Im Kwon-taek

Im Kwon-taek
Born	(1934-12-08) December 8, 1934 (age 90) Jangseong County, Zenranan Prefecture, Korea, Empire of Japan
Years active	1962–present
Spouse	Chae Ryeong ​ (m. 1979)​
Children	2, including Kwon Hyun-sang
Honours	Legion of Honour - Knight (2007)
Korean name
Hangul	임권택
Hanja	林權澤
Revised Romanization	Im Gwontaek
McCune–Reischauer	Rim Kwŏntaek

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. As of spring 2015, he has directed 102 films.