Lee Yong-ju (; born June 6, 1970) 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 ...

and

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Career

Lee Yong-joo was born June 6, 1970. He entered the film industry in 2003 as assistant director for the film Memories of Murder. Afterwards, he debuted as a commercial film director with the movie''

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'' in 2009. He is well known for the film ''

Architecture 101 ''Architecture 101'' ({{Korean/auto, hangul=^건축학_개론, rr=yes, lit=''Introduction to Architecture'') is a 2012 South Korean romance film written and directed by Lee Yong-ju. The film tells the story of two students who meet in an introduc ...

'' (2012).

Filmography

*'' A.F.R.I.K.A.'' (2002) - production department *'' Memories of Murder'' (2003) - assistant director *''

Spider Forest ''Spider Forest'' () is a 2004 South Korean horror-drama written and directed by Song Il-gon. Plot Awaking alone in the middle of a dark forest, Kang Min sees a secluded cabin nearby and wanders towards it. Upon entering the small home, he is sh ...

'' (2004) - production department, actor *'' Feathers in the Wind'' (2005) - actor *''Holy Daddy'' (2006) - production department *''The Mafia, the Salesman'' (2007) - line producer *''

'' (2009) - director, screenwriter *''

'' (2012) - director, screenwriter *''

The Silenced ''The Silenced'' () is a 2015 South Korean mystery- thriller film written and directed by Lee Hae-young, starring Park Bo-young, Uhm Ji-won and Park So-dam. Plot Set in Keijō (Seoul) in 1938 during the Japanese occupation, the film centers o ...

'' (2015) - script editor *'' The Himalayas'' (2015) - production department *'' Seo Bok'' (2020) - director

Awards

*2009 10th

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: Best New Director (''

'') *2009 30th

Blue Dragon Film Awards The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by ''Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea. The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popula ...

: Best Screenplay (''

'') *2012 12th

Buil Film Awards The Buil Film Awards () is a South Korean film awards ceremony hosted by the '' Busan Ilbo'' newspaper. It began in 1958 as one of the earliest film awards in the country. During the 1950s and 1960s, it was the biggest film awards event in the ...

: Best Screenplay (''

'')

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* * * 1970 births Living people South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters Yonsei University alumni {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub