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 143,571 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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  • 15

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  • 1.72

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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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