Portrait of Im Kwon-taek

Directing

Im Kwon-taek

Career

Active from 1962 to 2017, busiest in 1970 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Taebaek Mountains
The Taebaek Mountains
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Im Kwon-taek Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.6, average 2.7
  • Crime
    1.8, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Korean Cinema 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Korean Historical Drama 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Korean Melodrama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Philosophical 2
  • Spiritual Journey 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

110
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 54
Bhiksuni
Bhiksuni (2017)

Director

Revivre
Revivre (2014)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Rough Play
Rough Play (2013)
GoodWatch score 41

as Jeonju Festival VIP

Jury
Jury (2013)

as Audience

Hanji
Hanji (2011)

Screenplay, Director

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 63
Beyond the Years
Beyond the Years (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Writer

Low Life
Low Life (2004)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Writer

Chihwaseon
Chihwaseon (2002)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Director

Chunhyang
Chunhyang (2000)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 69
Downfall
Downfall (1997)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer, Director

Festival
Festival (1996)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

The Taebaek Mountains
The Taebaek Mountains (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Sopyonje
Sopyonje (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

General's Son 3
General's Son 3 (1992)

Director

General's Son 2
General's Son 2 (1991)

Director

Fly High, Run Far
Fly High, Run Far (1991)

Director

General's Son
General's Son (1990)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

1980s

18 titles ยท average score 69
Come, Come, Come Upward
Come, Come, Come Upward (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Hand in Hand
Hand in Hand (1989)

Director

The Diary of King Yonsan
The Diary of King Yonsan (1988)

Director, Editor

The Surrogate Womb
The Surrogate Womb (1987)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Adada
Adada (1987)

Director

Gilsodom
Gilsodom (1986)

Director

Ticket
Ticket (1986)

Director

Jagko
Jagko (1983)

Director

The Village of Mist
The Village of Mist (1983)

Director

Abenko Green Beret
Abenko Green Beret (1982)

Director

Polluted Ones
Polluted Ones (1982)

Director

Mandala
Mandala (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

1970s

41 titles
Genealogy
Genealogy (1979)

Director

Divine Bow
Divine Bow (1979)

Director

The Evergreen Tree
The Evergreen Tree (1978)

Director

Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang (1977)

Director

Commando on the Nakdong River
Commando on the Nakdong River (1976)

Director

My Hometown
My Hometown (1976)

Director

Why Did I Do That?
Why Did I Do That? (1975)

Director

Yeonhwa
Yeonhwa (1975)

Director

The Testimony
The Testimony (1974)

Director

Wives on Parade
Wives on Parade (1974)

Director

Cruel history of Myeong Dong
Cruel history of Myeong Dong (1972)

Director

A Bout in 30 Years
A Bout in 30 Years (1971)

Director

1960s

34 titles
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin (1968)

Director

A Man Like the Wind
A Man Like the Wind (1968)

Director

Lady in Dream
Lady in Dream (1968)

Director

Returned Left-handed Man
Returned Left-handed Man (1968)

Director

A Swordsman
A Swordsman (1967)

Director

I Am a King
I Am a King (1966)

Director

Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry (1966)

Director

The King and the Servant Boy
The King and the Servant Boy (1965)

Director

The Teacher with Ten Daughters
The Teacher with Ten Daughters (1964)

Director

Her Majesty Yeonghwa
Her Majesty Yeonghwa (1964)

Director

For My Husband
For My Husband (1963)

Director

Farewell to the Duman River
Farewell to the Duman River (1962)

Director