Lee Myung-se (; born August 20, 1957) is a South Korean filmmaker. Lee began his career as an assistant producer under

Bae Chang-ho Bae Chang-ho (born May 16, 1953) is a South Korean director and screenwriter. Filmography *''People of Kkobang Neighborhood'' (1982) - director, screenwriter *''Iron Men'' (1983) - director, screenwriter *''Flower on the Equator'' (1983) - d ...

for the films ''Hwang Jin-I'' (1986), ''Our Sweet Days of Youth'' (1988), and ''Dream'' (1990). At the 1991

Asia-Pacific Film Festival The Asia-Pacific Film Festival (abbreviated APFF) is an annual film festival hosted by the Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific. The festival was first held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1954. History The festival was first held in Tok ...

, he was awarded Best New Director for the film, ''Naui Sarang Naui Shinbu'', and in 1993 won the Special Jury Award for ''Cheot Sarang''. Other film credits include '' Nowhere to Hide'' (1999) and '' Duelist'' (2005). Many of his films feature a tragically flawed protagonist. Lee also favors slow-motion fighting sequences.

Filmography

* ''Gagman'' (1989) - writer and director * ''The Dream'' (''Ggum''; 1990) - writer * '' My Love, My Bride'' (''Naui sarang naui sinbu''; 1990) - writer and director * ''First Love'' (''Cheot sarang''; 1993) - writer and director * ''Bitter and Sweet'' (''Namjaui goerowe''; 1995) - writer and director * ''Their Last Love Affair'' (''Jidokhan sarang''; 1996) - writer and director * '' Nowhere to Hide'' (''Injeong sajeong bol geot eobtda''; 1999) - writer and director * '' Duelist'' (''Hyeongsa''; 2005) - writer, director and producer * '' M'' (2007) - writer, director and producer

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