Director
Im Kwon-taek
Born 1936 · Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea
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.
Directed
Chihwaseon
Director · 2002
Sopyonje
Director · 1993
Chunhyang
Director · 2000
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
Director · 1972
Eagle of Wild Field
Director · 1969
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
Director · 1977
The Regular Tardy Student
Director · 1964
A Second Mother
Director · 1972
Man Is Not Popular
Director · 1963
Wife
Director · 1976
The Life of Ok-rye
Director · 1977
Revenge of the Sword
Director · 1971
The Surrogate Womb
Director · 1987
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
Director · 1968
Mandala
Director · 1981
Come, Come, Come Upward
Director · 1989
Jagko
Director · 1983
Battlefield and a Female Teacher
Director · 1966
Acting
Rough Play
Jeonju Festival VIP · 2013
Movie Room
Self · 2018
Walking in the Movies
Self · 2024
Jury
Audience · 2013
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
Self · 2012
The Cinema on the Road
Self · 1995
The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema
Self · 2005
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
Self · 2026
Bhiksuni
Self · 2017
Cloud, Encore
Self · 2019
Through Korean Cinema
Self · 2010
Gravity of the Tea
Self · 2019
Writing
Chihwaseon
Writer · 2002
A Sword Under the Moon
Writer · 1970
A Mysterious Sword
Writer · 1970
Beyond the Years
Writer · 2007
The Power for Ten Years
Adaptation · 1964
Low Life
Writer · 2004
Hanji
Screenplay · 2011
A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
Original Story · 1970
Downfall
Writer · 1997
Fighting Lions
Writer · 1962