Im Sang-soo

Directing

Im Sang-soo

Born 1962-04-27 · Seoul, South Korea

Im Sang-soo (born April 27, 1962) is an award-winning South Korean film director and screenwriter.

Acting credits

Barking Dogs Never Bite poster
6.8

An idle part-time college lecturer is annoyed by the yapping sound of a nearby dog. He decides to take drastic action.

Barking Dogs Never Bite

2000

The President's Last Bang poster
6.5

On October 26, 1979, President Park Chung-hee, who had ruled South Korea since 1961, was assassinated by his director of intelligence. The film depicts the events of that night.

The President's Last Bang

2005

City of the Rising Sun poster
7.2

Do-chul is a boxer who never wins a game. While trying to make some money, he gets involved with Hong-ki, a small-time crook. They somehow make friends and hang around together, but their views toward life and the world are almost opposite.

City of the Rising Sun

1999

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema poster
5.5

Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over her identity as an actress. In 2009, before the movie "Unbowed" was made, they met and planned a documentary about Korean movies, including the processes a Korean movie goes through and difficulites. "Ari Ari the Korean Cinema" is a documentary with interviews of Korean directors, actors and actresses.

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

2012

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6.0

South Korean cinema is in the throes of a creative explosion where mavericks are encouraged and masters are venerated. But from where has this phenomenon emerged? What is the culture that has yielded this range of filmmakers? With The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema, French critic, writer and documentarian Hubert Niogret provides a broad overview but, nevertheless, an excellent entry point into this unique type of national cinema that still remains a mystery for many people. The product of a troubled social and political history, Korean cinema sports an identity that is unique in much modern film. Niogret's documentary tells of the country's cinematic history - the ups along with the downs - and gives further voice to the artists striving to express their concerns, fears and aspirations.

The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema

2005

Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young poster
NR

A documentary consisting of twenty-two Korean directors' interviews about Kim Ki-young and respect for his work and the influence

Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young

2007

Behind the camera

The Housemaid poster
6.3

Eun-yi is hired as a maid in a mansion owned by a wealthy businessman. He quickly starts seducing his employee who seemingly has little choice but to comply with his sexual advances. Soon the women of the family plot against Eun-yi who must fight an equally devious battle to protect herself.

The Housemaid

2010

The Housemaid poster
6.3

Eun-yi is hired as a maid in a mansion owned by a wealthy businessman. He quickly starts seducing his employee who seemingly has little choice but to comply with his sexual advances. Soon the women of the family plot against Eun-yi who must fight an equally devious battle to protect herself.

The Housemaid

2010

A Good Lawyer's Wife poster
5.7

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

2003

A Good Lawyer's Wife poster
5.7

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

2003

The Taste of Money poster
5.5

The assistant of a wealthy socialite reveals her husband's salacious affair. The fallout entangles him in a web of sex, love and deceit that could threaten his life and career.

The Taste of Money

2012

The Taste of Money poster
5.5

The assistant of a wealthy socialite reveals her husband's salacious affair. The fallout entangles him in a web of sex, love and deceit that could threaten his life and career.

The Taste of Money

2012

Rio, I Love You poster
4.8

The third episode of the Cities of Love franchise, Rio, I Love You is an anthology, created by 10 visionary directors from across the globe. The story line of each segment focuses on an encounter of love in a different neighborhood of the city, demonstrating the distinctive qualities and character of that location. The film serves to bridge gaps between cultures, educating and entertaining the audience, while celebrating unique and universal expressions of love.

Rio, I Love You

2014

Rio, I Love You poster
4.8

The third episode of the Cities of Love franchise, Rio, I Love You is an anthology, created by 10 visionary directors from across the globe. The story line of each segment focuses on an encounter of love in a different neighborhood of the city, demonstrating the distinctive qualities and character of that location. The film serves to bridge gaps between cultures, educating and entertaining the audience, while celebrating unique and universal expressions of love.

Rio, I Love You

2014

Girls' Night Out poster
5.5

Three best friends meet and boldly talk about sex together. Their characters are as different as their lifestyles. One works at a hotel, one at a design firm and the other is a graduate student. The conversations alter their lives as they begin to have different sexual relationships than before.

