Lee Jung-gook (born August 20, 1957) is a South Korean

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and

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. Lee's feature debut ''Song of Resurrection'' (1990) was banned as its plot deals with the 1980

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. He won critical acclaim for his second feature ''

The Story of Two Women ''The Story of Two Women'' () is a 1994 South Korean film directed by Lee Jung-gook. It was awarded Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards ceremony. Other awards won by the film included Best New Director for Lee, Best Screenplay and Best New Actress f ...

'' (1994) by winning numerous awards at the 32nd

Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea. The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...

, including Best Film, Best New Director and Best New Actress, and Best New Director at the 14th

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in 1994. A Thai version of ''The Letter'' was made in 2004, with the same title.

Filmography

*''Daydream'' (

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, 1984) -

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, producer,

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*''The Fire of Tandra'' (1984) - assistant director *''I Stand Everyday'' (1990) - screenwriter *''Song of Resurrection'' (1990) - director, screenwriter *''Song of Resurrection'' (1993) - director, screenwriter *''

'' (1994) - director,

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*''The Man in the Sun'' (1994) - screenwriter *''Channel 69'' (1996) - director, script editor *'' The Letter'' (1997) - director, screenwriter *''Promenade'' (2000) - director, screenwriter *''

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'' (2003) - director *''Mandarin Ghost'' (

, 2006) - director, music director, producer, screenwriter *''Resurrection of the Butterfly'' (2007) - director, script editor

Awards

*1994 14th

: Best New Director (''

'')

References

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* * * 1957 births Living people South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub