Lee Joon-ik

Lee Joon-ik

Directing

Born September 21, 1959 · Seoul, South Korea

18 films as director · Active 1993–2026

Lee Joon-ik (이준익) is a South Korean film director, producer, and occasional actor. Best known for mega-hit King and the Clown (2005), Hope (2013), and The Throne (2015).

Known for

Baeksang Arts Awards

Baeksang Arts Awards

2012

Tazza: The Hidden Card

Tazza: The Hidden Card

2014

The Unjust

The Unjust

2010

Radio Star

2006

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

2012

Behind the Camera

Behind the Camera

2013

Sunkist Family

Sunkist Family

2019

Slow Slow Quick Quick

Slow Slow Quick Quick

2010

Directed(18)

My Father's Table

2026My Father's Table

The Book of Fish

2021The Book of Fish★ 7.8

Sunset in My Hometown

2018Sunset in My Hometown★ 7.2

Anarchist from Colony

2017Anarchist from Colony★ 7.4

Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet

2016Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet★ 7.8

The Throne

2015The Throne★ 7.1

Hope

2013Hope★ 8.4

Battlefield Heroes

2011Battlefield Heroes★ 5.6

Blades of Blood

2010Blades of Blood★ 6.4

Sunny

2008Sunny★ 6.2

The Happy Life

2007The Happy Life★ 6.8

2006Radio Star★ 6.8

King and the Clown

2005King and the Clown★ 7.0

Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield

2003Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield★ 6.7

Kid Cop

—나는 반딧불이

Acting(8)

2019Sunkist Family

2014Tazza: The Hidden CardO-ring Man

2013Behind the CameraSelf

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2012Ari Ari the Korean CinemaSelf

2012Baeksang Arts AwardsSelf

2010The UnjustPresident Jung

2010Slow Slow Quick QuickHimself

2006Radio StarChef