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Im Kwon-taek portrait

Im Kwon-taek

7 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.

Where to Start with Im Kwon-taek

Im Kwon-taek appears in 7 drama films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are Sopyonje, Chihwaseon, Chunhyang, a strong place to start exploring Im Kwon-taek's drama work.

Sopyonje 7.8

Sopyonje

1993
Chihwaseon 7.0

Chihwaseon

2002
Chunhyang 6.6

Chunhyang

2000

Im Kwon-taek: Drama Films 7

Sopyonje 7.8

Sopyonje

1993
Festival 7.4

Festival

1996
The Surrogate Womb 7.1

The Surrogate Womb

1987
Chihwaseon 7.0

Chihwaseon

2002
The Taebaek Mountains 6.8

The Taebaek Mountains

1994
Chunhyang 6.6

Chunhyang

2000
Mandala 6.5

Mandala

1981

Frequent Collaborators

Ahn Sung-ki Ahn Sung-ki 4 films together Oh Jung-hae Oh Jung-hae 3 films together Kim Myung-gon Kim Myung-gon 2 films together Han Eun-jin Han Eun-jin 2 films together Bang Hee Bang Hee 2 films together Y Yoon Yang-ha 2 films together