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Sang-il Lee

Sang-il Lee

Directing1974Niigata, Japan

Biography

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.

Acting History

2025
Kokuho
Director
2022
Wandering
Writer
Wandering
Director
Pachinko
TVDirector
2017
2016
Rage
Director
Rage
Screenplay
2013
Unforgiven
Director
Unforgiven
Screenplay
2010
Villain
Director
Villain
Screenplay
2006
Hula Girls
Director
2005
2004
69
Director
2003
2000
Chong
Writer
Chong
Director

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Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/6/1974(52 years old)
Place of Birth
Niigata, Japan