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Portrait of Im Sang-soo

Directing

Im Sang-soo

Career

Active from 1988 to 2021, busiest in 2001 and 2015 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Heaven: To the Land of Happiness
Heaven: To the Land of Happiness
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Im Sang-soo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Warfare
    0.1, average 1.2
  • Biographical
    0.0, average 1.0
  • Showbiz
    0.2, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Korean Drama 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Korean Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Soho Sins
Soho Sins

Director

2020s

1 title · average score 73
Heaven: To the Land of Happiness
Heaven: To the Land of Happiness (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Writer

2010s

5 titles · average score 47
Intimate Enemies
Intimate Enemies (2015)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer, Director

The Vampire Lives Next Door to Us
The Vampire Lives Next Door to Us (2015)

Writer, Director

Rio, I Love You
Rio, I Love You (2014)
GoodWatch score 31

Director, Writer

The Taste of Money
The Taste of Money (2012)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay, Director

The Housemaid
The Housemaid (2010)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Director

2000s

6 titles · average score 64
The Old Garden
The Old Garden (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

The President's Last Bang
The President's Last Bang (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

as Doctor

A Good Lawyer's Wife
A Good Lawyer's Wife (2003)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Director

Tears
Tears (2001)

Writer, Director

Indian Summer
Indian Summer (2001)

Screenplay

Barking Dogs Never Bite
Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
GoodWatch score 72

as Joon-pyo

1990s

3 titles · average score 64
City of the Rising Sun
City of the Rising Sun (1999)
GoodWatch score 70

as Hairshop director

Girls' Night Out
Girls' Night Out (1998)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

Eternal Empire
Eternal Empire (1995)

Writer

1980s

1 title
Mr. Koo's Camera
Mr. Koo's Camera (1988)

Director