Yim Soon-rye

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1960-01-01 (64 years old)

Place of Birth Incheon, South Korea

Also Known As 임순례, Soonrye Yim , Yim Soonrye, Lim Soon-rye, Soon-rye Yim

Yim Soon-rye

Biography

Yim Soon-rye (born January 1, 1961) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. She is considered one of the few leading female auteurs of Korean New Wave cinema. Yim Soon-rye is most known for making films that focus on South Korean society. Most notably, women empowerment and women in film. Yim, who is also an animal rights activist, has worked on films that focus on human relationships with animals. Yim creates films that have personal stories and narratives that deviate from the big-budget blockbusters of the Korean film industry. (Wikipedia)

Known For

Director

2025
2023
The Point Men

as Director

2018
Little Forest

as Director

2014
The Whistleblower

as Director

2013
South Bound

as Director

2011
2010
2009
Fly, Penguin

as Director

2008
Forever the Moment

as Director

2003
If You Were Me

as Director

2003
The Weight of Her

as Director

2002
2001
Waikiki Brothers

as Director

1996
Three Friends

as Director

1994

Writer

2011
2010
2009
Fly, Penguin

as Writer

2008
2003
If You Were Me

as Writer

2001
1996
Three Friends

as Writer

1994

Producer

2023
Daemoon

as Executive Producer

2023
Friends, But

as Executive Producer

2023
Drive

as Executive Producer

2003
A Smile

as Producer

Creator