FILM DIRECTOR

Im Kwon-taek

1936 - Today

Im Kwon-taek

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 different languages on Wikipedia. Im Kwon-taek is the 619th most popular film director (up from 637th in 2019), the 176th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 157th in 2019) and the 6th most popular South Korean Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Im Kwon-taek ranks 619 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.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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King Hu
1932 - 1997
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 613
Luca Guadagnino
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 614
Thelma Schoonmaker
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 615
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 616
Henning Carlsen
1927 - 2014
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 617
Mario Camerini
1895 - 1981
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 618
Im Kwon-taek
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 619
Lawrence Kasdan
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 620
Paul Thomas Anderson
1970 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 621
John Stagliano
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 622
Juraj Herz
1934 - 2018
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 623
Oskar Fischinger
1900 - 1967
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 624
Peter Hyams
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 625

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.

Others Born in 1936

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Jurij Koch
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 238
Metin Oktay
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1991
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 239
Vyacheslav Kebich
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 240
Théodore-Adrien Sarr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 241
Federico Luppi
ACTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 242
Michel Aumont
ACTOR
1936 - 2019
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 243
Im Kwon-taek
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 244
Ivo Brešan
WRITER
1936 - 2017
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 245
Joe Spinell
ACTOR
1936 - 1989
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 246
Antonio Gades
DANCER
1936 - 2004
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 247
Frederick Ballantyne
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 248
Walter Koenig
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 249
Jim Brown
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1936 - 2023
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 250