Lee Kae-byeok

• Name — Lee Gye-byok • Born — 4 September 1971 • Birthplace — South Korea • Occupation — Film director screenwriter

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. 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.

• 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