Im Kwon-taek

Directing

Im Kwon-taek

Born May 2, 1936Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea117 credits

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

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema

Movie

2026

Walking in the Movies
10.0

Walking in the Movies

Movie

2024

Cloud, Encore

Cloud, Encore

Movie

2019

Gravity of the Tea

Gravity of the Tea

Movie

2019

Movie Room
9.2

Movie Room

TV

2018

Bhiksuni

Bhiksuni

Movie

2017

Filmography

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
2026Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinemaas SelfMovie
Walking in the Movies
2024Walking in the Moviesas SelfMovie
Cloud, Encore
2019Cloud, Encoreas SelfMovie
Gravity of the Tea
2019Gravity of the Teaas SelfMovie
Movie Room
2018Movie Roomas SelfTV
Bhiksuni
2017Bhiksunias SelfMovie
Revivre
2014RevivreDirectorMovie
Rough Play
2013Rough Playas Jeonju Festival VIPMovie
Jury
2013Juryas AudienceMovie
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
2012Ari Ari the Korean Cinemaas SelfMovie
Hanji
2011HanjiDirectorMovie
Through Korean Cinema
2010Through Korean Cinemaas SelfMovie
Beyond the Years
2007Beyond the YearsWriterMovie
T
2005The Nine Lives of Korean Cinemaas SelfMovie
Low Life
2004Low LifeDirectorMovie
Painted Fire
2002Painted FireDirectorMovie
Chunhyang
2000ChunhyangDirectorMovie
Downfall
1997DownfallWriterMovie
Festival
1996FestivalDirectorMovie
The Cinema on the Road
1995The Cinema on the Roadas SelfMovie
The Taebaek Mountains
1994The Taebaek MountainsDirectorMovie
Sopyonje
1993SopyonjeDirectorMovie
General's Son 3
1992General's Son 3DirectorMovie
Fly High, Run Far
1991Fly High, Run FarDirectorMovie
General's Son 2
1991General's Son 2DirectorMovie
General's Son
1990General's SonDirectorMovie
Come, Come, Come Upward
1989Come, Come, Come UpwardDirectorMovie
Hand in Hand
1989Hand in HandDirectorMovie
The Diary of King Yonsan
1988The Diary of King YonsanDirectorMovie
The Surrogate Womb
1987The Surrogate WombDirectorMovie
Adada
1987AdadaDirectorMovie
Ticket
1986TicketDirectorMovie
You Can't Stop a Flowing River
1986You Can't Stop a Flowing RiverDirectorMovie
Gilsodom
1986GilsodomDirectorMovie
Daughter of the Flames
1983Daughter of the FlamesDirectorMovie
Jagko
1983JagkoDirectorMovie
Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace
1983Crying in a Butterfly's EmbraceDirectorMovie
The Village of Mist
1983The Village of MistDirectorMovie
Polluted Ones
1982Polluted OnesDirectorMovie
Abenko Green Beret
1982Abenko Green BeretDirectorMovie
High School Tears
1982High School TearsDirectorMovie
Mandala
1981MandalaDirectorMovie
The Hidden Hero
1980The Hidden HeroDirectorMovie
Mrs. Speculator
1980Mrs. SpeculatorDirectorMovie
Divine Bow
1979Divine BowDirectorMovie
Genealogy
1979GenealogyDirectorMovie
The Little Adventurer
1979The Little AdventurerDirectorMovie
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
1979Tomorrow and TomorrowDirectorMovie
A
1979A Warrior's Fighting SpiritDirectorMovie
Near Yet Far Away
1978Near Yet Far AwayDirectorMovie
The Evergreen Tree
1978The Evergreen TreeDirectorMovie
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
1977Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyangDirectorMovie
The Life of Ok-rye
1977The Life of Ok-ryeDirectorMovie
Wife
1976WifeDirectorMovie
Commando on the Nakdong River
1976Commando on the Nakdong RiverDirectorMovie
B
1976Bare Feet in the SnowDirectorMovie
My Hometown
1976My HometownDirectorMovie
Y
1975Yesterday, Today and TomorrowDirectorMovie
Why Did I Do That?
1975Why Did I Do That?DirectorMovie
Yeonhwa
1975YeonhwaDirectorMovie
Yeonhwa 2
1975Yeonhwa 2DirectorMovie
