
Directing
Born May 2, 1936 · Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea
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.

Bhiksuni
2017

Revivre
2014

Hanji
2011

Beyond the Years
2007

Low Life
2004

Painted Fire
2002

Chunhyang
2000

Downfall
1997

Festival
1996

The Taebaek Mountains
1994

Sopyonje
1993

General's Son 3
1992

Fly High, Run Far
1991

General's Son 2
1991

General's Son
1990

Come, Come, Come Upward
1989

Hand in Hand
1989

The Diary of King Yonsan
1988

The Surrogate Womb
1987

Adada
1987

Ticket
1986

You Can't Stop a Flowing River
1986

Gilsodom
1986

Daughter of the Flames
1983

Jagko
1983

Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace
1983

The Village of Mist
1983

Polluted Ones
1982

Abenko Green Beret
1982

High School Tears
1982

Mandala
1981

The Hidden Hero
1980

Mrs. Speculator
1980

Divine Bow
1979

Genealogy
1979

The Little Adventurer
1979

Tomorrow and Tomorrow
1979
A Warrior's Fighting Spirit
1979

Near Yet Far Away
1978

The Evergreen Tree
1978

Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
1977

The Life of Ok-rye
1977

Wife
1976

Commando on the Nakdong River
1976
Bare Feet in the Snow
1976

My Hometown
1976
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
1975

Why Did I Do That?
1975

Yeonhwa
1975

Yeonhwa 2
1975

I Won't Cry
1974

Wives on Parade
1974

The Testimony
1974

Weeds
1973

The Big Chase
1973

Five Hostesses for the Resistance
1973

Seize the Precious Sword
1972

One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972

Cruel history of Myeong Dong
1972

Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
1972

A Second Mother
1972

Revenge of the Sword
1971

Don't Torture Me Anymore
1971

The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks
1971

A Bout in 30 Years
1971

Snowing on Grudge Street
1971

Woman with Long Eyelashes
1970

Rain Outside the Porthole
1970

A Mysterious Sword
1970

A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
1970

A Woman Pursued
1970

A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew
1970

One-eyed Park
1970

A Sword Under the Moon
1970

Three Generations of Men
1969

Sorry to Give You Trouble
1969

Rainy Gomoryeong Hill
1969

A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder
1969

The Night of Full Moon
1969

Escaping Shanghai
1969

Eagle of Wild Field
1969

Returned Left-handed Man
1968

Lady in Dream
1968

A Man Like the Wind
1968

Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
1968

Nostalgia
1967

A Swordsman
1967

A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern
1967

Nilliri
1966

I Am a King
1966

Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
1966

Battlefield and a Female Teacher
1966

The King and the Servant Boy
1965

Fading in the Rain
1965

Her Majesty Yeonghwa
1964

The Power for Ten Years
1964

The Regular Tardy Student
1964

The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1964

The Result of the Ambition
1964

The Heartbreaking Story
1964

Sinmungo
1963

For My Husband
1963

Man Is Not Popular
1963

The War and an Old Man
1962

Farewell to the Duman River
1962