Im Kwon Taek

  • Name: Im Kwon Taek
  • Native name: 임권택
  • Nationality: South Korean
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: May 2, 1936
  • Age: 89
Im Kwon Taek 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. Edit Biography
Director
Year Title Type Rating
2019 Gravity of the Tea
Movie
0.0
2015 Revivre
Movie
6.9
2007 Beyond The Years
Movie
6.7
2000 Chunhyang
Movie
7.1
1996 Festival
Movie
7.4
1994 The Taebaek Mountains
Movie
7.1
1993 Sopyonje
Movie
7.5
1992 The General's Son 3
Movie
6.0
1991 Fly High, Run Far
Movie
9.0
1991 The General's Son 2
Movie
6.5
1990 The General's Son
Movie
7.0
1989 Come, Come, Come Upwards!
Movie
6.9
1988 Prince Yeon San's Life
Movie
0.0
1987 The Surrogate Woman
Movie
6.9
1987 Adada
Movie
0.0
1986 Ticket
Movie
6.1
1986 Gilsotteum
Movie
7.6
1984 How to Stop the River from Flowing?
Movie
0.0
1984 Bhiksuni
Movie
0.0
1983 Daughter of Fire
Movie
0.0
1983 Mismatched Nose
Movie
6.3
1983 Crying in the Arms of Butterfly
Movie
0.0
1983 The Village of Mist
Movie
6.6
1982 Abenko Green Beret
Movie
0.0
1982 Tears of the Idol
Movie
0.0
1981 Mandala
Movie
7.2
1980 No Glory, No Flag
Movie
0.0
1979 Divine Bow
Movie
0.0
1979 Mother's Face Above Those Waves
Movie
0.0
1979 The Family Pedigree
Movie
7.9
1979 Tomorrow After Tomorrow
Movie
4.0
1976 The Longest Summer
Movie
0.0
1976 A Byegone Romance
Movie
0.0
1975 Why Did I Do That?
Movie
0.0
1974 Parade of Wives
Movie
0.0
1973 Weeds
Movie
0.0
1973 Obaekhwa
Movie
0.0
1972 Cruelty on the Streets of Myongdong
Movie
0.0
1972 Gangsters of Myongdong
Movie
0.0
1972 A Stepmother's Heartache
Movie
0.0
1971 The 30 Year Showdown
Movie
0.0
1970 One-Eyed Mr. Park
Movie
0.0
1970 A Woman With Long Eyelashes
Movie
0.0
1969 Rainy Gomoryeong Hill
Movie
0.0
1968 Lady in Dream
Movie
0.0
1968 Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
Movie
7.0
1968 A Man Called the Wind
Movie
0.0
1967 A Swordsman
Movie
0.0
1967 Would You Help Me?
Movie
0.0
1966 Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
Movie
0.0
1966 War and a Female Teacher
Movie
0.0
1966 Jeonjaenggwa Yeogyosa
Movie
10.0
1964 The Heartbreaking Story
Movie
0.0
1964 The Power for Ten Years
Movie
0.0
1963 Mangbuseok
Movie
0.0
1963 Sinmungo
Movie
0.0
1962 Old Man in the Combat Zone
Movie
0.0
1962 Farewell Duman River
Movie
0.0
Screenwriter & Director
Year Title Type Rating
2011 Scooping Up the Moonlight
Movie
6.3
2004 Low Life
Movie
7.1
2002 Chihwaseon
Movie
6.9
1997 Downfall
Movie
6.7
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2025 Journey into Sato Tadao
Japanese Movie, 2025,
[Himself] (Support Role)
[Himself]
Support Role
0.0
2019 Cloud, Encore
Korean Movie, 2019,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
2019 Gravity of the Tea
Korean Movie, 2019,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
2013 Rough Play
Korean Movie, 2013,
[Jeonju film festival VIP] (Guest Role)
[Jeonju film festival VIP]
Guest Role
6.5
2012 Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
Korean Movie, 2012,
[Himself] (Support Role)
[Himself]
Support Role
7.0
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2019 Movie Room Season 2
Korean TV Show, 2019, 116 eps
(Ep. 100) (Guest)
116
(Ep. 100)
Guest
0.0
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  • Native name: 임권택
  • Nationality: South Korean
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: May 2, 1936
  • Age: 89

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