Lee Won-suk (born 9 January 1974) is a South Korean

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

. Lee acted as the assistant director on the

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omnibus film An anthology film (also known as an omnibus film or a portmanteau film) is a single film consisting of three or more shorter films, each complete in itself and distinguished from the other, though frequently tied together by a single theme, premise ...

Five Senses of Eros ''Five Senses of Eros'' () is a 2009 South Korean omnibus film with five short films depicting love and desire, but in different styles and genres. The shorts are: ''His Concern'', directed by Daniel H. Byun; ''I'm Right Here'' (), directed by Hu ...

'' (2009), before releasing his filmmaking debut, the

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

How to Use Guys with Secret Tips ''How to Use Guys with Secret Tips'' (; lit. "A Manual on How to Use Men") is a 2013 South Korean romantic comedy film starring Lee Si-young and Oh Jung-se, and directed by Lee Won-suk. Cast * Lee Si-young as Choi Bo-na * Oh Jung-se as Lee Seung ...

'' (2013). Though not a commercial success, the film won the Golden Mulberry Award (Audience Award) at the 15th Far East Film Festival and the Bronze Prize for Best Asian Feature at the

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in 2013. His second feature, a

period drama A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction s ...

The Royal Tailor ''The Royal Tailor'' () is a 2014 South Korean period romance film directed by Lee Won-suk, and starring Han Suk-kyu, Go Soo, Park Shin-hye and Yoo Yeon-seok. It tells the story of a rivalry between two tailors at the Sanguiwon, where the attire ...

'' (2014), won the Audience Award (Second Place) and My Movie Audience Award at the 17th Udine Far East Film Festival, and the Audience Award at the

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in 2015.

Filmography

*''Deotchil'' (

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, 2005) -

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, producer director,

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'' (2009) - 1st

assistant director The role of an assistant director (AD) on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have ...

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'' (2013) - director,

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'' (2014) - director *'' Killing Romance'' (2023) - director *'' The Divorce Insurance'' (2025) - co-director

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* * * 1974 births Living people South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub