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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

130

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-05-02 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea

Also Known As

임권택

Kwon-taek Im

Im Kwon-taek

Biography

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

Acting

Cloud, Encore

2019

Cloud, Encore

as

Self

Rough Play

2013

Rough Play

as

Jeonju Festival VIP (uncredited)

Jury

2013

Jury

as

Audience

Bhiksuni

2017

Bhiksuni

as

Self

Production

Weeds

1973

Weeds

as

Crew

Directing

Hanji

2011

Hanji

as

Chunhyang

2000

Chunhyang

as

Sopyonje

1993

Sopyonje

as

Ticket

1986

Ticket

as

Low Life

2004

Low Life

as

Downfall

1997

Downfall

as

Festival

1996

Festival

as

Mandala

1981

Mandala

as

Gilsodom

1986

Gilsodom

as

Jagko

1983

Jagko

as

Genealogy

1979

Genealogy

as

Revivre

2014

Revivre

as

Bonanza

1961

Bonanza

as

Adada

1987

Adada

as

Horizon

1961

Horizon

as

Yeonhwa

1975

Yeonhwa

as

Yeonhwa 2

1975

Yeonhwa 2

as

Sinmungo

1963

Sinmungo

as

Nilliri

1966

Nilliri

as

Nostalgia

1967

Nostalgia

as

Wife

1976

Wife

as

Weeds

1973

Weeds

as

Bhiksuni

2017

Bhiksuni

as