 | The Teacher with Ten DaughtersDirector | |
| 1964 | The Regular Tardy StudentDirector | |
| 1964 | The Heartbreaking StoryDirector | |
| 1963 | For My HusbandDirector | |
| 1963 | Man Is Not PopularDirector | |
| 1963 | SinmungoDirector | |
| 1962 | Farewell to the Duman RiverDirector | |
| 1962 | The War and an Old ManDirector | |
| 1961 | BonanzaAssistant Director | |
| 1961 | HorizonAssistant Director |
| 2011 | HanjiScreenplay | |
| 2007 | Beyond the YearsWriter | |
| 2004 | Low LifeWriter | |
| 2002 | Painted FireWriter | |
| 1997 | DownfallWriter | |
| 1970 | A Sword Under the MoonWriter | |
| 1970 | A Man Who Arrived by Night TrainOriginal Story | |
| 1970 | A Mysterious SwordWriter | |
| 1964 | The Power for Ten YearsAdaptation | |
| 1962 | Fighting LionsWriter |