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Kwon-taek Im

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Born in Changsong, Cheollanam-do, 2 May 1936. He grew up in the southern city Kwangju, where he completed senior high school. His family suffered considerable hardships and losses in the Korean War, so he had to move to Pusan in search of work: he was a labourer before trying to start a business recycling US Army boots into shoes... See full bio »

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2011 Hanji
 
2007 Beyond the Years
 
2004 Low Life
 
2002 Painted Fire
 
2000 Chunhyang
 
1997 Downfall
 
1996 Festival
 
1994 Taebek sanmaek
 
1993 Sopyonje
 
1992 Son of a General III
 
1991 Gaebyeok
 
1991 Son of a General II
 
1990 General's Son
 
1989 Aje aje bara aje
 
1988 Diary of King Yonsan
 
1987 The Surrogate Woman
 
1987 Adada
 
1986 Ticket
 
1986 Heureuneun gangmuleul eojji makeorya
 
1986 Gilsoddeum
 
1983 Daughter of the Flames
 
1983 In the Bosom of a Butterfly
 
1983 Angae maeul
 
1982 The Polluted One
 
1982 High School Tears
 
1982 Abenko Green Berets
 
1981 Mandala
 
1980 Pursuit of Death
 
1980 The Hidden Hero
 
1980 The Wealthy Woman
 
1979 The Divine Bow
 
1979 The Little Adventurer
 
1979 Genealogy
 
1979 Again Tomorrow
 
1978 Near Yet Far Away
 
1978 The Evergreen Tree
 
1977 Madame Kye in the Imjin War
 
1977 The Virtuous Woman
 
1976 The Industrious Wife
 
1976 Commando on the Nakdong River
 
1976 Overcome by Misfortunes
 
1976 A Byegone Romance
 
1975 Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
 
1975 Who and Why?
 
1975 The Hidden Princess, Part 2
 
1974 The Hidden Princess
 
1974 I'll Never Cry Again
 
1974 Wives on Parade
 
1974 The Testimony
 
1973 The Deserted Widow
 
1973 Pursuit of the Bandits
 
1973 Five Hostesses for the Resistance
 
1972 Samguk daehyeob
 
1972 One Returns and the Other Leaves
 
1972 Myeongdong janhoksa
 
1972 Myeongdong samgukji
 
1972 Duljjae eomeoni
 
1971 Yogeom
 
1971 Nareul deoisang goerobhiji mara
 
1971 Weonhan ui tu kkobchu
 
1971 30 nyeonmanui daegyeol
 
1971 Wonhanui geori nuni naerinda
 
1970 Soknunseobi kin yeoja
 
1970 Bigeom
 
1970 Man on the Night Train
 
1970 A Woman Pursued
 
1970 Binaerineun seonchangga
 
1970 Iseulmajeun baekilhong
 
1970 One-Eyed Mr. Park
 
1970 Wolhaui geom
 
1969 Would You Help Me?
 
1969 Eagle of the Plains
 
1969 Roegeom
 
1969 Night of the Full Moon
 
1969 Escape from Shanghai
 
1969 Rain on Gomo Bridge
 
1969 Sanai samdae
 
1968 Return of the Left-Handed Man
 
1968 Mongnyeo
 
1968 Baramgateun sanai
 
1968 Yohwa Jang Huibin
 
1967 Manghyang cheonri
 
1967 Pungunui geomgaek
 
1967 Cheongsa choryong
 
1966 Nilniri
 
1966 Naneum wang-ida
 
1966 Beobchangeul ullin oki
 
1966 Jeonjaenggwa yeogyosa
 
1965 Wanggwa sangno
 
1965 Bitsoke jida
 
1964 Yeonghwa mama
 
1964 Shibnyeon sedo
 
1964 Dangol jikaksaeng
 
1964 Shibjamae seonsaeng
 
1964 Yogmangui gyeolsan
 
1963 Shinmungo
 
1963 Mangbuseog
 
1963 Namjaneun anpallyeo
 
1963 Danjang lok
 
1962 Jeonjaenggwa noin
 
1962 Dumanganga jal itgeola
 
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2011 Hanji (screenplay)
 
2007 Beyond the Years
 
2004 Low Life
 
2002 Painted Fire
 
1997 Downfall
 
1971 Yogeom
 
1970 Bigeom
 
1970 Man on the Night Train
 
1970 Wolhaui geom
 
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2011 Ari Ari the Korean Cinema (documentary)
 
2008 World Film Report (TV series)
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– Min zu dian ying de na han zhe: Kwon-taek Im (2008) … Himself
 
2007 23 Coming Together: A Hop and a Hurdle (documentary)
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2006 Les renaissances du cinéma coréen (documentary)
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