I Won't Cry
1974I Won't CryDirectorMovie
Wives on Parade
1974Wives on ParadeDirectorMovie
The Testimony
1974The TestimonyDirectorMovie
Weeds
1973WeedsDirectorMovie
The Big Chase
1973The Big ChaseDirectorMovie
Five Hostesses for the Resistance
1973Five Hostesses for the ResistanceDirectorMovie
Seize the Precious Sword
1972Seize the Precious SwordDirectorMovie
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To LeaveDirectorMovie
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
1972Cruel history of Myeong DongDirectorMovie
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
1972Whirl of Betrayals on MyeongdongDirectorMovie
A Second Mother
1972A Second MotherDirectorMovie
Revenge of the Sword
1971Revenge of the SwordDirectorMovie
Don't Torture Me Anymore
1971Don't Torture Me AnymoreDirectorMovie
The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks
1971The Two Revengeful HunchbacksDirectorMovie
A Bout in 30 Years
1971A Bout in 30 YearsDirectorMovie
Snowing on Grudge Street
1971Snowing on Grudge StreetDirectorMovie
Woman with Long Eyelashes
1970Woman with Long EyelashesDirectorMovie
Rain Outside the Porthole
1970Rain Outside the PortholeDirectorMovie
A Mysterious Sword
1970A Mysterious SwordDirectorMovie
A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
1970A Man Who Arrived by Night TrainDirectorMovie
A Woman Pursued
1970A Woman PursuedDirectorMovie
A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew
1970A Crape-Myrtle with Morning DewDirectorMovie
One-eyed Park
1970One-eyed ParkDirectorMovie
A Sword Under the Moon
1970A Sword Under the MoonDirectorMovie
Three Generations of Men
1969Three Generations of MenDirectorMovie
Sorry to Give You Trouble
1969Sorry to Give You TroubleDirectorMovie
Rainy Gomoryeong Hill
1969Rainy Gomoryeong HillDirectorMovie
A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder
1969A Precious Sword, A Knife of ThunderDirectorMovie
The Night of Full Moon
1969The Night of Full MoonDirectorMovie
Escaping Shanghai
1969Escaping ShanghaiDirectorMovie
Eagle of Wild Field
1969Eagle of Wild FieldDirectorMovie
Returned Left-handed Man
1968Returned Left-handed ManDirectorMovie
Lady in Dream
1968Lady in DreamDirectorMovie
A Man Like the Wind
1968A Man Like the WindDirectorMovie
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
1968Femme Fatale, Jang Hee BinDirectorMovie
Nostalgia
1967NostalgiaDirectorMovie
A Swordsman
1967A SwordsmanDirectorMovie
A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern
1967A Red-and-blue Gauze LanternDirectorMovie
Nilliri
1966NilliriDirectorMovie
I Am a King
1966I Am a KingDirectorMovie
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
1966Ok-i Makes a Judge CryDirectorMovie
Battlefield and a Female Teacher
1966Battlefield and a Female TeacherDirectorMovie
The King and the Servant Boy
1965The King and the Servant BoyDirectorMovie
Fading in the Rain
1965Fading in the RainDirectorMovie
Her Majesty Yeonghwa
1964Her Majesty YeonghwaDirectorMovie
The Power for Ten Years
1964The Power for Ten YearsDirectorMovie
The Regular Tardy Student
1964The Regular Tardy StudentDirectorMovie
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1964The Teacher with Ten DaughtersDirectorMovie
The Result of the Ambition
1964The Result of the AmbitionDirectorMovie
The Heartbreaking Story
1964The Heartbreaking StoryDirectorMovie
Sinmungo
1963SinmungoDirectorMovie
For My Husband
1963For My HusbandDirectorMovie
Man Is Not Popular
1963Man Is Not PopularDirectorMovie
F
1962Fighting LionsWriterMovie
The War and an Old Man
1962The War and an Old ManDirectorMovie
Farewell to the Duman River
1962Farewell to the Duman RiverDirectorMovie