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Im Kwon-taek

Directing

Born: 1936-05-02
From: Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.4

Also Known As

임권택Kwon-taek Im

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.

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Awards & Nominations3 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize

1997
🏆 Won

Grand Bell Awards

🏆 Won

Ho-Am Prize in the Arts

Acting11 titles

Walking in the Movies
10.0
Movie

Walking in the Movies

2024Documentary
Movie Room
9.2
Series

Movie Room

2018 - ...Documentary
Rough Play
6.9
Movie

Rough Play

2013Drama
Jury
6.3
Movie

Jury

2013Comedy
The Cinema on the Road
5.6
Movie

The Cinema on the Road

1995Documentary
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
5.5
Movie

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

2012Documentary
Through Korean Cinema
0
Movie

Through Korean Cinema

2010Documentary
Gravity of the Tea
0
Movie

Gravity of the Tea

2019Documentary
Cloud, Encore
0
Movie

Cloud, Encore

2019Documentary
Bhiksuni
0
Movie

Bhiksuni

2017Drama
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
New0
Movie

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema

2026Documentary

Directing103 titles

A Second Mother
10.0
Movie

A Second Mother

1972Drama
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
10.0
Movie

Cruel history of Myeong Dong

1972Drama
Eagle of Wild Field
10.0
Movie

Eagle of Wild Field

1969Action
Man Is Not Popular
10.0
Movie

Man Is Not Popular

1963Comedy
The Regular Tardy Student
10.0
Movie

The Regular Tardy Student

1964Drama
The Life of Ok-rye
10.0
Movie

The Life of Ok-rye

1977Drama
Revenge of the Sword
10.0
Movie

Revenge of the Sword

1971Action
Wife
10.0
Movie

Wife

1976Drama
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
10.0
Movie

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

1977Romance
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
9.5
Movie

Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin

1968Drama
Her Majesty Yeonghwa
9.0
Movie

Her Majesty Yeonghwa

1964Drama
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
9.0
Movie

Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry

1966Drama
The War and an Old Man
9.0
Movie

The War and an Old Man

1962Action
A Swordsman
9.0
Movie

A Swordsman

1967Action
Battlefield and a Female Teacher
9.0
Movie

Battlefield and a Female Teacher

1966Action
Rainy Gomoryeong Hill
9.0
Movie

Rainy Gomoryeong Hill

1969Drama
The Heartbreaking Story
9.0
Movie

The Heartbreaking Story

1964Drama
Fading in the Rain
9.0
Movie

Fading in the Rain

1965Drama
A Sword Under the Moon
9.0
Movie

A Sword Under the Moon

1970Drama
Rain Outside the Porthole
9.0
Movie

Rain Outside the Porthole

1970Action
One-eyed Park
9.0
Movie

One-eyed Park

1970Action
A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern
9.0
Movie

A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern

1967Drama
Returned Left-handed Man
9.0
Movie

Returned Left-handed Man

1968Action
A Mysterious Sword
9.0
Movie

A Mysterious Sword

1970Action
Commando on the Nakdong River
9.0
Movie

Commando on the Nakdong River

1976Drama
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
8.5
Movie

The Teacher with Ten Daughters

1964Drama
The Power for Ten Years
8.0
Movie

The Power for Ten Years

1964Drama
A Woman Pursued
8.0
Movie

A Woman Pursued

1970Action
The Little Adventurer
8.0
Movie

The Little Adventurer

1979Drama
The Diary of King Yonsan
8.0
Movie

The Diary of King Yonsan

1988Drama
High School Tears
8.0
Movie

High School Tears

1982Drama
Yeonhwa
8.0
Movie

Yeonhwa

1975Drama
Yeonhwa 2
8.0
Movie

Yeonhwa 2

1975Drama
The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks
8.0
Movie

The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks

1971Action
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
8.0
Movie

One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave

1972Thriller
The Big Chase
8.0
Movie

The Big Chase

1973Action
The Result of the Ambition
8.0
Movie

The Result of the Ambition

1964Romance
Nostalgia
8.0
Movie

Nostalgia

1967Drama
Why Did I Do That?
8.0
Movie

Why Did I Do That?

