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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-05-02 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea

Im Kwon-taek

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

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The Surrogate Womb

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Sopyonje

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Chunhyang

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Painted Fire

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Hanji

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Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin

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General's Son

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Low Life

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The Diary of King Yonsan

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The Taebaek Mountains

Acting

2024

Walking in the Movies as Self

2019

Gravity of the Tea as Self

Cloud, Encore as Self

2018

Movie Room as Self

2017

Bhiksuni as Self

2013

Rough Play as Jeonju Festival VIP (uncredited)

Jury as Audience

2012

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema as Himself

2010

Through Korean Cinema as Self

2006

The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema as Himself

1995

The Cinema on the Road as Himself

Directing

2017

Bhiksuni as Director

2014

Revivre as Director

2011

Hanji as Director

2007

Beyond the Years as Director

2004

Low Life as Director

2002

Painted Fire as Director

2000

Chunhyang as Director

1997

Downfall as Director

1996

Festival as Director

1994

The Taebaek Mountains as Director

1993

Sopyonje as Director

1992

General's Son 3 as Director

1991

Fly High, Run Far as Director

General's Son 2 as Director

1990

General's Son as Director

1989

Come Come Come Upward as Director

Hand in Hand as Director

1988

The Diary of King Yonsan as Director

1987

The Surrogate Womb as Director

Adada as Director

1986

Ticket as Director

Gilsodom as Director

You Can't Stop a Flowing River as Director

1983

Daughter of the Flames as Director

Jagko as Director

The Village of Mist as Director

Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace as Director

1982

High School Tears as Director

Polluted Ones as Director

Abenko Green Beret as Director

1981

Mandala as Director

1980

Mrs. Speculator as Director

The Hidden Hero as Director

1979

Genealogy as Director

The Little Adventurer as Director

A Warrior's Fighting Spirit as Director

Tomorrow and Tomorrow as Director

Divine Bow as Director

1978

The Evergreen Tree as Director

Near Yet Far Away as Director

1977

The Life of Ok-rye as Director

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

1976

My Hometown as Director

Bare Feet in the Snow as Director

Wife as Director

Commando on the Nakdong River as Director

1975

Yeonhwa as Director

Yeonhwa 2 as Director

Why Did I Do That? as Director

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow as Director

1974

Wives on Parade as Director

The Testimony as Director

I Won't Cry as Director

1973

Five Hostesses for the Resistance as Director

The Big Chase as Director

Weeds as Director

1972

A Second Mother as Director

Cruel history of Myeong Dong as Director

Seize the Precious Sword as Director

Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong as Director

One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave as Director

1971

A Bout in 30 Years as Director

Snowing on Grudge Street as Director

The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks as Director

Don't Torture Me Anymore as Director

Revenge of the Sword as Director

1970

A Woman Pursued as Director

Woman with Long Eyelashes as Director

A Sword Under the Moon as Director

One-eyed Park as Director

A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew as Director

Rain Outside the Porthole as Director

A Man Who Arrived by Night Train as Director

A Mysterious Sword as Director

1969

A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder as Director

Sorry to Give You Trouble as Director

Eagle of Wild Field as Director

Rainy Gomoryeong Hill as Director

Escaping Shanghai as Director

Three Generations of Men as Director

The Night of Full Moon as Director

1968

Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin as Director

A Man Like the Wind as Director

Returned Left-handed Man as Director

Lady in Dream as Director

1967

A Swordsman as Director

Nostalgia as Director

A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern as Director

1966

Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry as Director

I Am a King as Director

Battlefield and a Female Teacher as Director

Nilliri as Director

1965

Fading in the Rain as Director

The King and the Servant Boy as Director

1964

The Power for Ten Years as Director

Her Majesty Yeonghwa as Director

The Result of the Ambition as Director

The Teacher with Ten Daughters as Director

The Regular Tardy Student as Director

The Heartbreaking Story as Director

1963

For My Husband as Director

Man Is Not Popular as Director

Sinmungo as Director

1962

Farewell to the Duman River as Director

The War and an Old Man as Director

1961

Bonanza as Assistant Director

Horizon as Assistant Director

Writing

2011

Hanji as Screenplay

2007

Beyond the Years as Writer

2004

Low Life as Writer

2002

Painted Fire as Writer

1997

Downfall as Writer

1970

A Sword Under the Moon as Writer

A Man Who Arrived by Night Train as Original Story

A Mysterious Sword as Writer

1964

The Power for Ten Years as Adaptation

1962

Fighting Lions as Writer

Production

1973

Weeds as Producer

Editing

1988

The Diary of King Yonsan as Editor