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Lee Joon-ik

Film Director | * 09/21/1959 (64) | Seoul (South Korea)
Lee Joon-ik (born September 21, 1959) is a South Korean film director and producer. He is best known for directing and producing King and the Clown (2005), one of the highest grossing Korean films of all time. Other notable films include Sunny (2008), Hope (2013), The Throne (2015), Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016), and The Book of Fish (2021). ()
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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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | History

Known for these Movies & Shows

Ancient Korea, July 4, 1762. The Crown Prince Hyojang, posthumously named Sado, son of King Yeongjo of Joseon, is accused of treason. Thus, the king asks him to commit suicide, but his closest vassals ...

The Throne

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2015 | 3.6/5 | 2h 6min
Drama, History
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Based on the life and work of Korea’s renowned poet, Yun Dong Ju. Dong Ju, while studying literature in Japan, was charged and detained for having participated in the Korean Independence Movement. K ...

Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet

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2016 | 3.9/5 | 1h 51min
Drama, History
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Based on the life of the Korean anarchist Park Yeol, the film shows his struggle to counter the massacre of Koreans by the government during the 1923 great Kanto earthquake, focusing on his activities ...

Anarchist from Colony

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2017 | 3.7/5 | 2h 9min
History, Drama
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In 1801, after a new king ascended the throne, a scholar Jeong Yak-jeon who served the late king is exiled to Heuk-san Island. There he meets Chang-dae, a young fisherman who is a huge admirer of Conf ...

The Book of Fish

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2021 | 3.8/5 | 2h 6min
History, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Lee Joon-ik

Grand Bell Awards
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Movies with Lee Joon-ik as Actor(5)

2019 Sunkist Family
as himself2013 Behind the Camera
as himself2012 Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
as himself2010 Slow Slow Quick Quick
as Chef (cameo) (uncredited)2006 Radio Star

Movies with Lee Joon-ik as Crew(23)

Directing/Director2021 The Book of Fish
Directing/Director2018 Sunset in My Hometown
Directing/Director2017 Anarchist from Colony
Directing/Director2016 Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
Production/Executive Producer2016 Mood of the Day
Directing/Director2015 The Throne
Directing/Director2013 Hope
Directing/Director2011 Battlefield Heroes
Directing/Director2010 Blades Of Blood
Directing/Director2008 Sunny
Production/Producer2007 Shadows in the Palace
Directing/Director2007 Happy Life
Directing/Director2006 Radio Star
Production/Executive Producer2006 Radio Star
Directing/Director2005 King and the Clown
Production/Producer2005 King and the Clown
Production/Executive Producer2004 Hi! Dharma 2: Showdown in Seoul
Directing/Director2003 Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield
Production/Producer2003 Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield
Production/Executive Producer2001 Hi! Dharma!
Production/Producer2000 Terror Taxi
Production/Producer2000 The Anarchists
Production/Executive Producer1999 The Spy

TV Shows/Series with Lee Joon-ik as Crew(2)

Directing/Director2022 Yonder
Creator/Creator2022 Yonder

Citizenship: South Korea
Born: Monday, 09/21 1959 (September) in Seoul (South Korea) (current age: 64 years + 217 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: Korean (KO, native language)
Educated at: Sejong University
Other names for Lee Joon-ik (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"이준익"
"Lee Jun-ik"
"I Chun-ig" (McCune-Reischauer Romanization)
"I Jun-ik" (Revised Romanization)
Lee Joon-ik frequently works together with these people:
O Seung-hyeon (14x, Crew)
Cho Chul-hyun (10x, Crew)
Kim Sang-bum (10x, Crew)
Kim Jae-beom (9x, Crew)
Jung Jin-young (9x, Actor)
Bang Jun-seok (8x, Crew)
Shim Hyun-seob (8x, Crew)
Shin Jung-geun (7x, Actor)
Lee Young-suk (6x, Actor)
Jeong Jeong-hun (6x, Crew)
Kang Seung-yong (6x, Crew)
Shin Ha-kyun (1x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:29097, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 03/31/2024