Sang-il Lee

Sang-il Lee

Director · Writer

Niigata, Japan
January 6, 1974

Biography

Sang-il Lee is a Korean film director and screenwriter who works in Japan. His first film, “Chong,” was a short film about the lives of third generation Zainichi 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.

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Representative Works

Kokuho
Kokuho
7.9
/ Japanese
Hula Girls
Hula Girls
6.8
/ Japanese
Rage
Rage
6.9
/ Japanese
The Wandering Moon
The Wandering Moon
6.7
/ Japanese
Unforgiven
Unforgiven
7.0
/ Japanese
69
69
6.5
/ Japanese
The Blue Hearts
The Blue Hearts
5.0
/ Japanese
Villain
Villain
6.8
/ Japanese
Scrap Heaven
Scrap Heaven
7.6
/ Japanese
Kaidan Horror Classics
Kaidan Horror Classics
7.0
/ Japanese
Blue – Chong
Blue – Chong
10.0
/ Japanese
The Short Films: We Were All Once Children
The Short Films: We Were All Once Children
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Kokuho
2025Winner

Best Director

Kokuho

Hula Girls
2006Nominee

Best Director

Hula Girls

Rage
2016Nominee

Best Director

Rage

Career Highlights

The Wandering Moon
2022Highlight

Best Writing

The Wandering Moon

Unforgiven
2013Highlight

Best Director

Unforgiven

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