Im Kwon-taek

Im Kwon-taek

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.

  • Title: Im Kwon-taek
  • Popularity: 3.405
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1936-05-02
  • Place of Birth: Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea
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  • Also Known As: 임권택, Kwon-taek Im
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Im Kwon-taek Movies

  • 2024
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    Walking in the Movies
    Walking in the Movies

    10 2024 HD

    KIM Dong-ho is the founder of the Busan International Film Festival and one of the key figures in the rise of Korean cinema. Starting his career as a...

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  • 2006
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    The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema
    The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema

    6 2006 HD

    South Korean cinema is in the throes of a creative explosion where mavericks are encouraged and masters are venerated. But from where has this...

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  • 1995
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    The Cinema on the Road
    The Cinema on the Road

    5 1995 HD

    A Personal Essay on Cinema in Korea by Jang Sun-Woo

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  • 2010
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    Through Korean Cinema
    Through Korean Cinema

    1 2010 HD

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

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  • 2019
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    Gravity of the Tea
    Gravity of the Tea

    1 2019 HD

    IM Kwon-taek is a Korean film-maker. He was born in 1934 when his country was under Japanese occupation. When Korean War was over his parents became...

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  • 2019
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    Cloud, Encore
    Cloud, Encore

    1 2019 HD

    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...

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  • 2012
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    Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
    Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

    5.2 2012 HD

    Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over...

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  • 2013
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    Rough Play
    Rough Play

    6.9 2013 HD

    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.

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  • 2013
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    Jury
    Jury

    6.3 2013 HD

    After the film screening, five people hold a meeting. Director Jeong asserts that a film should move the heart. Actress Soo-yeon emphasizes on the...

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  • 1972
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    A Second Mother
    A Second Mother

    1 1972 HD

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  • 2002
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    Painted Fire
    Painted Fire

    7.1 2002 HD

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  • 2011
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    Hanji
    Hanji

    6.2 2011 HD

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  • 2011
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    Hanji
    Hanji

    6.2 2011 HD

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  • 2000
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    Chunhyang
    Chunhyang

    6.7 2000 HD

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  • 1993
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    Sopyonje
    Sopyonje

    7.8 1993 HD

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  • 1983
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    Daughter of the Flames
    Daughter of the Flames

    6 1983 HD

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  • 1986
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    Ticket
    Ticket

    5.4 1986 HD

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  • 2007
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    Beyond the Years
    Beyond the Years

    6.3 2007 HD

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  • 2007
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    Beyond the Years
    Beyond the Years

    6.3 2007 HD

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  • 2004
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    Low Life
    Low Life

    5.8 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Low Life
    Low Life

    5.8 2004 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Surrogate Womb
    The Surrogate Womb

    7.1 1987 HD

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  • 1991
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    Fly High, Run Far
    Fly High, Run Far

    6.4 1991 HD

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  • 1989
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    Come Come Come Upward
    Come Come Come Upward

    6.9 1989 HD

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  • 1997
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    Downfall
    Downfall

    5.2 1997 HD

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  • 1997
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    Downfall
    Downfall

    5.2 1997 HD

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  • 1990
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    General's Son
    General's Son

    5.9 1990 HD

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  • 1969
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    A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder
    A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1994
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    The Taebaek Mountains
    The Taebaek Mountains

    6.7 1994 HD

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  • 1996
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    Festival
    Festival

    7.3 1996 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Power for Ten Years
    The Power for Ten Years

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1981
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    Mandala
    Mandala

    6.5 1981 HD

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  • 1980
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    Mrs. Speculator
    Mrs. Speculator

    4 1980 HD

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  • 1991
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    General's Son 2
    General's Son 2

    5.4 1991 HD

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  • 1992
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    General's Son 3
    General's Son 3

    6.3 1992 HD

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  • 1963
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    For My Husband
    For My Husband

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1973
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    Five Hostesses for the Resistance
    Five Hostesses for the Resistance

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1986
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    Gilsodom
    Gilsodom

    6.4 1986 HD

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  • 1979
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    Genealogy
    Genealogy

    5.7 1979 HD

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  • 1980
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    Jagko
    Jagko

    7 1980 HD

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  • 1976
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    My Hometown
    My Hometown

    6 1976 HD

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  • 1969
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    Sorry to Give You Trouble
    Sorry to Give You Trouble

    1 1969 HD

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  • 2014
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    Revivre
    Revivre

    6.3 2014 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Village of Mist
    The Village of Mist

    7.1 1983 HD

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  • 1964
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    Her Majesty Yeonghwa
    Her Majesty Yeonghwa

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1966
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    Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
    Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1962
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    Farewell to the Duman River
    Farewell to the Duman River

    5.4 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    The War and an Old Man
    The War and an Old Man

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1961
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    A Bonanza
    A Bonanza

    4 1961 HD

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  • 1966
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    I Am a King
    I Am a King

