Im Kwon-taek

Directing

May 2, 1936 (90 years old)

Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea

Male

130 Movies

1 TV Shows

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.

Rough Play

2013 6.9

as Jeonju Festival VIP

Age 77 (now 90)

Jury

2013 6.3

as Audience

Age 76 (now 90)

Chihwaseon

2002 7.0

Director

Age 66 (now 90)

Chihwaseon

2002 7.0

Writer

Age 66 (now 90)

Sopyonje

1993 7.8

Director

Age 56 (now 90)

Chunhyang

2000 6.6

Director

Age 63 (now 90)

Mandala

1981 6.5

Director

Age 45 (now 90)

The Surrogate Womb

1987 7.1

Director

Age 50 (now 90)

General's Son

1990 5.7

Director

Age 54 (now 90)

Revivre

2014 5.9

Director

Age 78 (now 90)

Come, Come, Come Upward

1989 7.0

Director

Age 52 (now 90)

Beyond the Years

2007 6.3

Director

Age 70 (now 90)

Beyond the Years

2007 6.3

Writer

Age 70 (now 90)

The Taebaek Mountains

1994 6.8

Director

Age 58 (now 90)

Low Life

2004 5.9

Director

Age 68 (now 90)

Low Life

2004 5.9

Writer

Age 68 (now 90)

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema

2026

as Self

Age 89 (now 90)

Walking in the Movies

2024 10.0

as Self

Age 88 (now 90)

Cloud, Encore

2019

as Self

Age 83 (now 90)

Gravity of the Tea

2019

as Self

Age 83 (now 90)

Bhiksuni

2017

Director

Age 80 (now 90)

Bhiksuni

2017

as Self

Age 80 (now 90)

Revivre

2014 5.9

Director

Age 78 (now 90)

Rough Play

2013 6.9

as Jeonju Festival VIP

Age 77 (now 90)

Jury

2013 6.3

as Audience

Age 76 (now 90)

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

2012 5.5

as Self

Age 76 (now 90)

Hanji

2011 6.2

Screenplay

Age 74 (now 90)

Hanji

2011 6.2

Director

Age 74 (now 90)

Through Korean Cinema

2010

as Self

Age 74 (now 90)

Beyond the Years

2007 6.3

Director

Age 70 (now 90)

Beyond the Years

2007 6.3

Writer

Age 70 (now 90)

The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema

2005 6.0

as Self

Age 69 (now 90)

Low Life

2004 5.9

Director

Age 68 (now 90)

Low Life

2004 5.9

Writer

Age 68 (now 90)

Chihwaseon

2002 7.0

Director

Age 66 (now 90)

Chihwaseon

2002 7.0

Writer

Age 66 (now 90)

Chunhyang

2000 6.6

Director

Age 63 (now 90)

Downfall

1997 5.3

Writer

Age 61 (now 90)

Downfall

1997 5.3

Director

Age 61 (now 90)

Festival

1996 7.4

Director

Age 60 (now 90)

The Cinema on the Road

1995 5.6

as Self

Age 59 (now 90)

The Taebaek Mountains

1994 6.8

Director

Age 58 (now 90)

Sopyonje

1993 7.8

Director

Age 56 (now 90)

General's Son 3

1992 6.6

Director

Age 56 (now 90)

Fly High, Run Far

1991 6.6

Director

Age 55 (now 90)

General's Son 2

1991 5.7

Director

Age 55 (now 90)

General's Son

1990 5.7

Director

Age 54 (now 90)

Come, Come, Come Upward

1989 7.0

Director

Age 52 (now 90)

Hand in Hand

1989 6.0

Director

Age 52 (now 90)

The Diary of King Yonsan

1988 8.0

Editor

Age 51 (now 90)

The Diary of King Yonsan

1988 8.0

Director

Age 51 (now 90)

The Surrogate Womb

1987 7.1

Director

Age 50 (now 90)

Adada

1987 6.5

Director

Age 50 (now 90)

Ticket

1986 5.8

Director

Age 50 (now 90)

Gilsodom

1986 6.9

Director

Age 49 (now 90)

You Can't Stop a Flowing River

1984

Director

Age 48 (now 90)

Daughter of the Flames

1983 7.0

Director

Age 47 (now 90)

Jagko

1983 7.2

Director

Age 47 (now 90)

Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace

1983

Director

Age 46 (now 90)

The Village of Mist

1983 6.9

Director

Age 46 (now 90)

Polluted Ones

1982 5.5

Director

Age 46 (now 90)

Abenko Green Beret

1982 4.0

Director

Age 45 (now 90)

High School Tears

1982 8.0

Director

Age 45 (now 90)

Mandala

1981 6.5

Director

Age 45 (now 90)

The Hidden Hero

1980 6.3

Director

Age 44 (now 90)

Mrs. Speculator

1980 6.0

Director

Age 44 (now 90)

Divine Bow

1979

Director

Age 43 (now 90)

The Little Adventurer

1979 8.0

Director

Age 43 (now 90)

Genealogy

1979 6.0

Director

Age 42 (now 90)

Tomorrow and Tomorrow

1979 8.0

Director

Age 42 (now 90)

A Warrior's Fighting Spirit

1979

Director

Age 42 (now 90)

Near Yet Far Away

1978 7.0

Director

Age 42 (now 90)

The Evergreen Tree

1978 5.8

Director

Age 42 (now 90)

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

1977 10.0

Director

Age 41 (now 90)

The Life of Ok-rye

1977 10.0

Director

Age 41 (now 90)

Wife

1976 10.0

Director

Age 40 (now 90)

Commando on the Nakdong River

1976 9.0

Director

Age 40 (now 90)

Bare Feet in the Snow

1976 8.0

Director

Age 39 (now 90)

My Hometown

1976 7.0

Director

Age 39 (now 90)

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

1975 7.0

Director

Age 39 (now 90)

Why Did I Do That?

