Im Kwon-taek Movies

A personal consideration of the Korean cinema by director Jang Sun-Woo, looking at it’s history of outside influence and censorship.

Abengo Corps is under the direct control of headquarters of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. In order to conceal the Inchon Landing Operation, Abengo is...

There is trouble in a fishing village on a remote southern island. The catch has been meagre and Wang-nyeoni, the local shaman, is on strike: she...

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.

Best friends Dae-gyu and Dal-su fight over Ok-hi. When Ok-hui marries and goes to Seoul the fight ends. After many years, Ok-hi is widowed and brings...

A group of swordsmen takes on a hard-fight battle to possess a precious sword named Loegeom. Ahn Gil-won, one of the swordsmen, heads to enemy camp...

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...

Hye-seon grew up in an orphanage with Myeong-gu. They marry when they get older but strain on there relationship tears them apart. Pregnant and...

In Korea during the Joseon Dynasty, a young man is forced to marry the king's daughter despite being betrothed to another woman, triggering a series...