Lee Joon-ik

Lee Joon-ik

September 21, 1959 · 66 years old

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).

Known For

16 titles
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Hope

Hope

2013 · 2h 2m · Movie

Story of an 8-year-old girl who faces a horrible rape that damages her internally and affects her emotionally, trying to overcome all the obstacles following the incident with the good support of those around her.

8.2
2
The King and the Clown

The King and the Clown

2005 · 1h 59m · Movie

Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king...

7.3
3
The Throne

The Throne

2015 · 2h 5m · Movie

Set in 18th century Korea, long-ruling King Yeongjo's struggle with his son, Sado, sees the king take extreme measures in order to deal with his heir.

7.1
4
Mood of the Day

Mood of the Day

2016 · 1h 43m · Movie

A womanizer and a cute woman (in a 10 year relationship going nowhere) on business trip are seated next to each other on a full train from Seoul to Busan. They start talking when she accepts she can't escape him.

6.7
5
The Book of Fish

The Book of Fish

2021 · 2h 6m · Movie

The story of Jeong Yak-yong's brother, Jeong Yak-jeon when he was exiled to Heuksando in 1801, and meets an energetic young fisherman.

7.7
6
Love Phobia

Love Phobia

2006 · 1h 57m · Movie

A boy falls for a mysterious girl who keeps disappearing.

6.9
7
Blades of Blood

Blades of Blood

2010 · 1h 48m · Movie

During a turbulent time when politics, rebellion, and invasion come to a head. A clash stirs between two swordsmen in a violent struggle to seize control of the country they love.

5.9
8
Anarchist from Colony

Anarchist from Colony

2017 · 2h 9m · Movie

Life of a upcoming Korean patriot Park Yeol, who formed the anarchist organization "Black Wave" during the Japanese colonial period and attempted the assassination of the Japanese Crown Prince Hirohito.

6.6
9
Shadows in the Palace

Shadows in the Palace

2007 · 1h 52m · Movie

During the Chosun period, a court lady is found dead, hanging by the rafters of the palace. After examining the dead body, place physician Chun-ryung discovers that the dead maid was probably murdered and carries out investigation...

6.3
10
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet

Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet

2016 · 1h 50m · Movie

The life and death of Dongju Yoon who dared to dream becoming a poet during the harsh period of Japan's occupation of Korea.

7.2
11
Sunset in My Hometown

Sunset in My Hometown

2018 · 2h 3m · Movie

Hak-soo has challenged TV audition program for 6 years but never gets into the finalist. On the day he fails his 7th audition, he receives a call from his hometown that his father is in the hospital. He rushes to his hometown Byeo...

6.4
12
Battlefield Heroes

Battlefield Heroes

2011 · 1h 58m · Movie

This story unfolds 8 years after 'Battle of Hwangsanbeol', which destroyed Baekjae, when Silla-Tang Dynasty union attacks Goguryeo.

5.4
13
Hi! Dharma!

Hi! Dharma!

2001 · 1h 35m · Movie

Laughs and thrills go hand-in-fist in this Korean action comedy, as a band of criminals fleeing a violent gang war hides out in a monastery. The monks in residence quickly tire of the goons' distressing behavior and manufacture a ...

6.0
14
Yonder

Yonder

2023 · 33m · K-Drama

Set in the 2040s in a large city in South Korea. It tells the story of a man who lives in torment and cannot forget his deceased wife, who died of cancer.

6.5
15
Behind the Camera

Behind the Camera

2013 · 1h 25m · Movie

An odd director leaves for Hollywood to shoot a film via Skype and cellphones.

6.1
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Sunkist Family

Sunkist Family

2019 · 1h 45m · Movie

A mother and father who are very open and frank with their children about sex find their relationship in turmoil when an old love enters the picture.

6.6