Im Kwon-taek: Im Kwon-taek. Director: Chunhyang. Born in Changsong, Cheollanam-do, 2 May 1936. He grew up in the southern city Kwangju, where he completed senior high school. His family suffered considerable hardships and losses in the Korean War, so he had to move to Pusan in search of work: he was a labourer before trying to start a business recycling US Army boots into shoes. He moved to Seoul in 1956, where...
Known For: Chunhyang (Director(as Kwon-taek Im)), The Surrogate Woman (Director(as Kwon-taek Im)), Sopyonje (Director(as Kwon-taek Im)), Painted Fire (Director(as Kwon-taek Im))