Director
Sang-il Lee
Born January 6, 1974 in Niigata, Japan14 films
Sang-il Lee is a Korean film director and screenwriter who works in Japan. His first film, “Chong,” was a short film about the lives of third generation Zainichi Koreans living in Japan. “Hula Girls” was declared best Japanese film of 2006 by Kinema Junpo, and Lee won the Best Director and Best Screenplay prizes at the 2007 Japanese Academy Awards for the film. His film “Unforgiven” was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
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First watchKokuho20257.9Nagasaki, 1964: Following the death of his Yakuza father, 15-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wings of a famous Kabuki actor.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
14 films as director- TBATagatameDirector
- 2025KokuhoDirector
- 2022The Wandering MoonDirector
- 2017The Blue HeartsDirector
- 2016RageDirector
- 2013UnforgivenDirector
- 2010VillainDirector
- 2010Kaidan Horror ClassicsDirector
- 2008The Short Films: We Were All Once ChildrenDirector
- 2006Hula GirlsDirector
- 2005Scrap HeavenDirector
- 200469Director
- 2003Border LineDirector
- 2000Blue – ChongDirector