Sang-il Lee
January 6, 1974 · 52 years old
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 Scre…
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3 titles
Hula Girls
Young women in a small Japanese town look to revive their home's declining fortunes by building a Hawaiian village tourist attraction.
The Wandering Moon
A rainy evening, a student aids a soaked girl who avoids home. He lets her stay, forming a bond until his arrest for kidnapping. Years later, they reunite, battling societal stigma as victim and perpetrator.
Sukurappu hebun
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, then cross paths again months later.