Im Kwon-taek
Director · 114 credits · 14 in highly-rated films
Best known for Sopyonje (1993)
Frequent collaborators: Lee Chang-dong, Park Chan-wook
Best Im Kwon-taek movies by genre
Directed movies (105 total, ranked by score)
1Sopyonje
1993 · ★ 7.8 (38 votes)
Drama
2Chihwaseon
2002 · ★ 7.0 (66 votes)
Drama, History
3The Surrogate Womb
1987 · ★ 7.1 (18 votes)
History, Drama
4Festival
1996 · ★ 7.3 (7 votes)
Drama, Comedy
5Chunhyang
2000 · ★ 6.6 (41 votes)
Drama, Romance
6The Diary of King Yonsan
1988 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)
Drama, History
7The Taebaek Mountains
1994 · ★ 6.9 (14 votes)
War, Drama
8Daughter of the Flames
1983 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Drama
9Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
1968 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)
Drama, History
10The Hidden Hero
1980 · ★ 4.5 (1 votes)
Drama
11Come, Come, Come Upward
1989 · ★ 6.9 (13 votes)
Drama
12Mandala
1981 · ★ 6.5 (25 votes)
Drama
13Gilsodom
1986 · ★ 6.4 (7 votes)
Drama
14Beyond the Years
2007 · ★ 6.3 (15 votes)
Drama
15Cruel history of Myeong Dong
1972
Drama
16Low Life
2004 · ★ 5.9 (14 votes)
Action, Crime, Drama
17Jagko
1983 · ★ 7.2 (11 votes)
Drama
18A Woman Pursued
1970
Action, Crime, Drama
19The Village of Mist
1983 · ★ 6.9 (8 votes)
Drama, Mystery
20Man Is Not Popular
1963 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
21Commando on the Nakdong River
1976
Drama, War
22The Regular Tardy Student
1964 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Drama
23The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1964 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)
Drama
24Nostalgia
1967 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)
Drama, History, War
25Adada
1987 · ★ 6.5 (6 votes)
Drama
26Fading in the Rain
1965 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)
Drama, Crime, Romance
27Farewell to the Duman River
1962 · ★ 5.4 (5 votes)
Action, War, Western
28The Heartbreaking Story
1964 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)
History, Drama
29The Testimony
1974 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)
War
30Genealogy
1979 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)
Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.