Lee Sang-il

Lee Sang-il

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.

  • Title: Lee Sang-il
  • Popularity: 2.367
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1974-01-06
  • Place of Birth: Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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  • Also Known As: イ・サンイル, Sang-il Lee, リ・サンイル, Lee Sang-Il, Sang-Il Lee
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Lee Sang-il Movies

  • 2022
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    Wandering

    Wandering

    6.6 2022 HD

    In a park on a rainy evening, a 19-year-old university student, Fumi, offers an umbrella to a soaking wet 10-year-old girl, Sarasa. Realizing her...

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  • 2005
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    Scrap Heaven

    Scrap Heaven

    7 2005 HD

    The lives of a young cop, a sanitation worker and a brooding pharmacist violently intersect on a bus that's hijacked by a suicidal political flunky,...

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  • 2006
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    Hula Girls

    Hula Girls

    6.7 2006 HD

    Young women in a small Japanese town look to revive their home's declining fortunes by building a Hawaiian village tourist attraction.

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  • 2010
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    Villain

    Villain

    6.5 2010 HD

    Shimizu Yuichi is a shy and lonely day laborer looking for love. He aimlessly spends time corresponding with girls via telephone dating services and...

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  • 2010
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    Villain

    Villain

    6.5 2010 HD

    Shimizu Yuichi is a shy and lonely day laborer looking for love. He aimlessly spends time corresponding with girls via telephone dating services and...

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  • 2003
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    BORDER LINE

    BORDER LINE

    5 2003 HD

    Three storylines interweave in Border Line. Kurosawa (Murakami Jun) finds himself driving a taciturn young man named Matsuda (Sawaki Tetsu) halfway...

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  • 2003
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    BORDER LINE

    BORDER LINE

    5 2003 HD

    Three storylines interweave in Border Line. Kurosawa (Murakami Jun) finds himself driving a taciturn young man named Matsuda (Sawaki Tetsu) halfway...

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  • 2000
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    Chong

    Chong

    1 2000 HD

    Ao Chong is the first feature film directed by Lee Sang-Il about Korean high school students growing up in Japan.

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  • 2005
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    Scrap Heaven

    Scrap Heaven

    7 2005 HD

    The lives of a young cop, a sanitation worker and a brooding pharmacist violently intersect on a bus that's hijacked by a suicidal political flunky,...

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  • 2013
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    Unforgiven

    Unforgiven

    7 2013 HD

    An old swordsman, his former comrade and a young braggart are hired by prostitutes to track down bandits who mutilated one of the women.

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  • 2013
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    Unforgiven

    Unforgiven

    7 2013 HD

    An old swordsman, his former comrade and a young braggart are hired by prostitutes to track down bandits who mutilated one of the women.

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  • 2004
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    69

    69

    6.2 2004 HD

    Hoping to catch a girl's attention, high school students Ken and Adama cook up an ambitious plan. They plan a festival that combines film, theater,...

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  • 2022
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    Wandering

    Wandering

    6.6 2022 HD

    In a park on a rainy evening, a 19-year-old university student, Fumi, offers an umbrella to a soaking wet 10-year-old girl, Sarasa. Realizing her...

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  • 2010
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    Kaidan Horror Classics

    Kaidan Horror Classics

    7 2010 HD

    Four short films based on ghost stories written by award winning modern Japanese writers.

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  • 2006
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    Hula Girls

    Hula Girls

    6.7 2006 HD

    Young women in a small Japanese town look to revive their home's declining fortunes by building a Hawaiian village tourist attraction.

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  • 2000
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    Chong

    Chong

    1 2000 HD

    Ao Chong is the first feature film directed by Lee Sang-Il about Korean high school students growing up in Japan.

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  • 2016
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    Rage

    Rage

    6.736 2016 HD

    A man brutally murders a married couple and leaves the word “ikari” (“rage”) written with their blood. The killer undergoes...

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  • 2016
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    Rage

    Rage

    6.736 2016 HD

    A man brutally murders a married couple and leaves the word “ikari” (“rage”) written with their blood. The killer undergoes...

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  • 2017
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    The Blue Hearts

    The Blue Hearts

    5 2017 HD

    Six directors picked a favorite song by Japanese punk rock band "The Blue Hearts" and made a short film inspired by the song.

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  • 2008
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    The Short Films Everyone started out as a child

    The Short Films Everyone started out as a child

    1 2008 HD

    A dream collaboration between five directors who represent the modern Japanese film industry! An omnibus work composed of five short films has been...

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  • 2025
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    National Treasure

    National Treasure

    1 2025 HD

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    7.878 1970 HD

    Follow the hopes and dreams of four generations of a Korean immigrant family beginning with a forbidden love and crescendos into a sweeping saga that...

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