Lee Joon-ik

Lee Joon-ik
Lee Joon-ik
	Lee in 2013
Born	September 21, 1959 (age 65); Seoul, South Korea
Education	Sejong University - Oriental Painting (dropped out)
Occupation(s)	Film director, producer
Years active	1993–present
Korean name
Hangul	이준익
Hanja	李濬益
RR	I Junik
MR	I Chunik

Lee Joon-ik (born September 21, 1959) is a South Korean film director and producer. He is best known for directing and producing King and the Clown (2005), one of the highest grossing Korean films of all time.^[1] Other notable films include Sunny (2008), Hope (2013), The Throne (2015), Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016), and The Book of Fish (2021).^[2]^[3]^[4]

Quick facts Born, Education ...

Year	Title	Credited as
Year	Title	Director	Producer
1993	Kid Cop	Yes	No
1999	The Spy	No	Yes
2000	Anarchists	No	Yes
2000	Ghost Taxi	No	Yes
2001	Hi! Dharma!	No	Yes
2003	Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield	Yes	Yes
2004	Hi! Dharma! 2: Showdown in Seoul	No	Yes
2005	King and the Clown	Yes	Yes
2006	Radio Star	Yes	Yes
2006	Love Phobia	No	Yes
2007	The Happy Life	Yes	No
2007	Shadows in the Palace	No	Yes
2008	Sunny	Yes	No
2010	Blades of Blood	Yes	No
2011	Battlefield Heroes	Yes	No
2013	Hope	Yes	No
2015	The Throne	Yes	No
2016	Mood of the Day	No	Yes
2016	Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	Yes	No
2017	Anarchist from Colony	Yes	No
2018	Sunset in My Hometown	Yes	No
2021	The Book of Fish	Yes	No

Year	Title	Credited as
Year	Title	Director	Producer
2022	Yonder	Yes	No

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result
Asian Film Awards^[5]	2021	Best Director	The Book of Fish	Nominated
Baeksang Arts Awards^[6]	2009	Best Director – Film	Sunny	Nominated
	2014		Hope	Nominated
	2016		Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	Nominated
	2016	Grand Prize – Film	The Throne, Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	Won
	2021	Grand Prize – Film	The Book of Fish	Won
	2021	Best Director – Film	The Book of Fish	Nominated
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2006	Best Director	King and the Clown	Nominated
	2013		Hope	Nominated
	2015		The Throne	Nominated
	2016		Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	Nominated
	2017		Anarchist from Colony	Nominated
	2021		The Book of Fish	Nominated
Buil Film Awards	2016	Best Director	Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	Won
	2017		Anarchist from Colony	Nominated
	2021		The Book of Fish	Nominated
Chunsa Film Art Awards	2016		The Throne	Nominated
	2017		Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	Nominated
	2018		Anarchist from Colony	Nominated
	2021^[7]		The Book of Fish	Nominated
Grand Bell Awards	2006		King and the Clown	Won
	2008		The Happy Life	Nominated
	2014		Hope	Nominated
	2015		The Throne	Nominated
	2017		Anarchist from Colony	Won
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards	2015		The Throne	Nominated
	2015	Best Film	The Throne	Won
	2016	FIPRESCI Award	Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	Won
Max Movie Award	2015	Best Film^[8]	King and the Clown	Won

Filmography