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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.
Im Kwon-taek. Director: Chunhyang. Born in Changsong, Cheollanam-do, 2 May 1936. He grew up in the southern city Kwangju, where he completed senior high school.
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- Director, Writer, Editor
- Changsong, Cheollanam-do, Korea
- Kwon-taek Im
Im Kwon-Taek (born May 2, 1936, Jansung, Cholla province, Korea) is a South Korean film director, dubbed “the father of Korean cinema” because of his long prolific career and his emphasis on Korean subjects and themes.
Mr. Im Kwon-taek is a celebrated film director from the Republic of Korea. His work has attracted worldwide attention, and he is regarded as one of the greatest Asian film masters. Mr. Im was born in Changson, Chollanam-Do, Republic of Korea in 1936.
We talk to Im Kwon-taek, one of South Korea's most prolific filmmakers, about his evolution of style, and his thoughts behind the movies he makes.
IM Kwontaek. Director. A legendary figure within the Korean film industry and still very active today, IM Kwon-taek made his debut as a studio director in 1962 with <Farewell Duman River>.
Im Kwon-taek (born May 2, 1936) 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.
