Lee Chang-dong

Writer
Producer
Director

Lee Chang-Dong was born in 1954 in Daegu, which some consider the most right-wing city in South Korea. Lee is a former high-school teacher and an acclaimed novelist. He turned to cinema when he was over 40 years old. His debut film "Green Fish" (1997) brought immediate success and critical acclaim. "Peppermint Candy" (2000), seemingly having the same 'lost innocence' theme as his former work, shoots fiery criticisms against the still-powerful remnants of the Korean military dictatorship regime. With "Oasis" (2002) Lee received countless awards, including the Special Director's Award at the Venice Film Festival. Since 2003, Lee worked as the Minister of Culture in the newly elected liberal national government.

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Awards
- 83 wins & 78 nominations total

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Known for

Burning

7.4

Writer

2018

Oasis

7.8

Writer

2002

Secret Sunshine

7.5

Writer

2007

Peppermint Candy

7.6

Writer

1999

Credits

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Writer

Heartbeat
7.3
Short
- Writer
- 2022
Burning
7.4
- screenplay by
- 2018
Poetry
7.8
- Writer
- 2010
A Brand New Life
7.4
- Writer
- screenwriter (as Lee Changdong, as Lee Changdong)
- 2009
Secret Sunshine
7.5
- Writer
- 2007
Oasis
7.8
- Writer
- 2002
Peppermint Candy
7.6
- writer
- 1999
Green Fish
7.0
- Writer
- 1997
A Single Spark
7.0
- Writer
- 1995
To the Starry Island
7.0
- writer
- 1993

Producer

Director

Personal details

Alternative name
- Lee Changdong
Born
- April 1, 1954
- Daegu, South Korea
Relatives
- Lee Joon-dong(Sibling)
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography

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Trivia
American filmmaker Sean Baker is a huge fan of his work, referring to him as a "modern master".

Quotes
[speaking about Burning (2018) at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival] I saw a huge mystery in this short story by Murakami and I believed that it could turn into a whole series of mysteries and that there could be different layers to the mystery in a film. To begin with, I wanted to give the opportunity to a young director and just produce the film, but that's not how it worked out. Then a screenwriter adapted the short story; I was a bit hesitant, but in fact the mystery in this very short story proved very good for a film.

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