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)

Directed

1. Little Forest (2018) — Director
2. The Point Men (2023) — Director
3. The Whistleblower (2014) — Director
4. Oh My Ghost Clients (2025) — Director
5. Waikiki Brothers (2001) — Director
6. Forever the Moment (2008) — Director
7. If You Were Me (2003) — Director
8. South Bound (2013) — Director
9. Rolling Home with a Bull (2010) — Director
10. Three Friends (1996) — Director
11. Sorry and Thank You (2011) — Director
12. Walking In The Rain (1994) — Director
13. Fly, Penguin (2009) — Director
14. The Weight of Her (2003) — Director
15. Keeping the Vision Alive (2002) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Ari Ari the Korean Cinema (2012) — Self
2. If You Were Me 2 (2006) — Sturdy Sister
3. 보는 것을 사랑한다 (2021)
4. Keeping the Vision Alive (2002) — Herself