Girls' Night Out

1998

Girls' Night Out poster
5.5

Three best friends meet and boldly talk about sex together. Their characters are as different as their lifestyles. One works at a hotel, one at a design firm and the other is a graduate student. The conversations alter their lives as they begin to have different sexual relationships than before.

Girls' Night Out

1998

The President's Last Bang poster
6.5

On October 26, 1979, President Park Chung-hee, who had ruled South Korea since 1961, was assassinated by his director of intelligence. The film depicts the events of that night.

The President's Last Bang

2005

The President's Last Bang poster
6.5

On October 26, 1979, President Park Chung-hee, who had ruled South Korea since 1961, was assassinated by his director of intelligence. The film depicts the events of that night.

The President's Last Bang

2005

Intimate Enemies poster
5.2

Four strangers discover a bag full of money which belongs to a corrupt politician. Instead of using the money for themselves, they decide to join forces to take down corrupt conglomerates.

Intimate Enemies

2015

Intimate Enemies poster
5.2

Four strangers discover a bag full of money which belongs to a corrupt politician. Instead of using the money for themselves, they decide to join forces to take down corrupt conglomerates.

Intimate Enemies

2015

Tears poster
4.8

Four teens live their troubled lives as vagabonds in Seoul's Garibongdong District. Chang is rebellious and violent; Han explores the strange world of the Garibong through Chang; Ran dreams of happiness within harsh reality; and Sa-ri harbors painful life experiences.

Tears

2001

Tears poster
4.8

Four teens live their troubled lives as vagabonds in Seoul's Garibongdong District. Chang is rebellious and violent; Han explores the strange world of the Garibong through Chang; Ran dreams of happiness within harsh reality; and Sa-ri harbors painful life experiences.

Tears

2001

The Old Garden poster
6.4

Political activist Hyun-woo is released from prison after a 17-year stint. Journeying back to the village where he spent some time as a fugitive he recalls the time spent with Yoon-hee, a woman who gave him shelter and companionship.

The Old Garden

2007

The Old Garden poster
6.4

Political activist Hyun-woo is released from prison after a 17-year stint. Journeying back to the village where he spent some time as a fugitive he recalls the time spent with Yoon-hee, a woman who gave him shelter and companionship.

The Old Garden

2007

The Vampire Lives Next Door to Us poster
5.7

A vampire living in a morgue encounters a drowned girl whose fate may be entwined with his own.

The Vampire Lives Next Door to Us

2015

The Vampire Lives Next Door to Us poster
5.7

A vampire living in a morgue encounters a drowned girl whose fate may be entwined with his own.

The Vampire Lives Next Door to Us

2015

The Eternal Empire poster
6.5

This film depicts the struggles of the Royal Party and the Old Party to obtain political power. In 1800, The Royal Party insisted that the political power should be centralized to the King, but the other party (The Old Party) insisted that the political power should be centralized to the majority of the ministers. One day, official Jang was ordered by the King to arrange and edit the record of the former King Yeongjo. All of a sudden, Jang dies. Soon it was disclosed that Jang was killed by the Old Party because of their connection with the book. For this incident , the King tried to get rid of key members of the Old Party, but the Old Party resists the King's will. What was in the book? Who was involved? Why? The political intrigue will keep you on the edge of your seat.

The Eternal Empire

1995

Heaven: To the Land of Happiness poster
6.5

In order to find the last happiness of his life, inmate 203 escapes from prison. Nam-sik is poor and sick. These two men happen to meet and obtain a large amount of money. Nam-sik joins inmate 203's journey to find the last happiness.

Heaven: To the Land of Happiness

2021

Heaven: To the Land of Happiness poster
6.5

In order to find the last happiness of his life, inmate 203 escapes from prison. Nam-sik is poor and sick. These two men happen to meet and obtain a large amount of money. Nam-sik joins inmate 203's journey to find the last happiness.

Heaven: To the Land of Happiness

2021

Indian Summer poster
6.2

A woman stands trial for her life with a lawyer who is determined to save her despite her refusal to be saved.

Indian Summer

2001