In Japanese occupied Korea, a morally conflicted Japanese officer is sent to the house Read More »
Tag Archives: Kwon-taek Im
Painted Fire AKA Chihwaseon (2002) Kwon-taek Im, Choi Min-sik, Sung-Ki Ahn, Ho-jeong Yu
The struggles of an artist. Jang Seung-up (1843-1897), also called Owon, focusing on the years 1882 to 1897 Read More »
Parade of Wives (1974) Kwon-taek Im, Hee-ra Kim, Mi-ra Yu, Yang-ha Yun
A newlywed wife, Ji-sun moves to her husband’s village in a rural area called Sambatgol Read More »
Chunhyang (2000) Kwon-taek Im, Hyo-jeong Lee, Seung-woo Cho, Sung-nyu Kim
Mongryong marries the beautiful Chunhyang without telling his father, the Governor of Namwon. Read More »
Sopyonje (1993) Kwon-taek Im, Myung-gon Kim, Jung-hae Oh, Kyu-chul Kim
The specifically Korean tradition that is reclaimed in Sopyonje is the type of folk-song known as pansori Read More »
Fly High Run Far (1991) Kwon-taek Im, Duk-wha Lee, Hye-yeong Lee, Seok-gu Lee
In mid-19th Century Korea, the people of Joseon Dynasty embrace the new religion Donghak. Read More »
Taebek sanmaek / Taebaek Mountains (1994) Kwon-taek Im, Dong-joon Choi, Seon-kyeong Jeong, Gyeong-ho Kim, Drama, War
The story tries to describe and reveal a few generations-lasting conflicts between the haves (proprietors) and have-nots (peasants) Read More »