Lee Chang-dong

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Lee Chang-dong (born July 4, 1954) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and novelist. He won the 2008 Special Director's Prize at the Asian Film Awards and has been nominated for the Golden Lion and Palme d'Or. Lee served as the minister of Culture and Tourism in the South Korean Government from 2003 to 2004.

Most Popular Lee Chang-dong Trailers

Total trailers found: 23

Burning Trailer (2018)

17 May 2018

Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood.

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema Trailer (2012)

06 December 2012

Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies.

Peppermint Candy Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose demeanor puts a damper on the festivities.

A Girl at My Door Trailer (2014)

22 May 2014

Sent from Seoul to serve in a remote coastal village, a policewoman gets involved in the life of a mysterious teenage girl who is abused by both her father and her grandmother.

Secret Sunshine Trailer (2007)

23 May 2007

Shin-ae moves to her recently late husband’s hometown. Despite her efforts to settle in this unfamiliar and too-normal place, she finds that she can’t fit in.

Poetry Trailer (2010)

13 May 2010

A South Korean woman in her sixties enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson's appalling wrongdoing.

Heartbeat Trailer (2022)

30 April 2022

Caught up in anxiety, eight-year-old Chul in school tells his teacher that he is going to the bathroom but runs straight home.

To the Starry Island Trailer (1993)

24 December 1993

Two men have returned to their hometown (the titular island) from Seoul to bury the father of one of them, but the islanders vehemently refuse their request, triggering memories of their childhood before and during the Korean War.

Oasis Trailer (2002)

09 August 2002

A young man released from prison visits the widow of the man he killed drunk-driving and becomes infatuated with his cerebral palsy-stricken daughter.

Green Fish Trailer (1997)

07 February 1997

Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.

Birthday Trailer (2019)

03 April 2019

Returning from eight years abroad at work and in prison, Jeong-il struggles to reconnect with his wife and their young daughter, Ye-sol, whom he barely knows.

A Single Spark Trailer (1995)

18 November 1995

Activist and law school graduate Kim is being persecuted by the mid-’70s Park regime for trying to write a book about Jeon Tae-il, a union activist who immolated himself at age 22 to protest government hypocrisy.

Through Korean Cinema Trailer (2010)

09 October 2010

Discover the roots of Korean cinema. A cinema who surprised by the success recorded in the major international festivals.

A Single Rider Trailer (2017)

22 February 2017

Promising fund manager Jae-hoon is at the brink of losing everything when his company goes bankrupt. Overwhelmed by despair, he takes an impulsive trip to Australia where his wife and son live.

A Brand New Life Trailer (2009)

29 October 2009

Abandoned by her father, a girl adjusts to life in an orphanage.

The World of Us Trailer (2016)

16 June 2016

A bullied girl becomes friends with a new kid during a break, but when classes start up again, their new friendship is nearly ruined when the bullying continues.

Hwayi: A Monster Boy Trailer (2013)

09 October 2013

After being kidnapped as a small child and raised by the five men who abducted him, a teenage boy is now forced to join their life in crime.

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema Trailer (2026)

19 February 2026

After the COVID-19 pandemic, Busan International Film Festival founder Kim Dong-ho, at eighty-five, picks up a camcorder for the first time and decides to make a documentary.

Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony Trailer (2023)

25 August 2023

A portrait of the South Korean screenwriter, director and producer Lee Chang-Dong through his work, this documentary provides a thematic analysis of his films, most of which have been selected for and received awards at the Cannes Film Festival.

Never Forever Trailer (2007)

20 June 2007

When an American woman begins a dangerous relationship with an attractive immigrant worker, in order to save her marriage, she finds her true self.

The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema Trailer (2005)

07 October 2005

South Korean cinema is in the throes of a creative explosion where mavericks are encouraged and masters are venerated.

Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer Trailer (2012)

01 October 2012

Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through interviews of Korean cineastes that have a special affinity for him, including JANG Sun-woo, LEE Chang-dong and HONG Sang-soo among others.

Walking in the Movies Trailer (2024)

16 May 2024

KIM Dong-ho is the founder of the Busan International Film Festival and one of the key figures in the rise of Korean cinema.