Im Kwon-taek
Director · Actor · WriterIm 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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Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
2026
Self
Walking in the Movies
2024
Self
Gravity of the Tea
2019
Self
Cloud, Encore
2019
Self
Bhiksuni
2017
Self
Rough Play
2013
Jeonju Festival VIP
Jury
2013
Audience
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
2012
Self
Through Korean Cinema
2010
Self
- The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema
The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema
2005
Self
The Cinema on the Road
1995
Self
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Bhiksuni
2017
Director
Revivre
2014
Director
Hanji
2011
Director
Beyond the Years
2007
Director
Low Life
2004
Director
Chihwaseon
2002
Director
Chunhyang
2000
Director
Downfall
1997
Director
Festival
1996
Director
The Taebaek Mountains
1994
Director
Sopyonje
1993
Director
General's Son 3
1992
Director
Fly High, Run Far
1991
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General's Son 2
1991
Director
General's Son
1990
Director
Come, Come, Come Upward
1989
Director
Hand in Hand
1989
Director
The Diary of King Yonsan
1988
Director
The Surrogate Womb
1987
Director
Adada
1987
Director
Ticket
1986
Director
Gilsodom
1986
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You Can't Stop a Flowing River
1984
Director
Daughter of the Flames
1983
Director
Jagko
1983
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The Village of Mist
1983
Director
Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace
1983
Director
High School Tears
1982
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Polluted Ones
1982
Director
Abenko Green Beret
1982
Director
Mandala
1981
Director
Mrs. Speculator
1980
Director
The Hidden Hero
1980
Director
Genealogy
1979
Director
The Little Adventurer
1979
Director
- A Warrior's Fighting Spirit
A Warrior's Fighting Spirit
1979
Director
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
1979
Director
Divine Bow
1979
Director
The Evergreen Tree
1978
Director
Near Yet Far Away
1978
Director
The Life of Ok-rye
1977
Director
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
1977
Director
My Hometown
1976
Director
- Bare Feet in the Snow
Bare Feet in the Snow
1976
Director
Wife
1976
Director
Commando on the Nakdong River
1976
Director
Yeonhwa
1975
Director
Yeonhwa 2
1975
Director
Why Did I Do That?
1975
Director
- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
1975
Director
Wives on Parade
1974
Director
The Testimony
1974
Director
I Won't Cry
1974
Director
Five Hostesses for the Resistance
1973
Director
The Big Chase
1973
Director
Weeds
1973
Director
A Second Mother
1972
Director
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
1972
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Seize the Precious Sword
1972
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Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
1972
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One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972
Director
A Bout in 30 Years
1971
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Snowing on Grudge Street
1971
Director
The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks
1971
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Don't Torture Me Anymore
1971
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Revenge of the Sword
1971
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A Woman Pursued
1970
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Woman with Long Eyelashes
1970
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A Sword Under the Moon
1970
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One-eyed Park
1970
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A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew
1970
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Rain Outside the Porthole
1970
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A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
1970
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A Mysterious Sword
1970
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A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder
1969
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Sorry to Give You Trouble
1969
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Eagle of Wild Field
1969
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Rainy Gomoryeong Hill
1969
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Escaping Shanghai
1969
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Three Generations of Men
1969
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The Night of Full Moon
1969
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Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
1968
Director
A Man Like the Wind
1968
Director
Returned Left-handed Man
1968
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Lady in Dream
1968
Director
A Swordsman
1967
Director
Nostalgia
1967
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A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern
1967
Director
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
1966
Director
I Am a King
1966
Director
Battlefield and a Female Teacher
1966
Director
Nilliri
1966
Director
Fading in the Rain
1965
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The King and the Servant Boy
1965
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The Power for Ten Years
1964
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Her Majesty Yeonghwa
1964
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The Result of the Ambition
1964
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The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1964
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The Regular Tardy Student
1964
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The Heartbreaking Story
1964
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For My Husband
1963
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Man Is Not Popular
1963
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Sinmungo
1963
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Farewell to the Duman River
1962
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The War and an Old Man
1962
Director
Bonanza
1961
Assistant Director
- Horizon
Horizon
1961
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