Personal Information

Known ForDirecting

GenderMale

Birth DateMay 20, 1966 (60 years old)

Zodiac Sign♉Taurus

Place of BirthBusan, South Korea

Career Span1997 – Present (30 yrs)

Known Credits26 Titles

Official Links

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DirectingPopularity Score 0.7

Kwak Kyung-taek

Also known as:Kyung-Taek Kwak곽경택

Total Works

22 movies • 4 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

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worldwide gross

Global Reach

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Biography

Kwak Kyung-taek (born 23 May 1966 in Busan, South Korea) is a South Korean film director best known for his 2001 record-breaking film Friend.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from Kwak Kyung-taek's career

6.9

Friend

2001•movie

Role: Director

6.7

Battle of Jangsari

2019•movie

Role: Director

6.6

Dark Figure of Crime

2018•movie

Role: Screenplay

6.6

The Classified File

2015•movie

Role: Director

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 26 titles featuring Kwak Kyung-taek

6.9

Friend

2001•movie

Role: Director

6.7

Battle of Jangsari

2019•movie

Role: Director

6.6

Dark Figure of Crime

2018•movie

Role: Screenplay

6.6

The Classified File

2015•movie

Role: Director

6.0

Typhoon

2005•movie

Role: Writer

6.6

Friend: The Great Legacy

2013•movie

Role: Director

6.4

Eye For An Eye

2008•movie

Role: Director

6.4

Pain

2011•movie

Role: Director

5.6

RV: Resurrected Victims

2017•movie

Role: Director

6.9

Firefighters

2024•movie

Role: Director

7.5

1 eps

Home Alone

2013•series

as Self

6.7

A Love

2007•movie

Role: Writer

6.2

Mutt Boy

2003•movie

Role: Writer

5.2

Champion

2002•movie

Role: Director

5.5

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

2012•movie

as Self

7.0

Lifting King Kong

2009•movie

Role: Co-Executive Producer

9.4

1 eps

Movie Room

2018•series

as Self

6.4

Doctor K

1999•movie

Role: Writer

3.7

3pm Paradise

1997•movie

Role: Director

5.5

Boy

2011•movie

Role: Executive Producer

6.0

The Ugly Duckling

2012•movie

Role: Director

4.0

Friend, Our Legend

2009•series

Role: Writer

17 eps

Miracle Audition

2011•series

School Caste

2022•movie

Role: Adaptation

Stay With Me

2018•movie

Role: Executive Producer

My Dad is a Zombie

2026•movie

Role: Director