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Lee Joon-ik

Director

Lee Joon-ik

Born September 21, 1959 in Seoul, South Korea17 films

Lee Joon-ik (이준익) is a South Korean film director, producer, and occasional actor. Best known for mega-hit King and the Clown (2005), Hope (2013), and The Throne (2015).

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Hope posterFirst watchHope20138.4After 8-year-old So-won narrowly survives a brutal sexual assault, her family labors to help her heal while coping with their own rage and grief.View film

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King and the Clown poster7.0King and the Clown2005The Throne poster7.1The Throne2015

Filmography

17 films as director
  1. TBAGyosanDirector
  2. TBAA FireflyDirector
  3. 2026My Father's TableDirector
  4. 2021The Book of FishDirector
  5. 2018Sunset in My HometownDirector
  6. 2017Anarchist from ColonyDirector
  7. 2016Dongju: The Portrait of a PoetDirector
  8. 2015The ThroneDirector
  9. 2013HopeDirector
  10. 2011Battlefield HeroesDirector
  11. 2010Blades of BloodDirector
  12. 2008SunnyDirector
  13. 2007The Happy LifeDirector
  14. 2006Radio StarDirector
  15. 2005King and the ClownDirector
  16. 2003Once Upon a Time in a BattlefieldDirector
  17. 1993Kid CopDirector