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.
Acting (10 movies)
Directing (105 movies)
A Second Mother
1972
Painted Fire
2002
Hanji
2011
Chunhyang
2000
Sopyonje
1993
Daughter of the Flames
1983
Ticket
1986
Beyond the Years
2007
Low Life
2004
The Surrogate Womb
1987
Come Come Come Upward
1989
Fly High, Run Far
1991
Downfall
1997
General's Son
1990
A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder
1969
Festival
1996
The Taebaek Mountains
1994
The Power for Ten Years
1964
Mrs. Speculator
1980
Mandala
1981
General's Son 3
1992
General's Son 2
1991
Five Hostesses for the Resistance
1973
For My Husband
1963
Gilsodom
1986
Jagko
1980
Genealogy
1979
My Hometown
1976
Sorry to Give You Trouble
1969
Revivre
2014
The Village of Mist
1983
Her Majesty Yeonghwa
1964
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
1966
Farewell to the Duman River
1962
The War and an Old Man
1962
A Swordsman
1967
Woman with Long Eyelashes
1970
I Am a King
1966
A Woman Pursued
1970
The Hidden Hero
1980
Adada
1987
Wives on Parade
1974
A Bout in 30 Years
1971
The Evergreen Tree
1978
The Little Adventurer
1979
Bare Feet in the Snow
1976
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
1968
The Diary of King Yonsan
1988
The Testimony
1974
Battlefield and a Female Teacher
1966
Near Yet Far Away
1978
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
1972
High School Tears
1982
Snowing on Grudge Street
1971
Hand in Hand
1989
Eagle of Wild Field
1969
Seize the Precious Sword
1972
Yeonhwa
1975
Yeonhwa 2
1975
The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks
1971
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
1972
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972
The Big Chase
1973
I Won't Cry
1974
Man Is Not Popular
1963
Sinmungo
1963
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1964
The Result of the Ambition
1964
The Regular Tardy Student
1964
The Heartbreaking Story
1964
Rainy Gomoryeong Hill
1969
Escaping Shanghai
1969
Fading in the Rain
1965
The King and the Servant Boy
1965
Nilliri
1966
A Sword Under the Moon
1970
One-eyed Park
1970
A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew
1970
Rain Outside the Porthole
1970
Nostalgia
1967
A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern
1967
A Man Like the Wind
1968
Returned Left-handed Man
1968
Lady in Dream
1968
Why Did I Do That?
1975
A Warrior's Fighting Spirit
1979
The Life of Ok-rye
1977
A Mysterious Sword
1970
A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
1970
Don't Torture Me Anymore
1971
Revenge of the Sword
1971
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
1979
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
1975
Polluted Ones
1982
Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace
1983
You Can't Stop a Flowing River
1986
Wife
1976
Weeds
1973
Three Generations of Men
1969
The Night of Full Moon
1969
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting Lions | 1962 | Writer |
| A Sword Under the Moon | 1970 | Writer |
| A Mysterious Sword | 1970 | Writer |
| Weeds | 1973 | Producer |
| Downfall | 1997 | Writer |
| Painted Fire | 2002 | Writer |
| Low Life | 2004 | Writer |
| Beyond the Years | 2007 | Writer |
| Hanji | 2011 | Screenplay |