Lee Sang-il
Date of Birth:
Jan 06, 1974
Place of Birth:
Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Date of Birth:
Jan 06, 1974
Place of Birth:
Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Biography:
Lee Sang-il is a Korean-Japanese film director and screenwriter. His first film, “Chong,” was a short film about the lives of third generation Koreans living in Japan. “Hula Girls” was declared best Japanese film of 2006 by Kinema Junpo, and Lee won the Best Director and Best Screenplay prizes at the 2007 Japanese Academy Awards for the film. His film “Unforgiven” was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.