Im Kwon-taek

Im Kwon-taek Trailers

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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.

Most Popular Im Kwon-taek Trailers

Total trailers found: 118

Fighting Lions Trailer (1962)

11 October 1962

Ticket Trailer (1986)

23 August 1986

The lives of the women working in a "café" in a South Korean port town, where customers exchange tickets for services.

Daughter of the Flames Trailer (1983)

05 November 1983

A man married to a Christian, but from a shamanistic upbringing, attempts to come to terms with the spirit of his mother who visits him in dreams.

General's Son Trailer (1990)

09 June 1990

In Japanese-occupied South Korea, a young man, newly-released from prison, is accepted into a gang for his fighting skills and quickly rises to the top.

Horizon Trailer (1961)

01 January 1961

General's Son 2 Trailer (1991)

20 July 1991

Upon being released from prison, Kim Du-han begins rebuilding his street gang in the face of Hayashi's Yakuzas and increasing Japanese influence.

Cloud, Encore Trailer (2019)

26 December 2019

At 6:00 in the morning on the 1st day of January in 2013 80-year-old film-maker IM Kwon-taek started shooting his 102nd film, after his unintentional 5 years’ break.

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema Trailer (2012)

06 December 2012

Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies.

The Hidden Hero Trailer (1980)

04 September 1980

After the war, a journalist investigates a Communist leader in South Korea.

General's Son 3 Trailer (1992)

11 September 1992

Following the final events of General's Son 2, Kim Du-han is forced to go on the lam but eventually returns to Jongro where he attempts to rebuild his gang with the brothers that are still alive and loyal and defeat Hayashi's Yakuzas once and for all.

Revivre Trailer (2014)

26 September 2014

A middle-aged man who has recently lost his wife to cancer indulges in fantasies about a young woman at his work, in the new film from Korean master Im Kwon-taek.

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema Trailer (2026)

19 February 2026

After the COVID-19 pandemic, Busan International Film Festival founder Kim Dong-ho, at eighty-five, picks up a camcorder for the first time and decides to make a documentary.

Chunhyang Trailer (2000)

29 January 2000

Once at a pagoda Mongryong Lee, a scion of a well-to-do family, meets Chunhyang, the young daughter of a courtesan and an aristocrat.

Hanji Trailer (2011)

17 March 2011

Low-ranking civil servant Pil Yong (Park Joong Hoon) has things hard looking after his disabled wife(Ye Ji Won).

Battlefield and a Female Teacher Trailer (1966)

05 March 1966

Farewell to the Duman River Trailer (1962)

04 February 1962

Patriotic university student Youngwoo and his friends, led by their teacher Lee Sung, along with a British friend bid farewell to their families and become freedom fighters in Manchuria fighting against the Japanese occupation around the Tumen River.

Downfall Trailer (1997)

13 September 1997

A young woman is tricked into prostitution, thinking she is going to sell beverages at a village store.

Sopyonje Trailer (1993)

10 April 1993

The 1930s. Wishing to pass down his knowledge, the father teaches his children to sing Pansori. The elder daughter and the younger son become professional singers but time has changed and people are no longer interested in folk singing.

Low Life Trailer (2004)

21 May 2004

A sprawling story of one man's tumultuous life within the context of the South Korean political situation during the second half of the 20th century.

Chihwaseon Trailer (2002)

10 May 2002

Jang Seung-eop, also known as "Chihwaseon," drinks and paints all day. Through Mae-hyang, he learns the meaning of fate, sees art beyond even the smallest things, and sets out for the path he seeks.

The Surrogate Womb Trailer (1987)

21 March 1987

A barren noblewoman encourages her husband to take a young peasant as a surrogate to secure the male line.

Jagko Trailer (1983)

23 October 1983

In 1980s South Korea, a former cop, now in destitution, is placed in a rehabilitation center, where, by chance, he finds the Communist guerilla who had eluded his capture more than 30 years ago.

Come, Come, Come Upward Trailer (1989)

03 March 1989

Schoolgirl Sun Nyog suffers from pain and hardships, life and the world around her confuse the girl. Her father, a Buddhist monk, left them, the mother has totally neglected her daughter while her lover harasses the girl.

