Yoon Sam-yook (May 25, 1937 – July 2, 2020) was a South Korean

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and

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. Yoon won Best Screenplay at the 1981, 1985 and 1994

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for films, ''The Hut'' (1981), ''The King's Poison'' (1984) and ''

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'' (1993). In 2016, he was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award at the 53rd

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 ...

. Yoon Sam-yook died on 2 July 2020, aged 83.

Selected filmography

As director

*''The Sparrow and the Scarecrow'' (1983) *''Does the American Moon Rise Over Itaewon?'' (1991) *''

'' (1993) *''Piracy'' (1999)

As screenwriter

*''Me, Myself and I'' (1973) *'' The Executioner'' (1975) *''

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'' (1975) *''

Yalkae, a Joker in High School ''Yalkae, a Joker in High School'' () is a 1977 South Korean comedy film starring Lee Seung-hyeon, Kim Jeong-hun and Hah Myung-joong, and directed by Seok Rae-myeong. It was based on Cho Heun-pa's bestselling novel ''A Legend of Urchins (Yalgaejeon ...

'' (1977) *'' The Last Witness'' (1980) *''The Hut'' (1981) *''

Suddenly at Midnight ''Suddenly at Midnight'' (; also known as ''Suddenly in the Dark'' or ''Suddenly in Dark Night'') is a 1981 South Korean erotic horror thriller film directed by Ko Young-nam. Plot Kang Yu-jin, a wealthy biology professor doing a butterfly field ...

'' (1981) *''The Sparrow and the Scarecrow'' (1983) *''The King's Poison'' (1984) *''The Fool'' (1985) *''

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'' (1986) *''Watcha Want?'' (1986) *''Milky Way in Blue Sky'' (1986) *''Those With Wings'' (1986) *''Closer, Further Closer'' (1986) *''The Fool 2'' (1986) *''Slaves'' (1987) *''

Adada ''Adada'' () is a 1987 South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek, based on a story by Kye Yong-mook. Plot The film tells the story of a deaf-mute woman living in a small village in Korea during the 1920s. Cast *Shin Hye-soo *Han Ji-il *Lee Ge ...

'' (1987) *''Prince Yeonsan'' (1987) *''Gorgeous Transformation'' (1987) *''The Heat of the Green Season'' (1987) *''The Secret Diary'' (1987) *''Miri, Mari, Wuri, Duri'' (1988) *''Reality'' (1988) *''Karma'' (1988) *''The Wolf's Curiosity Stole Pigeons'' (1989) *''Mulberry 2'' (1989) *''Korean Connection '' (1990) *''

General's Son ''General's Son'' () is a 1990 South Korean crime film directed by Im Kwon-taek. It stars Park Sang-min as Kim Du-han, a gangster who discovers that he is the son of General Kim Jwa-jin. The film is the first in a trilogy, followed by ''General's ...

'' (1990) *''Does the American Moon Rise Over Itaewon?'' (1991) *''The Emperor of Romance'' (1992) *''

'' (1993) *''Thief and a Poet'' (1995) *''Piracy'' (1999)

Awards

*1973 10th

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 (''Me, Myself and I'') *1981 2nd

: Best Screenplay (''The Hut'') *1985 5th

: Best Screenplay (''The King's Poison'') *1994 14th

: Best Screenplay (''

'') *2016 53rd

: Lifetime Achievement Award

References

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