Lee Yong-ju (born June 6, 1970) is a South Korean
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
and
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
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Career
Filmography
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A.F.R.I.K.A.
''A.F.R.I.K.A.'' () is a 2002 South Korean film in the action comedy genre, directed by Shin Seung-soo and starring Lee Yo-won, Kim Min-sun, Lee Young-jin and Jo Eun-ji. The film's title is an acronym for "Adoring Four Revolutionary Idols Korea ...
'' (2002) - production dept
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Memories of Murder
''Memories of Murder'' () is a 2003 South Korean crime thriller film co-written and directed by Bong Joon-ho. It is loosely based on the true story of Korea's first confirmed serial murders, which took place between 1986 and 1991 in Hwaseong, ...
'' (2003) - assistant director
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Spider Forest
''Spider Forest'' () is a 2004 South Korean horror-drama written and directed by Song Il-gon.
Plot
Awaking alone in the middle of a dark forest, Kang Min sees a secluded cabin nearby and wanders towards it. Upon entering the small home, he is s ...
'' (2004) - production dept, actor
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Feathers in the Wind'' (2005) - actor
*''Holy Daddy'' (2006) - production dept
*''The Mafia, the Salesman'' (2007) - line producer
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Possessed
Possessed may refer to:
Possession
* Possession (disambiguation), having some degree of control over something else
** Spirit possession, whereby gods, demons, animas, or other disincarnate entities may temporarily take control of a human body
*** ...
'' (2009) - director, screenwriter
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Architecture 101
''Architecture 101'' (; lit. ''Introduction to Architecture'') is a 2012 South Korean romance film written and directed by Lee Yong-ju. The film tells the story of two students who meet in an introductory architecture class and fall in love. Fifte ...
'' (2012) - director, screenwriter
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The Silenced
''The Silenced'' (; lit. ''Gyeongseong School: The Lost Girls'') is a 2015 South Korean mystery- thriller film written and directed by Lee Hae-young, starring Park Bo-young and Uhm Ji-won.
Plot
Set in Gyeongseong in 1938 during the Japanese occu ...
'' (2015) - script editor
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The Himalayas
The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 100 ...
'' (2015) - production dept
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Seo Bok
''Seo Bok'' () is a 2021 South Korean sci-fi action film directed by Lee Yong-ju and starring Gong Yoo and Park Bo-gum. The film revolves around a former intelligence agent Gi-heon (Gong Yoo), who gets involved with the first human clone, Seo Bo ...
'' (2020) - Director
Awards
*2009 10th
Busan Film Critics Awards
Established in 2000, the Busan Film Critics Awards is run by the Busan Film Critics Association (BCFA), a small but independent-minded group of critics based in Busan, South Korea. Each year they announce their choices shortly before the opening o ...
: Best New Director (''
Possessed
Possessed may refer to:
Possession
* Possession (disambiguation), having some degree of control over something else
** Spirit possession, whereby gods, demons, animas, or other disincarnate entities may temporarily take control of a human body
*** ...
'')
*2009
30th Blue Dragon Film Awards
The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by ''Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popula ...
: Best Screenplay (''
Possessed
Possessed may refer to:
Possession
* Possession (disambiguation), having some degree of control over something else
** Spirit possession, whereby gods, demons, animas, or other disincarnate entities may temporarily take control of a human body
*** ...
'')
*2012 12th
Buil Film Awards
The Buil Film Awards () is a South Korean film awards ceremony hosted by the ''Busan Ilbo'' newspaper. It began in 1958 as one of the earliest film awards in the country. During the 1950s and 1960s, it was the biggest film awards event in the B ...
: Best Screenplay (''
Architecture 101
''Architecture 101'' (; lit. ''Introduction to Architecture'') is a 2012 South Korean romance film written and directed by Lee Yong-ju. The film tells the story of two students who meet in an introductory architecture class and fall in love. Fifte ...
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References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
South Korean film directors
South Korean screenwriters
Yonsei University alumni
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