FILM DIRECTOR

Im Kwon-taek

1936 - Today

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Im Kwon-taek (Korean: 임권택; born December 8, 1934) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Im Kwon-taek is the 622nd most popular film director (up from 639th in 2024), the 177th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 157th in 2019) and the 7th most popular South Korean Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Im Kwon-taek ranks 622 out of 2,041. Before him are King Hu, Luca Guadagnino, Thelma Schoonmaker, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Henning Carlsen, and Mario Camerini. After him are Lawrence Kasdan, Paul Thomas Anderson, John Stagliano, Juraj Herz, Oskar Fischinger, and Peter Hyams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Im Kwon-taek ranks 244. Before him are Jurij Koch, Metin Oktay, Vyacheslav Kebich, Théodore-Adrien Sarr, Federico Luppi, and Michel Aumont. After him are Ivo Brešan, Joe Spinell, Antonio Gades, Frederick Ballantyne, Walter Koenig, and Jim Brown.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Im Kwon-taek ranks 177 out of 1,128. Before him are Park Won-soon (1956), Rain (1982), Yang Hyun-suk (1970), Ji Chang-wook (1987), Park Hae-soo (1981), and J. Y. Park (1971). After him are Daniel Dae Kim (1968), Yi Gwang-sik (1493), Kim Duk-koo (1959), Hwang Dong-hyuk (1971), Heo Nanseolheon (1563), and Kim Min-seok (1964).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Korea

Among film directors born in South Korea, Im Kwon-taek ranks 7. Before him are Bong Joon-ho (1969), Kim Ki-duk (1960), Park Chan-wook (1963), Lee Chang-dong (1954), Hong Sang-soo (1960), and Kim Jee-woon (1964). After him are Hwang Dong-hyuk (1971), Kim Ki-young (1919), Kwak Jae-yong (1959), Joseph Kahn (1972), Lee Cheol-ha (1970), and Na Hong-jin (1974).

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