Directed credits
99
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Im Kwon-taek
Directing
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Directed movies: 99Directed series: 0All crew credits: 103
TMDB ID: 87554
IMDb ID: nm0407990
Known for: Directing
Born: May 2, 1936
Age: 89
Place of birth: Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1961 - 2026
Years active: 66
Average TMDB rating: 6.89
Wikidata: Q488312
Also known as
임권택 • Kwon-taek Im
Frequent jobs
Director (98)Assistant Director (1)Writer (2)Original Story (1)Producer (1)
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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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Im Kwon-taek.
Bhiksuni
Director
2017 Movie
5.9
Revivre
Director
2014 Movie
6.2
Hanji
Director
2011 Movie
6.3
Beyond the Years
Director
2007 Movie
7.0
Painted Fire
Director
2002 Movie
6.5
Chunhyang
Director
2000 Movie
7.3
Festival
Director
1996 Movie
6.7
The Taebaek Mountains
Director
1994 Movie
7.7
Sopyonje
Director
1993 Movie
6.3
General's Son 3
Director
1992 Movie
6.4
Fly High, Run Far
Director
1991 Movie
5.5
General's Son 2
Director
1991 Movie
5.7
General's Son
Director
1990 Movie
6.9
Come, Come, Come Upward
Director
1989 Movie
6.0
Hand in Hand
Director
1989 Movie
The Diary of King Yonsan
Director
1988 Movie
7.0
The Surrogate Womb
Director
1987 Movie
6.2
Adada
Director
1987 Movie
5.4
Ticket
Director
1986 Movie
You Can't Stop a Flowing River
Director
1986 Movie
6.4
Gilsodom
Director
1986 Movie
6.0
Daughter of the Flames
Director
1983 Movie
7.0
Jagko
Director
1983 Movie
Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace
Director
1983 Movie
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Im Kwon-taek.
6.5
Chunhyang
Director
2000 Movie
5.2
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
as Self
2012 Movie
6.9
Rough Play
as Jeonju Festival VIP
2013 Movie
5.9
Revivre
Director
2014 Movie
6.2
Hanji
Director
2011 Movie
7.0
Painted Fire
Director
2002 Movie
5.7
General's Son
Director
1990 Movie
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
as Self
2026 Movie
5.8
Low Life
Writer
2004 Movie
7.7
Sopyonje
Director
1993 Movie
Nostalgia
Director
1967 Movie
9.0
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
Director
1968 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Im Kwon-taek.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Im Kwon-taek.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Im Kwon-taek.
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
as Self
2026 Movie
10.0
Walking in the Movies
as Self
2024 Movie
Cloud, Encore
as Self
2019 Movie
Gravity of the Tea
as Self
2019 Movie
Bhiksuni
as Self
2017 Movie
6.9
Rough Play
as Jeonju Festival VIP
2013 Movie
6.3
Jury
as Audience
2013 Movie
5.2
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
as Self
2012 Movie
Through Korean Cinema
as Self
2010 Movie
5.0
The Cinema on the Road
as Self
1995 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Im Kwon-taek.