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Lee Sang-il

Name in Native Language: "李相日" (Japanese/JA)
Film Director / Screenwriter | * 01/06/1974 (50) | Niigata Prefecture (Japan)
Lee Sang-il (李相日, Ri San'iru, Korean: 이상일, born January 6, 1974, in Niigata, Japan) is a Korean-Japanese film director and screenwriter. His first film, Chong, was a short film about the lives of third generation Koreans living in Japan. Hula Girls was declared best Japanese film of 2006 by Kinema Jumpo, 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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Lee Sang-il is a Korean-Japanese film director and screenwriter. His first film, “Chong,” was a short film about the lives of third generation 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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Mystery

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Shimizu Yuichi is a shy and lonely day laborer looking for love. He aimlessly spends time corresponding with girls via telephone dating services and going on random encounters with girls looking for s ...

Villain

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2010 | 3.1/5 | 2h 19min
Drama
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A man brutally murders a married couple and leaves the word “ikari” (“rage”) written with their blood. The killer undergoes plastic surgery and flees. At three different locations in Japan, a ...

Rage

Certification unknown

2016 | 3.3/5 | 2h 22min
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
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Young women in a small Japanese town look to revive their home's declining fortunes by building a Hawaiian village tourist attraction. ...

Hula Girls

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2006 | 3.4/5 | 1h 48min
Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
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Set in Hokkaido, Japan in the 1880s. Jubei Kamata (Ken Watanabe), who is on the side of the Edo shogunate government, kills many people. His name is infamous in Kyoto. When the battle at Goryoukaku is ...

Unforgiven

FSK: 16+ years

2013 | 3.5/5 | 2h 15min
Action, Crime, Drama
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Movies with Lee Sang-il as Crew(19)

Directing/Director2022 Wandering
Writing/Writer2022 Wandering
Directing/Director2017 The Blue Hearts
Directing/Director2016 Rage
Writing/Screenplay2016 Rage
Directing/Director2013 Unforgiven
Writing/Screenplay2013 Unforgiven
Directing/Director2010 Villain
Writing/Screenplay2010 Villain
Directing/Director2010 Kaidan Horror Classics
Directing/Director2006 Hula Girls
Writing/Writer2006 Hula Girls
Directing/Director2005 Scrap Heaven
Writing/Writer2005 Scrap Heaven
Directing/Director2004 69
Directing/Director2003 Border Line
Writing/Writer2003 Border Line
Directing/Director2000 Chong
Writing/Writer2000 Chong

Full Name: Sang-il Lee
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Sunday, 01/06 1974 (January) in Niigata Prefecture (Japan) (current age: 50 years + 103 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Educated at: Japan Institute of the Moving Image
Other names for Lee Sang-il (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"이상일"
"李相日"
"イ・サンイル"
"Sang-il Lee"
"リ・サンイル"
"り そうじつ" (Kana/Japanese)
"Lee Sang-il (film director)"
Lee Sang-il frequently works together with these people:
Akira Emoto (5x, Actor)
Hidekazu Mashima (4x, Actor)
Tsuyoshi Imai (4x, Crew)
Shuichi Yoshida (4x, Crew)
Satoshi Tsumabuki (3x, Actor)
Jun Kunimura (3x, Actor)
Ken Mitsuishi (3x, Actor)
Yoshiyuki Morishita (3x, Actor)
Takahiro Miura (3x, Actor)
Norimichi Kasamatsu (3x, Crew)
Ryo Sugimoto (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:197016, Added: 07/21/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024