    4.8 1966 HD

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  • 1967
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    A Swordsman
    A Swordsman

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1970
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    A Woman Pursued
    A Woman Pursued

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Woman with Long Eyelashes
    Woman with Long Eyelashes

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Hidden Hero
    The Hidden Hero

    4.5 1980 HD

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  • 1987
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    Adada
    Adada

    6.2 1987 HD

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  • 1974
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    Wives on Parade
    Wives on Parade

    5 1974 HD

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  • 1971
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    A Bout in 30 Years
    A Bout in 30 Years

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Evergreen Tree
    The Evergreen Tree

    4.5 1978 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Little Adventurer
    The Little Adventurer

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1976
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    Bare Feet in the Snow
    Bare Feet in the Snow

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1968
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    Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
    Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin

    9 1968 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Diary of King Yonsan
    The Diary of King Yonsan

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Testimony
    The Testimony

    2.5 1974 HD

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  • 1966
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    Battlefield and a Female Teacher
    Battlefield and a Female Teacher

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1978
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    Near Yet Far Away
    Near Yet Far Away

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1972
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    Cruel history of Myeong Dong
    Cruel history of Myeong Dong

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1982
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    High School Tears
    High School Tears

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1971
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    Snowing on Grudge Street
    Snowing on Grudge Street

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1961
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    Horizon
    Horizon

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1962
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    Fighting Lions
    Fighting Lions

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1969
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    Eagle of Wild Field
    Eagle of Wild Field

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1989
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    Hand in Hand
    Hand in Hand

    6 1989 HD

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  • 1972
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    Seize the Precious Sword
    Seize the Precious Sword

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1975
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    Yeonhwa
    Yeonhwa

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    Yeonhwa 2
    Yeonhwa 2

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks
    The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1972
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    Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
    Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
    One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Big Chase
    The Big Chase

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1974
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    I Won't Cry
    I Won't Cry

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1963
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    Man Is Not Popular
    Man Is Not Popular

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    Sinmungo
    Sinmungo

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Result of the Ambition
    The Result of the Ambition

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Teacher with Ten Daughters
    The Teacher with Ten Daughters

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Power for Ten Years
    The Power for Ten Years

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Regular Tardy Student
    The Regular Tardy Student

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1969
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    Rainy Gomoryeong Hill
    Rainy Gomoryeong Hill

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Heartbreaking Story
    The Heartbreaking Story

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1969
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    Escaping Shanghai
    Escaping Shanghai

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1965
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    Fading in the Rain
    Fading in the Rain

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    The King and the Servant Boy
    The King and the Servant Boy

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1966
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    Nilliri
    Nilliri

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1970
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    A Sword Under the Moon
    A Sword Under the Moon

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    A Sword Under the Moon
    A Sword Under the Moon

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    One-eyed Park
    One-eyed Park

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew
    A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Rain Outside the Porthole
    Rain Outside the Porthole

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1967
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    Nostalgia
    Nostalgia

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern
    A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1968
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    A Man Like the Wind
    A Man Like the Wind

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Returned Left-handed Man
    Returned Left-handed Man

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Lady in Dream
    Lady in Dream

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1975
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    Why Did I Do That?
    Why Did I Do That?

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Life of Ok-rye
    The Life of Ok-rye

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1979
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    A Warrior's Fighting Spirit
    A Warrior's Fighting Spirit

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1973
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    Weeds
    Weeds

    4.8 1973 HD

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  • 1970
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    A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
    A Man Who Arrived by Night Train

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
    A Man Who Arrived by Night Train

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    A Mysterious Sword
    A Mysterious Sword

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    A Mysterious Sword
    A Mysterious Sword

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1971
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    Don't Torture Me Anymore
    Don't Torture Me Anymore

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Revenge of the Sword
    Revenge of the Sword

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1979
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    Tomorrow and Tomorrow
    Tomorrow and Tomorrow

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1975
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    Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
    Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1982
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    Polluted Ones
    Polluted Ones

    5.5 1982 HD

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  • 1983
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    Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace
    Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1986
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    You Can't Stop a Flowing River
    You Can't Stop a Flowing River

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1976
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    Wife
    Wife

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1973
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    Weeds
    Weeds

    4.8 1973 HD

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  • 2002
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    Painted Fire
    Painted Fire

    7.1 2002 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Diary of King Yonsan
    The Diary of King Yonsan

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1969
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    Three Generations of Men
    Three Generations of Men

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Night of Full Moon
    The Night of Full Moon

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1982
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    Abenko Green Beret
    Abenko Green Beret

    4 1982 HD

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  • 1977
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    Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
    Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1979
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    Divine Bow
    Divine Bow

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1976
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    Commando on the Nakdong River
    Commando on the Nakdong River

    1 1976 HD

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  • 2018
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    Movie Room
    Movie Room

    8.4 2018 HD

    Movie meets humanities! This talk show/variety show for movie enthusiasts features interesting discussions by a writer and two movie directors where...

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