| Lee Joon-ik | |||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 21 September 1959 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||
| Nationality: | South Korean | ||||||||||
| Education: | Sejong University - Oriental Painting (dropped out) | ||||||||||
| Occupation: | Film director, producer | ||||||||||
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| Yearsactive: | 1993–present | ||||||||||
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.[1] Other notable films include Sunny (2008), Hope (2013), The Throne (2015), (2016), and The Book of Fish (2021).[2] [3] [4]
| Year | Film | Credited as | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=65 | Director | width=65 | Producer | |
| 1993 | Kid Cop | |||
| 1999 | The Spy | |||
| 2000 | Anarchists | |||
| Ghost Taxi | ||||
| 2001 | Hi! Dharma! | |||
| 2003 | Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield | |||
| 2004 | Hi! Dharma | 2: Showdown in Seoul | ||
| 2005 | King and the Clown | |||
| 2006 | Radio Star | |||
| Love Phobia | ||||
| 2007 | The Happy Life | |||
| Shadows in the Palace | ||||
| 2008 | Sunny | |||
| 2010 | Blades of Blood | |||
| 2011 | Battlefield Heroes | |||
| 2013 | Hope | |||
| 2015 | The Throne | |||
| 2016 | Mood of the Day | |||
| 2017 | Anarchist from Colony | |||
| 2018 | Sunset in My Hometown | |||
| 2021 | The Book of Fish | |||
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1045937/awards?ref_=nm_awd
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | Asian Film Awards[5] | 2021 | Best Director | The Book of Fish | |
| scope=row rowspan="6" | Baeksang Arts Awards[6] | 2009 | Best Director – Film | Sunny | |
| 2014 | Hope | ||||
| 2016 | |||||
| Grand Prize – Film | The Throne, | ||||
| 2021 | The Book of Fish | ||||
| Best Director – Film | |||||
| scope=row rowspan="6" | Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2006 | Best Director | King and the Clown | |
| 2013 | Hope | ||||
| 2015 | The Throne | ||||
| 2016 | |||||
| 2017 | Anarchist from Colony | ||||
| 2021 | The Book of Fish | ||||
| scope=row rowspan="3" | Buil Film Awards | 2016 | Best Director | ||
| 2017 | Anarchist from Colony | ||||
| 2021 | The Book of Fish | ||||
| scope=row rowspan="4" | Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2016 | The Throne | ||
| 2017 | |||||
| 2018 | Anarchist from Colony | ||||
| 2021[7] | The Book of Fish | ||||
| scope=row rowspan="5" | Grand Bell Awards | 2006 | King and the Clown | ||
| 2008 | The Happy Life | ||||
| 2014 | Hope | ||||
| 2015 | The Throne | ||||
| 2017 | Anarchist from Colony | ||||
| scope=row rowspan="3" | Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 2015 | The Throne | ||
| Best Film | |||||
| 2016 | FIPRESCI Award |