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Im Sang-soo

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 04/27/1962 (63) | Seoul (South Korea)
Im Sang-soo (Korean: 임상수; born April 27, 1962) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He has twice been invited to compete for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival: first for The Housemaid in 2010, and then The Taste of Money in 2012. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

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Han, a young runaway, and Chang, an over-the-top teen, are close friends. Chang is a foulmouthed, womanizer while Han is a quiet and humble virgin. As they venture into the streets of Garibong-dong an ...

Tears

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2001 | 2.4/5 | 1h 45min
Drama
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A woman, married and with a child but becoming increasingly distant from her husband who is already cheating on her, reluctantly enters a secret relationship with her neighbor, a teenage boy. ...

A Good Lawyer's Wife

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2003 | 3.1/5 | 1h 46min
Drama, Crime
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A man's affair with his family's housemaid leads to dark consequences. ...

The Housemaid

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2010 | 3.2/5 | 1h 46min
Thriller, Drama
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Blending politics with romance, noted director of “The Housemaid” weaves a story of two activists in hiding in a remote shack. The intimate setting proves to be fertile ground for hidden desires. ...

The Old Garden

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2006 | 3.3/5 | 1h 52min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Movies with Im Sang-soo as Actor(4)

as himself2012 Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
as himself2006 The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema
as Doctor (uncredited)2005 The President's Last Bang
as Joon-pyo2000 Barking Dogs Never Bite

Movies with Im Sang-soo as Crew(24)

Directing/Director2021 Heaven: To The Land of Happiness
Writing/Writer2021 Heaven: To The Land of Happiness
Directing/Director2015 Intimate Enemies
Writing/Writer2015 Intimate Enemies
Directing/Director2015 The Vampire Lives Next Door to Us
Writing/Writer2015 The Vampire Lives Next Door to Us
Directing/Director2014 Rio, I Love You
Writing/Writer2014 Rio, I Love You
Directing/Director2012 The Taste of Money
Writing/Screenplay2012 The Taste of Money
Directing/Director2010 The Housemaid
Writing/Screenplay2010 The Housemaid
Directing/Director2006 The Old Garden
Writing/Writer2006 The Old Garden
Directing/Director2005 The President's Last Bang
Writing/Writer2005 The President's Last Bang
Directing/Director2003 A Good Lawyer's Wife
Writing/Screenplay2003 A Good Lawyer's Wife
Directing/Director2001 Tears
Writing/Writer2001 Tears
Writing/Screenplay2001 Indian Summer
Directing/Director1998 Girls' Night Out
Writing/Writer1998 Girls' Night Out
Writing/Writer1995 The Eternal Empire

Full Name: Sang-su Im
Citizenship: South Korea
Born: Friday, 04/27 1962 (April) in Seoul (South Korea) (current age: 63 years + 16 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: Korean (KO)
Educated at: Yonsei University
Other names for Im Sang-soo (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Sang-soo Im"
"임상수"
"Im Sang-su" (Revised Romanization)
Im Sang-soo frequently works together with these people:
Youn Yuh-jung (7x, Actress)
Lee Eun-su (7x, Crew)
Kim Hong-jip (6x, Crew)
Kim Eung-soo (6x, Actor)
Kim Woo-hyung (5x, Crew)
Moon So-ri (4x, Actress)
Park Yeong-su (4x, Crew)
John Turturro (3x, Actor)
Kwon Byung-gil (3x, Actor)
Choi Dong-hoon (3x, Crew)
Kim Suk-won (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:860071, Added: 11/14/2018, Last updated: 04/24/2025