About

Known credits:
128
Birthday:
1936-05-02
Place of birth:
Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea
Website:
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Im Kwon-taek

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2024 Walking in the Movies Actor Self 59
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2019 Cloud, Encore Actor Self N/A
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2019 Gravity of the Tea Actor Self N/A
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2013 Rough Play Actor Jeonju Festival VIP (uncredited) 59
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2013 Jury Actor Audience 59
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2012 Ari Ari the Korean Cinema Actor Himself 59
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2010 Through Korean Cinema Actor Self N/A
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2006 The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema Actor Himself 59
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1995 The Cinema on the Road Actor Himself 59
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Directing
2014 Revivre Directing Director 59
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2011 Hanji Directing Director 59
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2007 Beyond the Years Directing Director 58
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2004 Low Life Directing Director 59
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2002 Painted Fire Directing Director 60
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2000 Chunhyang Directing Director 59
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1997 Downfall Directing Director 58
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1996 Festival Directing Director 59
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1994 The Taebaek Mountains Directing Director 59
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1993 Sopyonje Directing Director 60
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1992 General's Son 3 Directing Director 59
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1991 Fly High, Run Far Directing Director 58
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1991 General's Son 2 Directing Director 58
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1990 General's Son Directing Director 58
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1989 Come Come Come Upward Directing Director 59
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1989 Hand in Hand Directing Director 58
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1988 The Diary of King Yonsan Directing Director N/A
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1987 The Surrogate Womb Directing Director 59
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1987 Adada Directing Director 58
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1986 Ticket Directing Director 58
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1986 You Can't Stop a Flowing River Directing Director N/A
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1986 Gilsodom Directing Director 58
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1984 Bhiksuni Directing Director N/A
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1983 Daughter of the Flames Directing Director 58
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1983 Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace Directing Director N/A
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1983 The Village of Mist Directing Director 58
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1982 Polluted Ones Directing Director 59
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1982 Abenko Green Beret Directing Director 59
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1982 High School Tears Directing Director N/A
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1981 Mandala Directing Director 59
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1980 Jagko Directing Director 59
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1980 The Hidden Hero Directing Director 58
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1980 Mrs. Speculator Directing Director 59
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1979 Divine Bow Directing Director N/A
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1979 Genealogy Directing Director 58
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1979 The Little Adventurer Directing Director N/A
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1979 Tomorrow and Tomorrow Directing Director N/A
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1979 A Warrior's Fighting Spirit Directing Director N/A
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1978 Near Yet Far Away Directing Director N/A
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1978 The Evergreen Tree Directing Director 59
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1977 Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang Directing Director N/A
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1977 The Life of Ok-rye Directing Director N/A
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1976 Wife Directing Director N/A
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1976 Commando on the Nakdong River Directing Director N/A
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1976 Bare Feet in the Snow Directing Director N/A
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1976 My Hometown Directing Director 58
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1975 Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Directing Director N/A
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1975 Why Did I Do That? Directing Director N/A
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1975 Yeonhwa Directing Director N/A
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1975 Yeonhwa 2 Directing Director N/A
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1974 I Won't Cry Directing Director N/A
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1974 Wives on Parade Directing Director 58
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1974 The Testimony Directing Director 58
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1973 Weeds Directing Director 58
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1973 The Big Chase Directing Director N/A
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1973 Five Hostesses for the Resistance Directing Director N/A
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1972 Seize the Precious Sword Directing Director N/A
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1972 One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave Directing Director N/A
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1972 Cruel history of Myeong Dong Directing Director N/A
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1972 Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong Directing Director N/A
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1972 A Second Mother Directing Director N/A
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1971 Revenge of the Sword Directing Director N/A
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1971 Don't Torture Me Anymore Directing Director N/A
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1971 The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks Directing Director N/A
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1971 A Bout in 30 Years Directing Director N/A
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1971 Snowing on Grudge Street Directing Director N/A
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1970 Woman with Long Eyelashes Directing Director N/A
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1970 Rain Outside the Porthole Directing Director N/A
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1970 A Mysterious Sword Directing Director N/A
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1970 A Man Who Arrived by Night Train Directing Director N/A
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1970 A Woman Pursued Directing Director N/A
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1970 A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew Directing Director N/A
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1970 One-eyed Park Directing Director N/A
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1970 A Sword Under the Moon Directing Director N/A
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1969 Three Generations of Men Directing Director N/A
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1969 Sorry to Give You Trouble Directing Director N/A
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1969 Rainy Gomoryeong Hill Directing Director N/A
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1969 A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder Directing Director N/A
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1969 The Night of Full Moon Directing Director N/A
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1969 Escaping Shanghai Directing Director N/A
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1969 Eagle of Wild Field Directing Director N/A
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1968 Returned Left-handed Man Directing Director N/A
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1968 Lady in Dream Directing Director N/A
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1968 A Man Like the Wind Directing Director N/A
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1968 Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin Directing Director 59
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1967 Nostalgia Directing Director N/A
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1967 A Swordsman Directing Director N/A
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1967 A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern Directing Director N/A
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1966 Nilliri Directing Director N/A
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1966 I Am a King Directing Director 59
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1966 Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry Directing Director N/A
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1966 Battlefield and a Female Teacher Directing Director N/A
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1965 The King and the Servant Boy Directing Director N/A
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1965 Fading in the Rain Directing Director N/A
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1964 Her Majesty Yeonghwa Directing Director N/A
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1964 The Power for Ten Years Directing Director N/A
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1964 The Regular Tardy Student Directing Director N/A
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1964 The Teacher with Ten Daughters Directing Director N/A
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1964 The Result of the Ambition Directing Director N/A
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1964 The Heartbreaking Story Directing Director N/A
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1963 Sinmungo Directing Director N/A
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1963 For My Husband Directing Director N/A
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1963 Man Is Not Popular Directing Director N/A
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1962 The War and an Old Man Directing Director N/A
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1962 Farewell to the Duman River Directing Director 58
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1961 Bonanza Directing Assistant Director 58
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1961 Horizon Directing Assistant Director N/A
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Writing
2011 Hanji Writing Screenplay 59
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2007 Beyond the Years Writing Writer 58
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2004 Low Life Writing Writer 59
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2002 Painted Fire Writing Writer 60
Fair
1997 Downfall Writing Writer 58
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1970 A Mysterious Sword Writing Writer N/A
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1970 A Man Who Arrived by Night Train Writing Original Story N/A
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1970 A Sword Under the Moon Writing Writer N/A
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1964 The Power for Ten Years Writing Adaptation N/A
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1962 Fighting Lions Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1973 Weeds Production Producer 58
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Editing
1988 The Diary of King Yonsan Editing Editor N/A
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