Lee Joon-ik

South Korean filmmaker (born 1959)

Lee Joon-ik
Lee Joon-ik in 2013
Born	(1959-09-21) September 21, 1959 (age 64) Seoul, South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Education	Sejong University - Oriental Painting (dropped out)
Occupation(s)	Film director, producer
Years active	1993–present

Korean name
Hangul	이준익
Hanja	李濬益
Revised Romanization	I Jun-ik
McCune–Reischauer	I Chun-ig

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), Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016), and The Book of Fish (2021).^[2]^[3]^[4]

Filmography

Year	Film	Credited as
Year	Film	Director	Producer
1993	Kid Cop	Yes
1999	The Spy		Yes
2000	Anarchists		Yes
2000	Ghost Taxi		Yes
2001	Hi! Dharma!		Yes
2003	Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield	Yes	Yes
2004	Hi! Dharma! 2: Showdown in Seoul		Yes
2005	King and the Clown	Yes	Yes
2006	Radio Star	Yes	Yes
2006	Love Phobia		Yes
2007	The Happy Life	Yes
2007	Shadows in the Palace		Yes
2008	Sunny	Yes
2010	Blades of Blood	Yes
2011	Battlefield Heroes	Yes
2013	Hope	Yes
2015	The Throne	Yes
2016	Mood of the Day		Yes
2016	Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	Yes
2017	Anarchist from Colony	Yes
2018	Sunset in My Hometown	Yes
2021	The Book of Fish	Yes

Awards and nominations

Source for awards listed: [1]

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result
Asian Film Awards^[5]	2021	Best Director	The Book of Fish	Nominated
Baeksang Arts Awards^[6]	2009	Best Director – Film	Sunny	Nominated
	2014		Hope	Nominated
	2016		Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	Nominated
	2016	Grand Prize – Film	The Throne, Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	Won
	2021	Grand Prize – Film	The Book of Fish	Won
	2021	Best Director – Film	The Book of Fish	Nominated
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2006	Best Director	King and the Clown	Nominated
	2013		Hope	Nominated
	2015		The Throne	Nominated
	2016		Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	Nominated
	2017		Anarchist from Colony	Nominated
	2021		The Book of Fish	Nominated
Buil Film Awards	2016	Best Director	Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	Won
	2017		Anarchist from Colony	Nominated
	2021		The Book of Fish	Nominated
Chunsa Film Art Awards	2016		The Throne	Nominated
	2017		Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	Nominated
	2018		Anarchist from Colony	Nominated
	2021^[7]		The Book of Fish	Nominated
Grand Bell Awards	2006		King and the Clown	Won
	2008		The Happy Life	Nominated
	2014		Hope	Nominated
	2015		The Throne	Nominated
	2017		Anarchist from Colony	Won
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards	2015		The Throne	Nominated
	2015	Best Film	The Throne	Won
	2016	FIPRESCI Award	Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	Won

References

^ "LEE Joon-ik". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2013-10-12.
^ "Lee Joon-ik Declares Departure from Commercial Filmmaking". The Chosun Ilbo. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
^ Lee, Claire (23 January 2013). "Lee Jun-ik returns after two-year hiatus". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
^ Jackson, Julie (24 November 2013). "Wish snags three wins at Blue Dragon Film Awards". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
^ Lee Seung-mi (September 9, 2021). "[공식]'소리도없이' 유아인X'콜' 전종서, 亞필름어워즈 男女주연상 노미네이트" [[Official] 'Silent' Yoo Ah-in X 'Call' Jeon Jong-seo, 亞Film Awards Nominee for Best Leading Actress]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Naver.
^
- "52nd Baeksang Arts Awards 2016 - Movies : Nominees List". Hancinema. May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- Kim, Sang-hyuk (June 4, 2016). "'52회 백상예술대상', '동주' '태양의 후예' 대상...'시그널' 3관왕(종합)" ['52nd Baeksang Arts Awards','DongjuDescendants of the Sun' Grand Prize...'Signal' 3 crowns]. Busan Ilbo. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- Yoo, Na (May 14, 2021). "[단독]이준익 감독 "백상 대상 수상, 오히려 마음이 불편했다"(인터뷰)" [[Exclusive] Director Lee Joon-ik "Received the Baeksang Grand Prize, I was rather uncomfortable" (Interview)]. Naver (in Korean). YTN.
- Park, Dong-je (April 12, 2021). "5월 13일 개최 '57회 백상예술대상', TV·영화·연극 부문 최종 후보 공개" ['57th Baeksang Arts Awards' held on May 13th, final nominations for TV·Film·Theatre are revealed]. BreakNews (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- Kim Jin-seok and Jo Yeon-kyung (April 12, 2021). "57회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 부문 최종 후보 공개" [57th Baeksang Arts Awards, final nominations for TV, film, and theater released]. Daily Sport (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
^ Kim Ji-eun (July 5, 2021). "춘사국제영화제, 본상 후보작 발표…자산어보·승리호 등 23편" [Chunsa International Film Festival Announces Main Award Nominations... 23 films including The Book of Fish and Space Sweepers]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

External links

Lee Joon-ik at IMDb
Lee Joon-ik at the Korean Movie Database
Lee Joon-ik at HanCinema

Films directed by Lee Joon-ik

Kid Cop (1993)
Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003)
The King and the Clown (2005)
Radio Star (2006)
The Happy Life (2007)
Sunny (2008)
Blades of Blood (2010)
Battlefield Heroes (2011)
Hope (2013)
The Throne (2015)
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016)
Anarchist from Colony (2017)
Sunset in My Hometown (2018)
The Book of Fish (2021)

v t e Buil Film Awards for Best Director
Awards	Yu Hyun-mok (1958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1972) Kim Ki-young (1960, 1964) Lee Seong-gu (1961) Shin Sang-ok (1962) Kim Soo-yong (1966, 1968) Lee Man-hee (1967) Jung So-young (1969, 1970) Jung Jin-woo (1971, 1973) Na Hong-jin (2008) Yoon Je-kyoon (2009) Hong Sang-soo (2010) Kim Tae-yong (2011) Lee Han (2012) Ryoo Seung-wan (2013) Hong Sang-soo (2014) Kwak Kyung-taek (2015) Lee Joon-ik (2016) Kim Sung-su] (2017) Lee Chang-dong (2018) Kim Tae-gyun (2019) Jung Ji-woo (2020) Lee Joon-ik (2021) Kim Han-min (2022) Jung Ju-ri (2023)

Buil Film Awards for Best Director

Awards

Yu Hyun-mok (1958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1972)
Kim Ki-young (1960, 1964)
Lee Seong-gu (1961)
Shin Sang-ok (1962)
Kim Soo-yong (1966, 1968)
Lee Man-hee (1967)
Jung So-young (1969, 1970)
Jung Jin-woo (1971, 1973)
Na Hong-jin (2008)
Yoon Je-kyoon (2009)
Hong Sang-soo (2010)
Kim Tae-yong (2011)
Lee Han (2012)
Ryoo Seung-wan (2013)
Hong Sang-soo (2014)
Kwak Kyung-taek (2015)
Lee Joon-ik (2016)
Kim Sung-su] (2017)
Lee Chang-dong (2018)
Kim Tae-gyun (2019)
Jung Ji-woo (2020)
Lee Joon-ik (2021)
Kim Han-min (2022)
Jung Ju-ri (2023)

v t e Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize – Film
1960s	Kim Jin-kyu (Deaf Sam-yong) (1965) - (1966)^* Late Autumn (1967) Choi Nam-hyun (Legend of Ssarigol) (1968) - (1969)^*
1970s	- (1970)^* - (1971)^* - (1972)^* Gate of Women (1973) - (1974)^* - (1975)^* - (1976)^* Concentration Of Attention (1977) A Splendid Outing (1978) The Last Words from a Comrade in Arms (1979)
1980s	Man-suk, Run! (1980) A Fine, Windy Day (1981) - (1982)^** Village of Haze (1983) Whale Hunting (1984) Deep Blue Night (1985) Gilsoddeum (1986) Moonlight Hunter (1987) Adada (1988) Seoul Rainbow (1989)
1990s	The Lovers of Woomook-baemi (1990) - (1991)^** Stairways of Heaven (1992) Our Twisted Hero (1993) Ahn Sung-ki (Two Cops) (1994) Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid (1995) Park Chul-soo (Farewell my darling) (1996) - (1997)^ - (1998)^ Kang Je-gyu (Shiri) (1999)
2000s	Chunhyang (2000) Libera Me (2001) Sol Kyung-gu (Public Enemy) (2002) The Way Home (2003) Kang Woo-suk (Silmido) (2004) Marathon (2005) King and the Clown (2006) Tazza: The High Rollers (2007) The Chaser (2008) Kang Woo-suk(Public Enemy Returns) (2009)
2010s	Yoon Je-kyoon (Tidal Wave) (2010) Lee Byung-hun (I Saw the Devil) (2011) Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012) Ryu Seung-ryong (Miracle in Cell No. 7) (2013) Song Kang-ho (The Attorney) (2014) Choi Min-sik (The Admiral: Roaring Currents) (2015) Lee Joon-ik (The Throne and Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet) (2016) Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden) (2017) 1987: When the Day Comes (2018) Jung Woo-sung (Innocent Witness) (2019)
2020s	Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) (2020) Lee Joon-ik (The Book of Fish) (2021) Ryoo Seung-wan (Escape from Mogadishu) (2022) Decision to Leave (2023) Kim Sung-su (12.12: The Day) (2024)
^* awarded to theatrical play; ^** no winner

