FILM DIRECTOR

Im Kwon-taek

1936 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Im Kwon-taek has received more than 134,734 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Im Kwon-taek is the 637th most popular film director (down from 512th in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 118th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South Korean Film Director.

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  • 130k

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  • 52.36

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.61

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  • 1.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Im Kwon-taek has had the most page views in the with 14,241 views, followed by Korean (13,601), and Chinese (5,235). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (124.64%), Egyptian Arabic (69.10%), and Korean (29.90%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Im Kwon-taek ranks 637 out of 2,041. Before him are Giovanni Pastrone, Les Kurbas, James Mangold, Larry Clark, Michel Deville, and Segundo de Chomón. After him are Gianfranco Parolini, Renato Castellani, John Cromwell, Juraj Herz, Robert Stevenson, and Aleksandr Ptushko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Im Kwon-taek ranks 240. Before him are Reiner Klimke, Keir Dullea, Christopher Alexander, Yuri Ilyenko, Knud Enemark Jensen, and Joe E. Tata. After him are Ivonka Survilla, José Policarpo, Lino Banfi, Birthe Wilke, Aribert Reimann, and Frank Serpico.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Im Kwon-taek ranks 157 out of 1,128. Before him are Ha Ji-won (1978), Lee Joon-gi (1982), Ho Jong-suk (1908), Song Hye-kyo (1981), Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (1931), and Lee Jung-jae (1972). After him are Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922), Chungmok of Goryeo (1337), Song Si-yeol (1607), Park Won-soon (1956), Lazarus You Heung-sik (1951), and Kyung Wha Chung (1948).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Korea

Among film directors born in South Korea, Im Kwon-taek ranks 4. Before him are Kim Ki-duk (1960), Bong Joon-ho (1969), and Lee Chang-dong (1954). After him are Hong Sang-soo (1960), Kim Ki-young (1919), Kim Jee-woon (1964), Kwak Jae-yong (1959), Hwang Dong-hyuk (1971), Yeon Sang-ho (1978), Lee Cheol-ha (1970), and Na Hong-jin (1974).

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Filmography

Sopyonje
Director
A former pansori performer travels across South Korea in search of the student he studied with.
Apr 10o 19937.8 / 10
Painted Fire
Director
In a time of political and social unrest in 19th century Korea, uncouth, self-taught painter Jang Seung-up explores his natural talent amidst the repressive world around him.
May 10o 20027.075 / 10
Chunhyang
Director
A courtesan's daughter's fidelity to her husband, the governor's son, is tested when he and his family leave for Seoul and the new governor attempts to possess her.
Jan 29o 20006.625 / 10