1975 8.0

Director

Age 39 (now 90)

Yeonhwa

1975 8.0

Director

Age 38 (now 90)

Yeonhwa 2

1975 8.0

Director

Age 38 (now 90)

I Won't Cry

1974 7.0

Director

Age 38 (now 90)

Wives on Parade

1974 5.8

Director

Age 38 (now 90)

The Testimony

1974 4.0

Director

Age 37 (now 90)

Weeds

1973 6.2

Director

Age 37 (now 90)

Weeds

1973 6.2

Producer

Age 37 (now 90)

The Big Chase

1973 8.0

Director

Age 37 (now 90)

Five Hostesses for the Resistance

1973

Director

Age 36 (now 90)

Seize the Precious Sword

1972 7.0

Director

Age 36 (now 90)

One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave

1972 8.0

Director

Age 36 (now 90)

Cruel history of Myeong Dong

1972 10.0

Director

Age 36 (now 90)

Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong

1972 7.0

Director

Age 35 (now 90)

A Second Mother

1972 10.0

Director

Age 35 (now 90)

Revenge of the Sword

1971 10.0

Director

Age 35 (now 90)

Don't Torture Me Anymore

1971 8.0

Director

Age 34 (now 90)

The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks

1971 8.0

Director

Age 34 (now 90)

A Bout in 30 Years

1971 6.5

Director

Age 34 (now 90)

Snowing on Grudge Street

1971

Director

Age 34 (now 90)

Woman with Long Eyelashes

1970 7.0

Director

Age 34 (now 90)

Rain Outside the Porthole

1970 9.0

Director

Age 34 (now 90)

A Mysterious Sword

1970 9.0

Director

Age 34 (now 90)

A Mysterious Sword

1970 9.0

Writer

Age 34 (now 90)

A Man Who Arrived by Night Train

1970 7.0

Original Story

Age 34 (now 90)

A Man Who Arrived by Night Train

1970 7.0

Director

Age 34 (now 90)

A Woman Pursued

1970 8.0

Director

Age 34 (now 90)

A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew

1970 7.0

Director

Age 34 (now 90)

One-eyed Park

1970 9.0

Director

Age 33 (now 90)

A Sword Under the Moon

1970 9.0

Director

Age 33 (now 90)

A Sword Under the Moon

1970 9.0

Writer

Age 33 (now 90)

Three Generations of Men

1969

Director

Age 33 (now 90)

Sorry to Give You Trouble

1969

Director

Age 33 (now 90)

Rainy Gomoryeong Hill

1969 9.0

Director

Age 33 (now 90)

A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder

1969 7.0

Director

Age 33 (now 90)

The Night of Full Moon

1969

Director

Age 33 (now 90)

Escaping Shanghai

1969 7.0

Director

Age 33 (now 90)

Eagle of Wild Field

1969 10.0

Director

Age 32 (now 90)

Returned Left-handed Man

1968 9.0

Director

Age 32 (now 90)

Lady in Dream

1968 7.0

Director

Age 32 (now 90)

A Man Like the Wind

1968 7.0

Director

Age 32 (now 90)

Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin

1968 9.5

Director

Age 31 (now 90)

Nostalgia

1967 8.0

Director

Age 31 (now 90)

A Swordsman

1967 9.0

Director

Age 31 (now 90)

A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern

1967 9.0

Director

Age 31 (now 90)

Nilliri

1966 7.0

Director

Age 30 (now 90)

I Am a King

1966 5.2

Director

Age 30 (now 90)

Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry

1966 9.0

Director

Age 30 (now 90)

Battlefield and a Female Teacher

1966 9.0

Director

Age 29 (now 90)

The King and the Servant Boy

1965 7.0

Director

Age 29 (now 90)

Fading in the Rain

1965 9.0

Director

Age 28 (now 90)

Her Majesty Yeonghwa

1964 9.0

Director

Age 28 (now 90)

The Power for Ten Years

1964 8.0

Director

Age 28 (now 90)

The Power for Ten Years

1964 8.0

Adaptation

Age 28 (now 90)

The Regular Tardy Student

1964 10.0

Director

Age 27 (now 90)

The Teacher with Ten Daughters

1964 8.5

Director

Age 27 (now 90)

The Result of the Ambition

1964 8.0

Director

Age 27 (now 90)

The Heartbreaking Story

1964 9.0

Director

Age 27 (now 90)

Sinmungo

1963 7.0

Director

Age 27 (now 90)

For My Husband

1963

Director

Age 27 (now 90)

Man Is Not Popular

1963 10.0

Director

Age 26 (now 90)

Fighting Lions

1962

Writer

Age 26 (now 90)

The War and an Old Man

1962 9.0

Director

Age 26 (now 90)

Farewell to the Duman River

1962 6.2

Director

Age 25 (now 90)

Bonanza

1961 5.5

Assistant Director

Age 25 (now 90)

Horizon

1961

Assistant Director

Age 24 (now 90)