v t e Grand Bell Awards for Best Director
1960s	Shin Sang-ok (1962) Yu Hyun-mok (1963) Lee Man-hee (1964) Shin Sang-ok (1965) Yu Hyun-mok (1966) Kim Soo-yong (1967) Shin Sang-ok (1968)
1970s	N/A (1971) Shin Sang-ok (1972) Choi Hun (1973) Kim Soo-yong (1974) Lee Man-hee (1975) Seol Tae-ho (1976) Choi In-hyeon (1977) Im Kwon-taek (1978) Jung Jin-woo (1979)
1980s	Lee Jang-ho (1980) Im Kwon-taek (1981) Lee Jang-ho (1982) Lee Doo-yong (1983) Jung Jin-woo (1984) Bae Chang-ho (1985) Im Kwon-taek (1986), (1987) Kim Ho-sun (1989)
1990s	Chang Gil-soo (1990) Kwak Ji-kyoon (1991) Kim Ho-sun (1992) Im Kwon-taek (1993) Jang Sun-woo (1994) Park Jong-won (director) (1995) Kim Ho-sun (1996) Chung Ji-young (1997) Lee Kwang-mo (1999)
2000s	Lee Chang-dong (2000) Han Ji-seung (2001) Song Hae-sung (2002) Bong Joon-ho (2003) Park Chan-wook (2004) Song Hae-sung (2005) Lee Joon-ik (2006) Bong Joon-ho (2007) Na Hong-jin (2008) Kim Yong-hwa (2009)
2010s	Kang Woo-suk (2010) Kang Hyeong-cheol (2011) Choo Chang-min (2012) Han Jae-rim (2013) Kim Seong-hun (2014) Yoon Je-kyoon (2015) Woo Min-ho (2016) Lee Joon-ik (2017) Jang Joon-hwan (2018) Bong Joon-ho (2019)
2020s	N/A (2020) N/A (2021) Byun Sung-hyun (2022) Ryoo Seung-wan (2023)

v t e IFFI Silver Peacock - Special Jury Award and Special Mention
1969-Present (Special Jury Award)	Lester James Peries (Golu Hadawatha) (4th) Mrinal Sen (Bhuvan Shome) (4th) Sobhan Babu (Bangaru Panjaram) (4th) Santwana Bardoloi (Adajya) (29th) Huo Jianqi (Postmen in the Mountains) (31st) Revathi (Mitr, My Friend) (33rd) Magdy Ahmed Aly (Asrar EL-Banat) (33rd) Subhadro Chowdhury (Prohor) (34th) Gennady Sidorov (Old Women) (35th) Tom Hooper (Red Dust) (36th) Abu Sayeed (Nirontor) (37th) Golam Rabanny Biplab (On The Wings of Dreams) (38th) Julia Urbini (More Than Anything in the World) (38th) Malini Fonseka (Akasa Kusum) (39th) Giorgi Ovashvili (The Other Bank) (40th) Kaushik Ganguly (Arekti Premer Golpo) (41st) Taika Waititi (Boy) (41st) Salim Ahamed (Adaminte Makan Abu) (42nd) Lucy Mulloy (Una noche) (43rd) Onur Ünlü (Thou Gild'st the Even) (44th) Julia Vargas-Weise (Sealed Cargo) (46th) Lee Joon-ik (The Throne) (47th) Mahesh Narayanan (Take Off) (48th) Milko Lazarov (Ága) (49th) Pema Tseden (Balloon) (50th) Kamen Kalev (February) (51st) Renata Carvalho (The First Fallen) (52nd) Nikhil Mahajan (Godavari) (52nd) Lav Diaz (When The Waves Are Gone) (53rd) Rishab Shetty (Kantara) (54th)
2015-Present (Special Mention)	Goran Radovaovic (Enclave) (46th) Tiffany Hsiung (The Apology) (47th) Chezhiyan (To Let) (49th) Abhishek Shah (Hellaro) (50th) Kripal Kalita (Bridge) (51st) Simon Farriol (The Wealth of the World) (52nd) Roman Vasyanov (The Dorm) (52nd) Praveen Kandregula (Cinema Bandi) (53rd)
2012-2014 (Centenary Award)	Mira Nair (The Reluctant Fundamentalist) (43rd) Kamaleshwar Mukherjee (Meghe Dhaka Tara) (44th) Shrihari Sathe (Ek Hazarachi Note) (45th)