Lee Doo-yong (; December 24, 1942 – January 19, 2024) was a South Korean film director. After his debut in 1969 with the film ''The Lost Wedding Veil'' (1970), Lee made more than 60 films in a wide array of genres. In the 1970s, he introduced Korean-style action films, including '' The Korean Connection'' (1974) and ''Left Foot of Wrath'' (1974). His film ''

Mulleya Mulleya ''Mulleya Mulleya'' (; also known as ''Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women''), is a 1984 South Korean film directed by Lee Doo-yong. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of th ...

'' (1984) created great controversy in the Korean media as well as in the West, due to the graphic portrayal of a woman's subjugated life during the Yi Dynasty. Lee Doo-yong died in Seoul from lung cancer on January 19, 2024, at the age of 81.

Filmography

As director

*''The Lost Wedding Veil'' (1970) *''Is Your Husband Like This Too?'' (1971) *''A Sudden Calamity'' (1971) *''My Older Brother (sequel)'' (1971) *''A Guilty Woman'' (1971) *''A Chinese Ghost'' (1971) *''Some Married Couple'' (1971) *''Don't Go'' (1972) *''Where Should I Go?'' (1972) *''Ever smiling Mr. Park'' (1972) *''I Will Give It All'' (1972) *''A Warrant for an Arrest'' (1973) *'' The General in Red Robes'' (1973) *''Manchurian Tiger'' (1974) *''Bridge of Death'' (1974) *''A Little Bird'' (1974) *'' The Korean Connection'' (1974) *''Returned Single-Legged Man 2'' (1974) *''Left Foot of Wrath'' (1974) *''A Betrayer'' (1974) *''Disarmament'' (1975) *''At The Risk of Life'' (1975) *''Byeong-Tae's Impressive Days'' (1975) *''Black Night'' (1975) *'' Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave'' (1976) *''Secret Agents 2'' (1977) *''44th Street, New York'' (1977) *''The Early Years'' (1977) *''Confession of Life or Death'' (1978) *''The Last Heist'' (1979) *''Rely on Your Brother'' (1979) *''Muldori Village'' (1979) *''49 Days in Hell'' (1979) *'' Police Story'' (1979) *''Three Women Under the Umbrella'' (1980) *'' The Last Witness'' (1980) *''Two Heroes'' (1980) *''The Haunted Villa'' (1981) *''The Hut'' (1981) *''The Trouble-solving Broker'' (1982) *''The Swamp of Desire'' (1982) *''Strange Relationship'' (1983) *''

'' (1984) *''Day and Night'' (1984) *''The Oldest Son'' (1985) *''The Fool'' (1985) *''

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'' (1986) *''The Fool 2'' (1986) *''

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'' (1986) *''Highway'' (1987) *''Karma'' (1988) *''Mulberry 2'' (1989) *''Silent Assassins'' (1989) *''Road to Cheongsong Prison'' (1990) *''Black Snow'' (1991) *''Mulberry 3'' (1992) *''Pro at Love, Amateur at Marriage'' (1994) *''The Great Hunter G. J.'' (1995) *''L'Amour'' (1999) *''Arirang'' (2003) *''A Journey with Korean Masters'' (2013)

As screenwriter

*''The Lost Wedding Veil'' (1970) *'' The General in Red Robes'' (1973) *''Manchurian Tiger'' (1974) *''Rely on Your Brother'' (1979) *''The Oldest Son'' (1985) *''The Fool 2'' (1986) *''Karma'' (1988) *''Black Snow'' (1991) *''The Great Hunter G. J.'' (1995) *''L'Amour'' (1999) *''Arirang'' (2003)

Awards

*1983 22nd

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: Best Director (''

'') *1990 10th

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: Best Director (''Road to Cheongsong Prison'')

References

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