Im Kwon-taek
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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. As of spring 2015, he has directed 102 films.
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The Surrogate Womb (1987)
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Chihwaseon (2002)
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Downfall (1997)
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Sopyonje (1993)
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Revivre (2014)
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A Swordsman (1967)
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Chunhyang (2000)
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General's Son 2 (1991)
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General's Son (1990)
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General's Son 3 (1992)
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Beyond the Years (2007)
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The Diary of King Yonsan (1988)
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The Taebaek Mountains (1994)
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Mandala (1981)
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Seize the Precious Sword (1972)
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Low Life (2004)
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Fly High, Run Far (1991)
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Polluted Ones (1982)
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A Woman Pursued (1970)
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Jagko (1983)
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Come, Come, Come Upward (1989)
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Gilsodom (1986)
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My Hometown (1976)
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Eagle of Wild Field (1969)
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The Village of Mist (1983)
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Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace (1983)
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Ticket (1986)
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Hanji (2011)
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Divine Bow (1979)
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Abenko Green Beret (1982)
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Lady in Dream (1968)
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Commando on the Nakdong River (1976)
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Yeonhwa 2 (1975)
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Cruel history of Myeong Dong (1972)
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow (1979)
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The Evergreen Tree (1978)
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The Heartbreaking Story (1964)
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Yeonhwa (1975)
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Weeds (1973)
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Rain Outside the Porthole (1970)
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Farewell to the Duman River (1962)
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A Bout in 30 Years (1971)
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A Second Mother (1972)
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Adada (1987)
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I Won't Cry (1974)
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Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin (1968)
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Bare Feet in the Snow (1976)
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Five Hostesses for the Resistance (1973)
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One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave (1972)
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For My Husband (1963)
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Snowing on Grudge Street (1971)
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Wives on Parade (1974)
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Festival (1996)
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A Man Like the Wind (1968)
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Woman with Long Eyelashes (1970)
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Her Majesty Yeonghwa (1964)
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The Testimony (1974)
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The King and the Servant Boy (1965)
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I Am a King (1966)
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Battlefield and a Female Teacher (1966)
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The Teacher with Ten Daughters (1964)
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The Life of Ok-rye (1977)
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Genealogy (1979)
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The Hidden Hero (1980)
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Escaping Shanghai (1969)
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Sorry to Give You Trouble (1969)
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Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang (1977)
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Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong (1972)
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Daughter of the Flames (1983)
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Nilliri (1966)
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The Big Chase (1973)
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High School Tears (1982)
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A Sword Under the Moon (1970)
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You Can't Stop a Flowing River (1984)
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Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry (1966)
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A Man Who Arrived by Night Train (1970)
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Hand in Hand (1989)
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The Power for Ten Years (1964)
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Rainy Gomoryeong Hill (1969)
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A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew (1970)
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The Result of the Ambition (1964)
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The Little Adventurer (1979)
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Why Did I Do That? (1975)
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Don't Torture Me Anymore (1971)
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Nostalgia (1967)
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The Regular Tardy Student (1964)
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Returned Left-handed Man (1968)
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Three Generations of Men (1969)
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The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks (1971)
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A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern (1967)
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A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder (1969)
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Bhiksuni (2017)
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The Night of Full Moon (1969)
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Man Is Not Popular (1963)
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Wife (1976)
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A Mysterious Sword (1970)
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Mrs. Speculator (1980)
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One-eyed Park (1970)
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Near Yet Far Away (1978)
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Revenge of the Sword (1971)
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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1975)
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The War and an Old Man (1962)
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A Warrior's Fighting Spirit (1979)
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Sinmungo (1963)
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Fading in the Rain (1965)
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