1975Drama
Don't Torture Me Anymore
8.0
Movie

Don't Torture Me Anymore

1971Action
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
8.0
Movie

Tomorrow and Tomorrow

1979Drama
Sopyonje
7.8
Movie

Sopyonje

1993Drama
Festival
7.4
Movie

Festival

1996Drama
Jagko
7.2
Movie

Jagko

1983Drama
The Surrogate Womb
7.1
Movie

The Surrogate Womb

1987Drama
Chihwaseon
7.0
Movie

Chihwaseon

2002Drama
Daughter of the Flames
7.0
Movie

Daughter of the Flames

1983Drama
Come, Come, Come Upward
7.0
Movie

Come, Come, Come Upward

1989Drama
A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder
7.0
Movie

A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder

1969Action
My Hometown
7.0
Movie

My Hometown

1976Drama
Woman with Long Eyelashes
7.0
Movie

Woman with Long Eyelashes

1970Thriller
Near Yet Far Away
7.0
Movie

Near Yet Far Away

1978Drama
Seize the Precious Sword
7.0
Movie

Seize the Precious Sword

1972Action
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
7.0
Movie

Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong

1972Action
I Won't Cry
7.0
Movie

I Won't Cry

1974Action
Sinmungo
7.0
Movie

Sinmungo

1963Drama
Escaping Shanghai
7.0
Movie

Escaping Shanghai

1969Romance
The King and the Servant Boy
7.0
Movie

The King and the Servant Boy

1965Drama
Nilliri
7.0
Movie

Nilliri

1966Romance
A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew
7.0
Movie

A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew

1970Drama
A Man Like the Wind
7.0
Movie

A Man Like the Wind

1968Drama
Lady in Dream
7.0
Movie

Lady in Dream

1968Horror
A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
7.0
Movie

A Man Who Arrived by Night Train

1970Action
Gilsodom
6.9
Movie

Gilsodom

1986Drama
The Village of Mist
6.9
Movie

The Village of Mist

1983Drama
The Taebaek Mountains
6.8
Movie

The Taebaek Mountains

1994Action
Chunhyang
6.6
Movie

Chunhyang

2000Drama
Fly High, Run Far
6.6
Movie

Fly High, Run Far

1991Drama
General's Son 3
6.6
Movie

General's Son 3

1992Action
Mandala
6.5
Movie

Mandala

1981Drama
Adada
6.5
Movie

Adada

1987Drama
A Bout in 30 Years
6.5
Movie

A Bout in 30 Years

1971Drama
Beyond the Years
6.3
Movie

Beyond the Years

2007Drama
The Hidden Hero
6.3
Movie

The Hidden Hero

1980Drama
Hanji
6.2
Movie

Hanji

2011Drama
Farewell to the Duman River
6.2
Movie

Farewell to the Duman River

1962Action
Weeds
6.2
Movie

Weeds

1973Drama
Mrs. Speculator
6.0
Movie

Mrs. Speculator

1980Drama
Genealogy
6.0
Movie

Genealogy

1979Drama
Hand in Hand
6.0
Movie

Hand in Hand

1989Documentary
Low Life
5.9
Movie

Low Life

2004Action
Revivre
5.9
Movie

Revivre

2014Drama
Ticket
5.8
Movie

Ticket

1986Drama
Wives on Parade
5.8
Movie

Wives on Parade

1974Drama
The Evergreen Tree
5.8
Movie

The Evergreen Tree

1978Drama
General's Son
5.7
Movie

General's Son

1990Action
General's Son 2
5.7
Movie

General's Son 2

1991Action
Bonanza
5.5
Movie

Bonanza

1961Drama
Polluted Ones
5.5
Movie

Polluted Ones

1982Drama
Downfall
5.3
Movie

Downfall

1997Drama
I Am a King
5.2
Movie

I Am a King

1966Drama
The Testimony
4.0
Movie

The Testimony

1974Action
Abenko Green Beret
4.0
Movie

Abenko Green Beret

1982Action
For My Husband
0
Movie

For My Husband

1963Drama
Five Hostesses for the Resistance
0
Movie

Five Hostesses for the Resistance

1973Drama
Sorry to Give You Trouble
0
Movie

Sorry to Give You Trouble

1969Comedy
Snowing on Grudge Street
0
Movie

Snowing on Grudge Street

1971Action
Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace
0
Movie

Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace

1983Drama
You Can't Stop a Flowing River
0
Movie

You Can't Stop a Flowing River

1984Drama
The Night of Full Moon
0
Movie

The Night of Full Moon

1969Drama
Three Generations of Men
0
Movie

Three Generations of Men

1969Action
Divine Bow
0
Movie

Divine Bow

1979Drama
Bhiksuni
0
Movie

Bhiksuni

2017Drama

Writing9 titles

A Sword Under the Moon
9.0
Movie

A Sword Under the Moon

1970Drama
A Mysterious Sword
9.0
Movie

A Mysterious Sword

1970Action
The Power for Ten Years
8.0
Movie

The Power for Ten Years

1964Drama
A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
7.0
Movie

A Man Who Arrived by Night Train

1970Action
Chihwaseon
7.0
Movie

Chihwaseon

2002Drama
Beyond the Years
6.3
Movie

Beyond the Years

2007Drama
Hanji
6.2
Movie

Hanji

2011Drama
Low Life
5.9
Movie

Low Life

2004Action
Downfall
5.3
Movie

Downfall

1997Drama

Production1 title

Weeds
6.2
Movie

Weeds

1973Drama

Editing1 title

The Diary of King Yonsan
8.0
Movie

The Diary of King Yonsan

1988Drama