Im Kwon-taek

Im Kwon-taek

Directing

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.

Filmography

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Bhiksuni Bhiksuni 2017 Revivre ★ 5.9 Revivre 2014 Rough Play ★ 6.9 Rough Play 2013 Jury ★ 6.3 Jury 2013 Hanji ★ 6.2 Hanji 2011 Beyond the Years ★ 6.3 Beyond the Years 2007 Low Life ★ 5.9 Low Life 2004 Chihwaseon ★ 7.0 Chihwaseon 2002 Chunhyang ★ 6.6 Chunhyang 2000 Downfall ★ 5.3 Downfall 1997 Festival ★ 7.4 Festival 1996 The Taebaek Mountains ★ 6.8 The Taebaek Mountains 1994 Sopyonje ★ 7.8 Sopyonje 1993 General's Son 3 ★ 6.6 General's Son 3 1992 Fly High, Run Far ★ 6.6 Fly High, Run Far 1991 General's Son 2 ★ 5.7 General's Son 2 1991 General's Son ★ 5.7 General's Son 1990 Come, Come, Come Upward ★ 7.0 Come, Come, Come Upward 1989 Hand in Hand ★ 6.0 Hand in Hand 1989 The Diary of King Yonsan ★ 8.0 The Diary of King Yonsan 1988 The Surrogate Womb ★ 7.1 The Surrogate Womb 1987 Adada ★ 6.5 Adada 1987 Ticket ★ 5.8 Ticket 1986 Gilsodom ★ 6.9 Gilsodom 1986 You Can't Stop a Flowing River You Can't Stop a Flowing River 1984 Daughter of the Flames ★ 7.0 Daughter of the Flames 1983 Jagko ★ 7.2 Jagko 1983 Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace 1983 The Village of Mist ★ 6.9 The Village of Mist 1983 Polluted Ones ★ 5.5 Polluted Ones 1982 Abenko Green Beret ★ 4.0 Abenko Green Beret 1982 High School Tears ★ 8.0 High School Tears 1982 Mandala ★ 6.5 Mandala 1981 The Hidden Hero ★ 6.3 The Hidden Hero 1980 Mrs. Speculator ★ 6.0 Mrs. Speculator 1980 Divine Bow Divine Bow 1979 The Little Adventurer ★ 8.0 The Little Adventurer 1979 Genealogy ★ 6.0 Genealogy 1979 Tomorrow and Tomorrow ★ 8.0 Tomorrow and Tomorrow 1979 A Warrior's Fighting Spirit A Warrior's Fighting Spirit 1979 Near Yet Far Away ★ 7.0 Near Yet Far Away 1978 The Evergreen Tree ★ 5.8 The Evergreen Tree 1978 Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang ★ 10.0 Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang 1977 The Life of Ok-rye ★ 10.0 The Life of Ok-rye 1977 Wife ★ 10.0 Wife 1976 Commando on the Nakdong River ★ 9.0 Commando on the Nakdong River 1976 Bare Feet in the Snow ★ 8.0 Bare Feet in the Snow 1976 My Hometown ★ 7.0 My Hometown 1976 Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow ★ 7.0 Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 1975 Why Did I Do That? ★ 8.0 Why Did I Do That? 1975 Yeonhwa ★ 8.0 Yeonhwa 1975 Yeonhwa 2 ★ 8.0 Yeonhwa 2 1975 I Won't Cry ★ 7.0 I Won't Cry 1974 Wives on Parade ★ 5.8 Wives on Parade 1974 The Testimony ★ 4.0 The Testimony 1974 Weeds ★ 6.2 Weeds 1973 The Big Chase ★ 8.0 The Big Chase 1973 Five Hostesses for the Resistance Five Hostesses for the Resistance 1973 Seize the Precious Sword ★ 7.0 Seize the Precious Sword 1972 One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave ★ 8.0 One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave 1972 Cruel history of Myeong Dong ★ 10.0 Cruel history of Myeong Dong 1972 Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong ★ 7.0 Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong 1972 A Second Mother ★ 10.0 A Second Mother 1972 Revenge of the Sword ★ 10.0 Revenge of the Sword 1971 Don't Torture Me Anymore ★ 8.0 Don't Torture Me Anymore 1971 The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks ★ 8.0 The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks 1971 A Bout in 30 Years ★ 6.5 A Bout in 30 Years 1971 Snowing on Grudge Street Snowing on Grudge Street 1971 Woman with Long Eyelashes ★ 7.0 Woman with Long Eyelashes 1970 Rain Outside the Porthole ★ 9.0 Rain Outside the Porthole 1970 A Mysterious Sword ★ 9.0 A Mysterious Sword 1970 A Man Who Arrived by Night Train ★ 7.0 A Man Who Arrived by Night Train 1970 A Woman Pursued ★ 8.0 A Woman Pursued 1970 A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew ★ 7.0 A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew 1970 One-eyed Park ★ 9.0 One-eyed Park 1970 A Sword Under the Moon ★ 9.0 A Sword Under the Moon 1970 Three Generations of Men Three Generations of Men 1969 Sorry to Give You Trouble Sorry to Give You Trouble 1969 Rainy Gomoryeong Hill ★ 9.0 Rainy Gomoryeong Hill 1969 A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder ★ 7.0 A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder 1969