Lee Gae-byok
Lee Gae-byok | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 4, 1971 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director screenwriter |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이계벽 |
| Revised Romanization | I Gye-byeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Kye-pyŏk |
Lee Gae-byok (born September 4, 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee debuted with the romantic-comedy The Beast and the Beauty (2005). After a 10-year break, he returned with the 2016 action-comedy film Luck Key, a box office hit with more than 6.9 million admissions.[1]
Career
Lee was a film major at college when he debuted and won the Silver Prize at the Golden Crown Film Festival with the short I am the Movie. Later, he worked as an assistant director in Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) and Oldboy (2003), directed by Park Chan-wook.
Showcasing his interest in movies with humor and wit, his feature debut was a romantic-comedy The Beast and the Beauty (2005). After a 10-year break, he returned with the action-comedy film Luck Key (2016), which is a remake of the 2012 Japanese comedy Key of Life.[2][3]
In 2018, Lee confirmed to direct a comedy film Cheer Up, Mr. Lee which began filming in June. The film is about unexpected situations that happen during a trip of Chul Soo (Cha Seung-won) and his daughter Saet Byul.[4]
Filmography
- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) - assistant director
- Boss X File (2002) - 1st assistant director
- Oldboy (2003) - 1st assistant director, script editor
- The Beast and the Beauty (2005) - director
- Nobody Knows (short film, 2006) - director
- 09:05 (short film, 2006) - director
- Couples (2011) - screenwriter, 1st assistant director
- South Bound (2013) - screenwriter
- Luck Key (2016) - director
- Cheer Up, Mr. Lee (2019) - director
References
- ^ Jin, Min-ji (25 October 2016). "Luck-Key keeps Inferno from top of the charts". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ "LEE Gae-byok". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ Kim, Hyun-jung (12 October 2015). "YOO Hae-jin and LEE Joon's KEY OF LIFE Began to Shoot". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ Kim Ji-hye (26 June 2018). "차승원, 코미디로 컴백…'힘을 내요, 미스터 리' 촬영 시작". SBS News (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-07-24.
External links
- Lee Gae-byok at the Korean Movie Database
- Lee Gae-byok at IMDb
- Lee Gae-byok at HanCinema
 | This article about a South Korean film director is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |