Lee Yong-min
Lee Yong-min (1916 – April 26, 1983) was a South Korean film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. Lee studied filmmaking in Japan and debuted with a documentary film The Topography of Jeju island (1946). He made audience friendly commercial films in various genres.
Lee Yong-min
- Name
- Lee Yong-min
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
- Died
- 26 April 1983
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer
- Born
- 1916
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Biography
Biography
In 1960s and 1970s, he made several horror films that represented his best talents including A Devilish Homicide (1965) and A Neckless Beauty (1966).
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Lee Yong-min • Birthplace — Seoul, South Korea • Died — 26 April 1983 • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer
As director
As director
• The Topography of Jeju island (documentary, 1946) • A Herd boy and a Golden Watch (1949) • The Star of Million (1954) • A Cross in Gunfire (1956) • Holiday in Seoul (1956) • A Wild Chrysanthemum (1957) • If You Overcome the Crisis (1959) • Homecoming (1960) • A Tragedy of Korea 1961-03-08 • A Flower of Evil (1961) • The Gate to Hell (1962) • A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng (1962) • A Bridegroom from a Grave (1963) • The Hell Has No Vacancy (1964) • A Devilish Homicide (1965) • A Neckless Beauty (1966) • The Japanese Emperor and the Martyrs (1967) • Devil and Beauty (1969) • A Dangerous Husband (1970) • Revenge of the Snake Woman (1970) • The Man with Two Faces (1975) • Black Ghost (1976)
As cinematographer
As cinematographer
• The Town of Hope (1948) • The Star of Million (1954) • Don't Misunderstand (1957) • A Wild Chrysanthemum (1957) • The Crystal Pagoda (1958) • The Love Marriage (1958) • King Gojong and martyr An Jung-geun (1959) • 1919 Independence Movement (1959) • Qin Shu Huangdi and the Great Wall of China (1962) • A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng (1962) • A Bridegroom from a Grave (1963) • The Conqueror (1963) • The Korean Instrument with 12 strings (1964) • The Tae-baeks (1975)
Works and production
Works and production
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the gender male. Born on 1 January 1916. Yong-min died on 24 April 1982. Institutional cataloguing adds that lee Yong-min is recorded as human. The same evidence establishes that lee Yong-min is recorded with the occupation film director. It is also recorded that lee Yong-min is recorded with the occupation screenwriter.
As screenwriter
• The Topography of Jeju island (documentary, 1946) • A Herd boy and a Golden Watch (1949) • The Star of Million (1954) • A Devilish Homicide (1965) • A Neckless Beauty (1966) • The Man with Two Faces (1975)
Awards
• 1963 1st Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Cinematography (The Conqueror)
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- 1.Poster of The Man with Two Faces (1975)
- 2.LEE Yong-min. Korean Film Biz Zone.
- 3.Conran, Pierce. BIFF to Showcase 'Hidden Masterpieces of the 1960s'. Korean Film Biz Zone. 13 August 2015.
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