Im Kwon-Taek

Im Kwon-Taek (1931, Korea) made his début in 1962 and became one of the best loved Korean directors. He has so far made about ninety films and is regarded as the master of contemporary Korean cinema. His Sopyonje was screened in 1995 in Holland.

Filmography

Dumangang-a Jal Ikkora/Farewell to the Duman River (1962), Cheon Jaeng-gwa Noin/Old Man in the Combat Zone (1962), Namja-neom an Pallyeo/Actors Disguised as Women (1963), Mang bu Seok/A Wife Turned to Stone (1963), Shinmungo/The Throne Memorial Drum (1963), Danjan Lok/The Prince's Revolt (1964), Yongmang ui Kyeulsam/The End of Desire (1964), Sipjamoe Sonsaeng/Father of Ten Daughters (1964),Dangol Jikaksaeng/The Latecomer (1964), Simnyeon Sedo/The Ten-Year Rule (1964), Yonghwa Mama/Queen Yonghwa's Avenger (1964), Bisog e Jida/Death of an Informer (1965), Wang-gwa Sangno/A Bogus Nobleman (1965), Cheonjaeng-gwa Nyeogyo-sa/Schoolmistress on the Battlefield (1966), Beopchang-eul Ullin Ok-i/Miss Ok and the Divided Court (1966), Naneum Wang-ida/I am a King (1966), Nilliri/A triangle in Noble Families (1966), Cheongsa Cholong/The Feudal Tenant (1967), Pungunui Gom-goek/Swordsmen (1967), Manghyang Cheolli/A Wife Retrieved (1967), Yohwa Jang Huibin/The Vamp Jang Huibin (1968), Baramgateun Sanai/A Man Called the Wind(1968), Mongnyeo/The Waking Woman (1968), Tola-on Oensonjabij/Return from the Sea(1968), Shanghae Talchul/Escape from Shanghai (1969), Sibo Ya/Gull Moon Night (1969),Sanai Samdae/Three Generations of Men (1969), Roe Gom/Thunder Sword (1969),Hwangya ui Toksuri/Eagle of the Wilderness (1969), Shinse Jom Jijauyo/Woud You Help Me? (1969), Bi Naerineun Gomoryeong/Best Friends and Their Wives (1969), Weolhaui Geom/Swords under the Moon (1970), Aekunun Mr Park/One-eyed Mr Park (1970),Iseulmajeun Baekil Hong/Unmarried Mother (1970), Binarineun Sonchangka/A Vagabond's Story (1970), Ke Yeoja reul Jjochala/A woman Pursued (1970), Bamcha-roon Sanai/Hidden Investigator (1970), Bigeom/The Flying Sword (1970), Soknunseob-i Kin Yeoja/A Snapshot and a Murder (1970), Weonhan ui Kori Nun-i Naerinda/Snowing on Grudge Street (1971), 30 Nyeon Man ui Taegyol/The 30-Year Showdown (1971), Weonhan ui Tu Kkobchu/Revenge of Two Sons (1971), Nareul Deo Isang Goeropijima-ra/In Search of the Secret Agent (1971), Yogeom/Swordswoman (1971), Tuljjae Omoni/A Stepmother's Heartache (1971), Myongdong Chanhoksa/Cruelty on the Streets of Myongdong (1971), Dora-on Jawa Ddonya Hal Ja/Arrivals and Departures (1972), Samguk Dae Hyeob/Seize the Precious Sword (1972), Gisaeng Obaekhwa/Five Hostesses for the Resistance (1973), Dae Chu-gyeok/Pursuit of the Bandits (1973), Jabcho/The Deserted Widow (1973), Jung Eon/The Testimony (1973), Anaedeul ui Haengjin/Wiveson Parade (1974), Ulji Aneuri/I'll Never Cry Again (1974), Yeonhwa/The Hidden Princess(1974), Sok Yoenhwa/The Hidden Princess, Part 2 (1974), Wae Geulaess-teunga/Who and Why? (1975), Eoje, Oneul Keurigo Naeil/Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1975),Wang Sibni/A Byegone Romance (1976), Maenba ui Nungil/Overcome by Misfortunes(1976), Nakdong-gang eul Euneunka/Commando on the Nakdong River (1976), Anae/The Industrious Wife (1976), Okye Ki/The Virtuous Woman (1977), Imjinrang-gwa Kye-weolhyang/Madame Kye in the Imjin War (1977), Sangnok Su/The Evergreen Tree (1978),Cheo Padowie Eomma Eolgul-i/The Little Adventurer (1978), Chokpo/Genealogy (1978),Kakkakodo Mongil/Near Yet Far Away (1978), Naeil Tto Naeil/Again Tomorrow (1979),Shingong/The Divine Bow (1979), Kipparomneun Gisu/The Hidden Hero (1979),Pokbuin/The Wealthy Woman (1980), Jjakko/Pursuit of Death (1980), Usang ui Nunmul/High School Tears (1980), Mandala (1981), Abenko Gongsu Gundan/Abenko Green Beter (1982), Oyeomdoen Jasikdeul/The Polluted Ones (1982), Nabipum-eso Uleossda/In the Bosom of a Butterfly (1982), Angaemaeul/Village in the Mist (1982), Pului Ttal/Daughter of the Flames (1983),Heureuneun Gangmuleul Eojji Magurya/The Eternal Flow (1984), Gilsoddeum/Kilsottum(1985), Ticket, Sibaji/The Surrogate Woman (1986), Yonsan Ilgi/Diary of King Yonsan(1987), Adada (1988), Myth of Seoul (documentary, unreleased, 1988), Aje AJe Bara Aje/Come, Come, Come Upward (1989), Chang-gun ui Adeul/Son of a General (1990), Chang-gun ui Adeul II/Son of a General II (1991), Kae Byok/Fly High, Run Far (1991), Chang-gun ui Adeul III/Son of a General III (1992), Seopyonjae/Sopyonje (1993), Taebaek San Maek/The Taebaek Mountains (1994), Festival (1996), Chang (1997), Chunhyang (2000)