A Swordsman Trailer (1967)

11 October 1967

During the Joseon dynasty, the adviser Choi manages to place his natural son on the throne. His ambitions are upset by the appearance of Young-mun, a man whose parents he had killed.

Gilsodom Trailer (1986)

05 April 1986

A middle-aged woman in Busan searches for the son she lost in Gilsodom during the Korean War.

Beyond the Years Trailer (2007)

12 April 2007

A drama centered on brother-and-sister musicians trained to perform the epic Korean poems known as pansori.

Cruel history of Myeong Dong Trailer (1972)

04 June 1972

An omnibus of three stories all taking place in the Myeongdong district of Seoul.

A Woman Pursued Trailer (1970)

26 July 1970

At the death of her father, A-mi returns to Korea and realises he was implicated in the theft of a chest full of gold bars.

Yeonhwa 2 Trailer (1975)

08 March 1975

Bonanza Trailer (1961)

01 June 1961

A young sailor arrives in Busan Harbour; an outrageous-looking, woolly bear of a man appears in downtown Busan with a shotgun over one shoulder, a heavy knapsack thrown over the other; a tough-looking young woman joins her friend in robbing a naïve fat man in a suit.

Through Korean Cinema Trailer (2010)

09 October 2010

Discover the roots of Korean cinema. A cinema who surprised by the success recorded in the major international festivals.

Three Generations of Men Trailer (1969)

23 December 1969

Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin Trailer (1968)

27 January 1968

King Sukjong assigns Jang Ok-nan, a court lady, as a concubine overnight. Jang plots to drive the current Queen into exile.

The Village of Mist Trailer (1983)

12 February 1983

A young South Korean woman moves to an isolated mountain village, where all of the villagers are related except for a mysterious vagabond, to take up her first teaching post.

Yeonhwa Trailer (1975)

08 March 1975

The Heartbreaking Story Trailer (1964)

04 January 1964

The Testimony Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

June 25, 1950. When second lieutenant Jang has a date with his girl friend during weekend, numerous North Korean jet fighters make sudden air raids to the skies of Seoul.

The Result of the Ambition Trailer (1964)

07 March 1964

Eagle of Wild Field Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

Rough Play Trailer (2013)

24 October 2013

Young is a nameless actor who dreams of becoming a big movie star. Then one day, he makes his breakthrough with a film and becomes a star overnight.

Commando on the Nakdong River Trailer (1976)

23 October 1976

Mandala Trailer (1981)

12 September 1981

A story that follows the lives and interactions of two Buddhist monks living in South Korea.

Fading in the Rain Trailer (1965)

11 March 1965

I Won't Cry Trailer (1974)

28 September 1974

The Regular Tardy Student Trailer (1964)

30 April 1964

The King and the Servant Boy Trailer (1965)

10 September 1965

Rainy Gomoryeong Hill Trailer (1969)

08 October 1969

The Teacher with Ten Daughters Trailer (1964)

09 April 1964

Adada Trailer (1987)

19 March 1987

Young-hwan who is the descendant of a fallen noble family takes pure and innocent Adada as his wife. Because of Young-hwan's selfish desires, Adada seeks out her childhood friend Su-ryong.

Seize the Precious Sword Trailer (1972)

22 September 1972

After the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, Iljimae, a master of the interlaced sword method, heads to Japan to find the national treasure, the Cheonryongsword, which was robbed by the Japanese pirate Kuroda.

Nostalgia Trailer (1967)

08 December 1967

Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong Trailer (1972)

21 April 1972

Her Majesty Yeonghwa Trailer (1964)

15 August 1964

At the close of the reign of Sin the Great in Goguryeo (B.C.37-A.D.668), royalist Uso is executed by a false incrimination made by a treacherous retainer Yangsin and his sister Jangssi.

Returned Left-handed Man Trailer (1968)

30 November 1968

Man Is Not Popular Trailer (1963)

25 April 1963

Sorry to Give You Trouble Trailer (1969)

28 November 1969

Gu Bong-seo and Kim Hui-gab are good buddies. Bong-seo has no where to go, so he lives at Hui-gab's place.

One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave Trailer (1972)

01 September 1972

Escaping Shanghai Trailer (1969)

31 May 1969

One-eyed Park Trailer (1970)

02 April 1970

A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern Trailer (1967)

01 July 1967