Lee Myung-se

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Lee Myung-se
Born	(1957-08-20) August 20, 1957 (age 64) Baekmajang, South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter

Lee Myung-se (Korean: 이명세; born August 20, 1957) is a South Korean filmmaker.

Lee began his career as an assistant producer under Bae Chang-ho for the films Hwang Jin-I (1986), Our Sweet Days of Youth (1988), and Dream (1990). At the 1991 Asia-Pacific Film Festival, he was awarded Best New Director for the film, Naui Sarang Naui Shinbu, and in 1993 won the Special Jury Award for Cheot Sarang.

Other film credits include Nowhere to Hide (1999) and Duelist (2005). Many of his films feature a tragically flawed protagonist. Lee also favors slow-motion fighting sequences.

Filmography[]

• Gagman (1989) - writer and director
• The Dream (Ggum; 1990) - writer
• My Love, My Bride (Naui sarang naui sinbu; 1990) - writer and director
• First Love (Cheot sarang; 1993) - writer and director
• Bitter and Sweet (Namjaui goerowe; 1995) - writer and director
• Their Last Love Affair (Jidokhan sarang; 1996) - writer and director
• Nowhere to Hide (Injeong sajeong bol geot eobtda; 1999) - writer and director
• Duelist (Hyeongsa; 2005) - writer, director and producer
• M (2007) - writer, director and producer

External links[]

• Lee Myung-se at the Korean Movie Database
• Lee Myung-se at IMDb
• Lee Myung-se at HanCinema
• Lee Myung-se at Allocine.com (in French)