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Lee Sang-woo (director)
Lee Sang-woo (born 24 February 1971), is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and actor. His films are sexual, violent and controversial, and are often based on real events. Personal life Lee graduated from University of California, Berkeley, majoring in film. Career Lee has been in the film industry for a long time, most notably as Kim Ki-duk's assistant director, before making the transition to becoming a prolific director in his own right. His official debut was ''Tropical Manila'' in 2008. Filmography As director *'' Mother Is a Whore'' (2011) *''Tropical Manila'' (2012) *'' Father Is a Dog'' (2012) *''Barbie'' (2012) *''Novel Meets Movie'' (segment: "Emergency Exit") (2013) *'' Fire in Hell'' (2014) *''All About My Father'' (omnibus film, 2015) *''Speed'' (2015) *'' Dear Dictator'' (2015) *'' I Am Trash'' (2016) *''Working Street'' (2016) *''Dirty Romance'' (2017) *''Bittersweet Brew'' (2018) *''Folklore'' (episode: "Mongdal") (2018) As screenwriter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant university and the founding campus of the University of California system. Its fourteen colleges and schools offer over 350 degree programs and enroll some 31,800 undergraduate and 13,200 graduate students. Berkeley ranks among the world's top universities. A founding member of the Association of American Universities, Berkeley hosts many leading research institutes dedicated to science, engineering, and mathematics. The university founded and maintains close relationships with three national laboratories at Berkeley, Livermore and Los Alamos, and has played a prominent role in many scientific advances, from the Manhattan Project and the discovery of 16 chemical elements to breakthroughs in computer science and genomics. Berkeley is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of the most important contemporary Asian film directors. His major festival awards include the Golden Lion at 69th Venice International Film Festival for ''Pietà'', a Silver Lion for Best Director at 61st Venice International Film Festival for '' 3-Iron'', a Silver bear for Best Director at 54th Berlin International Film Festival for ''Samaritan Girl'', and the Un Certain Regard prize at 2011 Cannes Film Festival for ''Arirang''. His most widely known feature is '' Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring'' (2003), included in film critic Roger Ebert's Great Movies. Two of his films served as official submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film as South Korean entries. He gave scripts to several of his former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother Is A Whore
''Mother Is a Whore'' () is a 2009 South Korean drama film written and directed by South Korean indie provocateur Lee Sang-woo. It is based on a true story in Korea where a man was using his mother as a whore. The film premiered at the 2009 Kyoto International Student Film Festival. Synopsis Sang-woo (Lee Sang-woo), who is HIV-positive, lives with his 60-year-old mother (Lee Yong-nyeo) in a small hut. Abandoned by his father Jung-il (Kwan Bum-tack) who left his mother for a younger woman, Sang-woo has no choice but to work as a pimp to his beloved mother to make a living. Cast * Lee Sang-woo Lee Sang-woo (born February 13, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame in the 2007 television drama ''First Wives' Club'', and has since played leading roles on '' The Road Home'' (2009), '' Don't Hesitate'' (2009), ''Life Is Beautiful' ... as Sang-woo * Lee Yong-nyeo as Sang-woo's mother * Kwan Bum-tack as Jung-il, Sang-soo's father * Yoo Ae-kyung as Jo Hee-soo * Jeong Tae-won as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father Is A Dog
''Father Is a Dog'' () is a 2010 South Korean drama film written and directed by South Korean indie provocateur Lee Sang-woo. The second instalment of Lee's thematic "bad family" trilogy, the first being ''Mother Is a Whore'' (2011), it describes the relationship of a father and his unknown sons. It world premiered at the 15th Busan International Film Festival The 15th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 7 to October 15, 2010, at the Busan Stadium Yachting Center Outdoor Stage, hosted by actors Jung Joon-ho and Han Ji-hye. A total of 308 films from 67 countries were screened in 6 th ... in 2010. Cast * Kwan Bum-tack as Father * Lee Tae-rim as Gwang-soo * Lee Si-ho as Gwang-heon * Kim Hun as Gwang-yeol * Yoo Ae-kyung as Crazy woman References External links * * 2010 films South Korean drama films 2010s Korean-language films Films directed by Lee Sang-woo 2010s South Korean films {{SouthKorea-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire In Hell
''Fire in Hell'' () is a 2012 South Korean drama film written and directed by South Korean indie provocateur Lee Sang-woo. Based on a true story, it made its world premiere at the 13th Jeonju International Film Festival and its international premiere at the 34th Moscow International Film Festival in 2012. Synopsis Ji-wol (Won Tae-hee), a Buddhist monk, is banished from his temple for sexual misconduct with a female devotee. He returns home, but ends up raping Yeon-seo (Cha Seung-min) and accidentally killing her. Guilt-ridden, he travels to Philippines to return Yeon-seo's ashes to her family. Cast * Won Tae-hee Won Tae-hee (born 13 December 1978) is a South Korean actor and film director. Won is also known as the Ha Jung-woo of independent films. Career Won has been sporadically active in film and television for a decade since his debut in ''Sword i ... as Ji-wol * Cha Seung-min as Yeon-hwa/Yeon-seo * Kim Hun as Yong-hae * Song Jin-yeol as Pastor * Lee Yong-nyeo as Ji-wol' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed (2015 Film)
