Lee Jang-ho

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Korean spelling
Hangeul 이장호
Hanja 李長 鎬
Revised
Romanization 		I Jang-ho
McCune-
Reischauer 		Yi Changho

Lee Jang-ho (other romanizations: Lee Chang-ho or Yi Chang-ho ; born May 15, 1945 in Seoul ) is a South Korean film director . He is one of the most important and influential directors of South Korean film of the 1970s and 1980s. He is best known for Heavenly Homecoming to Stars , A Fine, Windy Day , The Fools Manifesto , Lee Jang-ho's baseball team, and The Man with the Three Coffins .

Life

Lee Jang-ho studied architecture at Hongik University but dreamed of a life in the film industry. First he wanted to be an actor and auditioned Shin Film at Shin Sang-ok's studio. However, he could not convince, but instead got a job as assistant director for Shin Sang-ok, which he carried out for eight years. Lee gained notoriety through his debut film Heavenly Homecoming To Stars ( Home of the Stars ) in the year 1974. It reached over 465,000 moviegoers. In 1975 he founded the Yeongsang Sidae movement ( 영상 시대 / 映像 時代 'Film Generation') together with the film journalist Byun In-shik and the directors Kim Ho-son , Ha Kil-jong , Hongpa and Lee Won-se . The group established a new film style and made artistic and culturally rich films.

His works focus on contemporary South Korean society, with a focus on the gap between rich and poor. In 1986 he founded his own film studio, Pan Films. At the Berlinale in 1988 he received the Caligari Film Prize for The Man with the Three Coffins . In the 1990s he worked as a film professor and head of the Seoul Film Commission.

His younger brother, Lee Yeong-ho , worked as an actor in film and theater.

Filmography

  • 1974: Heavenly Homecoming to Stars ( 별 들의 고향 Byeol-deul-ui Gohyang )
  • 1975: It Rained Yesterday ( 어제 내린 비 Eoje Naerin Bi )
  • 1976: Yes, Goodbye for Today ( 그래 그래 오늘 은 안녕 )
  • 1980: A Fine, Windy Day ( 바람 불어 좋은 날 )
  • 1981: Children of Darkness ( 어둠 의 자식 들 Eodum-ui Jasikdeul )
  • 1981: They Shot the Sun ( 그들은 태양 을 쏘았다 )
  • 1982: Come Unto Down ( 낮은 대로 임 하소서 )
  • 1983: The Manifesto of Fools ( 바보 선언 Babo Seoneon )
  • 1983: The Green Pine Tree ( 일송정 푸른 솔 은 )
  • 1984: Widow Dance ( 과부 춤 )
  • 1984: Between the Knees ( 무릎 과 무릎 사이 )
  • 1985: Eoudong ( 어우동 )
  • 1986: Lee Jang-ho's baseball team ( 이장호 의 외인 구단 )
  • 1987: Y-Story (Y 의 체험 )
  • 1987: The man with the three coffins ( 나그네 는 길 에서도 쉬지 않는다 )
  • 1989: Miss Rhino And Mr. Korando ( 미스 코뿔소 미스터 코란도 )
  • 1992: Myeongja Akkikko Ssonya ( 명자 아끼꼬 쏘냐 )
  • 1995: Declaration of Genius ( 천재 선언 )
  • 2013: A Journey with Korean Masters ( 마스터 클래스 의 산책 )
  • 2013: God's Eye View ( 시선 Siseon )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lee Jang-ho, movie director of everlasting youth. In: HanCinema. KBS World, July 19, 2006, accessed June 26, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Arsenal : The man with the three coffins , 1988. Identification number in the film database: 1582 .
  3. ^ Art Cinema as Rebellion. Three Films by Lee Jang-ho. In: Harvard Film Archive. Archived from the original on June 6, 2018 ; accessed on June 26, 2020 (English).
  4. ↑ Lee Jang-ho. In: Korean Film Biz Zone. Korean Film Council , accessed June 26, 2020 .
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Lee is the family name here, Jang-ho is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Lee, Jang-ho
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 이장호 (Hangeul); 李長 鎬 (Hanja); I, Jang-ho (revised Romanization); Yi, Changho (McCune-Reischauer)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean film director
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Seoul