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Im Kwon-taek

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Im Kwon-taek

Born May 2, 1936 in Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea105 films

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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Chihwaseon posterFirst watchChihwaseon20027.0Jang Seung-eop, also known as "Chihwaseon," drinks and paints all day. Through Mae-hyang, he learns the meaning of fate, sees art beyond even the smallest things, and sets out for the path…View film

Filmography

105 films as director
  1. 2017BhiksuniDirector
  2. 2014RevivreDirector
  3. 2011HanjiDirector
  4. 2007Beyond the YearsDirector
  5. 2004Low LifeDirector
  6. 2002ChihwaseonDirector
  7. 2000ChunhyangDirector
  8. 1997DownfallDirector
  9. 1996FestivalDirector
  10. 1994The Taebaek MountainsDirector
  11. 1993SopyonjeDirector
  12. 1992General's Son 3Director
  13. 1991Fly High, Run FarDirector
  14. 1991General's Son 2Director
  15. 1990General's SonDirector
  16. 1989Come, Come, Come UpwardDirector
  17. 1989Hand in HandDirector
  18. 1988The Diary of King YonsanDirector
  19. 1987The Surrogate WombDirector
  20. 1987AdadaDirector
  21. 1986TicketDirector
  22. 1986GilsodomDirector
  23. 1984You Can't Stop a Flowing RiverDirector
  24. 1983Daughter of the FlamesDirector
  25. 1983JagkoDirector
  26. 1983Crying in a Butterfly's EmbraceDirector
  27. 1983The Village of MistDirector
  28. 1982Polluted OnesDirector
  29. 1982Abenko Green BeretDirector
  30. 1982High School TearsDirector
  31. 1981MandalaDirector
  32. 1980The Hidden HeroDirector
  33. 1980Mrs. SpeculatorDirector
  34. 1979Divine BowDirector
  35. 1979The Little AdventurerDirector
  36. 1979GenealogyDirector
  37. 1979Tomorrow and TomorrowDirector
  38. 1979A Warrior's Fighting SpiritDirector
  39. 1978Near Yet Far AwayDirector
  40. 1978The Evergreen TreeDirector
  41. 1977Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyangDirector
  42. 1977The Life of Ok-ryeDirector
  43. 1976WifeDirector
  44. 1976Commando on the Nakdong RiverDirector
  45. 1976Bare Feet in the SnowDirector
  46. 1976My HometownDirector
  47. 1975Yesterday, Today and TomorrowDirector
  48. 1975Why Did I Do That?Director
  49. 1975YeonhwaDirector
  50. 1975Yeonhwa 2Director
  51. 1974I Won't CryDirector
  52. 1974Wives on ParadeDirector
  53. 1974The TestimonyDirector
  54. 1973WeedsDirector
  55. 1973The Big ChaseDirector
  56. 1973Five Hostesses for the ResistanceDirector
  57. 1972Seize the Precious SwordDirector
  58. 1972One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To LeaveDirector
  59. 1972Cruel history of Myeong DongDirector
  60. 1972Whirl of Betrayals on MyeongdongDirector
  61. 1972A Second MotherDirector
  62. 1971Revenge of the SwordDirector
  63. 1971Don't Torture Me AnymoreDirector
  64. 1971The Two Revengeful HunchbacksDirector
  65. 1971A Bout in 30 YearsDirector
  66. 1971Snowing on Grudge StreetDirector
  67. 1970Woman with Long EyelashesDirector
  68. 1970Rain Outside the PortholeDirector
  69. 1970A Mysterious SwordDirector
  70. 1970A Man Who Arrived by Night TrainDirector
  71. 1970A Woman PursuedDirector
  72. 1970A Crape-Myrtle with Morning DewDirector
  73. 1970One-eyed ParkDirector
  74. 1970A Sword Under the MoonDirector
  75. 1969Three Generations of MenDirector
  76. 1969Sorry to Give You TroubleDirector
  77. 1969Rainy Gomoryeong HillDirector
  78. 1969A Precious Sword, A Knife of ThunderDirector
  79. 1969The Night of Full MoonDirector
  80. 1969Escaping ShanghaiDirector
  81. 1969Eagle of Wild FieldDirector
  82. 1968Returned Left-handed ManDirector
  83. 1968Lady in DreamDirector
  84. 1968A Man Like the WindDirector
  85. 1968Femme Fatale, Jang Hee BinDirector
  86. 1967NostalgiaDirector
  87. 1967A SwordsmanDirector
  88. 1967A Red-and-blue Gauze LanternDirector
  89. 1966NilliriDirector
  90. 1966I Am a KingDirector
  91. 1966Ok-i Makes a Judge CryDirector
  92. 1966Battlefield and a Female TeacherDirector
  93. 1965The King and the Servant BoyDirector
  94. 1965Fading in the RainDirector
  95. 1964Her Majesty YeonghwaDirector
  96. 1964The Power for Ten YearsDirector
  97. 1964The Regular Tardy StudentDirector
  98. 1964The Teacher with Ten DaughtersDirector
  99. 1964The Result of the AmbitionDirector
  100. 1964The Heartbreaking StoryDirector
  101. 1963SinmungoDirector
  102. 1963For My HusbandDirector
  103. 1963Man Is Not PopularDirector
  104. 1962The War and an Old ManDirector
  105. 1962Farewell to the Duman RiverDirector