''Speed'' () is a 2015 South Korean melodrama film written and directed by South Korean indie provocateur Lee Sang-woo. It made its world debut at the 16th Jeonju International Film Festival and its North American premiere in Austin at the 11th Fantastic Fest in 2015. Synopsis It tells the story of four high school friends and the dark side of youth as they continues their headlong leap into adulthood. Cast * Seo Jun-young as Lee Choo-won * Baek Sung-hyun as Ma Goo-rim * Choi Tae-hwan as Sung Dae-sung * Byun Jun-suk as Choi Seo-won * Shin Seo-hyun as Eun-ae * Im Hyung-joon as Teacher Park * Lee Sang-ah as Mi-ja * Lee Sang-woo Lee Sang-woo (born February 13, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame in the 2007 television drama '' First Wives' Club'', and has since played leading roles on '' The Road Home'' (2009), '' Don't Hesitate'' (2009), ''Life Is Beautiful ... as Rapist/Itaewon club kiss man Reception References External links * * * 2015 films South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dear Dictator (2015 Film)
''Dear Dictator'' () is a 2014 South Korean drama film written and directed by South Korean indie provocateur Lee Sang-woo. It was first shown at the 15th Jeonju International Film Festival Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent a ... in 2014 and was one of the most talked about films of the event. Synopsis Buk-seong, Young-rim and Woo-seok are school dropouts from broken homes and live in a shanty town. One day, a North Korean spy begins video-recording their lives for use as part of North Korea's propaganda. Cast * Kim Yeong-geon as Buk-seong * Shin Won-ho as Young-rim * Seo Hyun-seok as Woo-seok * Lee Joo-min as Hee-soo * Jo Ha-suk as Spy * Lee Tae-rim as Book-seong's father Reception ''Dear Dictator'' received generally positive critical reception. References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am Trash
''I Am Trash'' () is a 2014 South Korean drama film written and directed by South Korean indie provocateur Lee Sang-woo. The third and final instalment of Lee's thematic "bad family" trilogy comprising ''Mother Is a Whore'' (2011) and ''Father Is a Dog'' (2012), it follows three grown up brothers reuniting with their pedophile father after his release from prison. It made its world premiere in the Fantastic Features section at the 10th Fantastic Fest in 2014. Synopsis After their father (Kwan Bum-tack) was sent off to prison for sexually assaulting an underaged girl, Sang-woo (Lee Sang-woo) and his two brothers Sang-tae (Yang Myoung-hoen) and Sang-goo (Park Hyung-bin) struggle to live a normal life. Now, the three emotionally damaged brothers must deal with the aftermath of their father returning home after his release from prison. Cast * Kwan Bum-tack as Father * Lee Sang-woo Lee Sang-woo (born February 13, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame in the 2007 television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirty Romance
''Dirty Romance'' () is a 2015 South Korean drama film written and directed by South Korean indie provocateur Lee Sang-woo. It made its world premiere at the 2015 Fantastic Fest Fantastic Fest is an annual film festival in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2005 by Tim League of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Alamo Drafthouse, Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News, Paul Alvarado-Dykstra, and Tim McCanlies, writer of ''The Iron Gi .... Synopsis Goo Chul-joong (Kim Joon-woo) struggles to survive as he takes care of his severely disabled sister Goo Mi-joong (Ahn Ha-na). With no income and in debt, he begs his uncle for handouts and resorts to stealing. For a long time, Mi-joong has a crush on his friend Kim Chang-gi (Choi Hong-jun) who has yet to repay his debt. One day, Chul-joong coerces Chang-gi to have sex with Mi-joong as partial payment of his longstanding debt. Chul-joong also allows Gil Deok-ho (Gil Deok-ho), the mentally challenged son of a Chinese restaurant owner, to court his sis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folklore (TV Series)
''Folklore'' is a television horror anthology series that premiered on HBO Asia on October 7, 2018. On December 1, 2020, it was renewed for a second season. Premise Created by Singaporean director Eric Khoo, the six-episode series features stories based on Asian superstitions and national folkloric myths, with each episode helmed by a director from a different country. Episodes Series overview Season 1 (2018) Season 2 (2021) Production Development Episodes were directed by Khoo, Joko Anwar, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Takumi Saitoh, Lee Sang-woo and Ho Yuhang. Casting Kim Yoo-jung was offered a role in the South Korean episode. Release Season 1 All six episodes of the series have received preview screenings at various film festivals in advance of the television premiere. Anwar's "A Mother's Love" and Ratanaruang's "Pob" received a preview screening at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival as part of its Primetime stream of selected television projects. Another two episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Births
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 66 people are killed and over 200 injured during a crush in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States television sitcom ''All in the Family'', starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS. * January 14 – Seventy Brazilian political prisoners ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
