Lee Man-hee (Director)

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Korean spelling
Hangeul 이만희
Hanja 李 晩 熙
Revised
Romanization 		I man-hui
McCune-
Reischauer 		I Manhŭi

Lee Man-hee (born October 6, 1931 in Seoul , Chōsen , today South Korea , † April 13, 1975 ) was a South Korean film director. He made 51 films and covered a wide variety of topics and genres with them.

Life

Lee Man-hee was born on October 6, 1931 in Hawangsimni-dong, Seoul, the youngest of eight children. During the Korean War, he deciphered enemy secret texts. Between 1956 and 1961 he worked as an assistant director for the directors Ahn Jong-hwa , Park Gu and Kim Myeong-je . In 1961 he made his directorial debut through Kaleidoscope ( 주마등 ) with the famous actor Kim Seung-ho . A year later, with Call 112 , he showed that he can also make commercially successful films. With the films Black Hair (1964) and The Devil's Stairway (1964) he started a new era for Korean horror films. In 1966, Late Autumn ( 만추 ) was one of his most famous films. The film is considered lost . On April 13, 1975, he died of cirrhosis of the liver while he was finishing his film A Road to Sampo .

He is the father of actress Lee Hye-yeong .

Filmography

  • 1961: Kaleidoscope ( 주마등 Jumadeung )
  • 1961: A Disobedient Son ( 불효자 Bulhyoja )
  • 1962: Call 112 ( 다이알 112 를 돌려라 )
  • 1962: Until I Die ( 살아있는 그날 까지 Sarainneun Geunalkkaji )
  • 1963: Don't Look Back ( 돌아 보지 마라 Doraboji Mara )
  • 1963: Marines Are Gone ( 돌아 오지 않는 해병 Doraoji Anhneun Haebyeong )
  • 1963: The Twelve Nyang Life ( 열두 냥 짜리 인생 Yeoldunyangjjari Insaeng )
  • 1963: Han Seok-bong ( 한석봉 )
  • 1963: Soldiers of YMS504 (YMS 504 의 수병 )
  • 1964: Where Can I Stand? ( 내가 설땅 은 어디냐 Naega Seolddang Eodinya )
  • 1964: The Devil's Stairway ( 마의 계단 Ma-ui Gyedan )
  • 1964: The Intimidator ( 협박 자 Hyeopbakja )
  • 1964: Black Hair ( 검은 머리 Geomeun Meori )
  • 1964: The Chaser ( 추격 자 Chugyeokja )
  • 1964: Myohyang's Elegy ( 묘향 비곡 Myohangbigok )
  • 1965: The Market Place ( 시장 Sijang )
  • 1965: Heungmaek ( 흑맥 )
  • 1965: Seven Women Prisoners ( 7 인의 여포 로 Chil-in-ui Yeoporo )
  • 1965: Heilong River ( 흑룡강 Heungnyonggang )
  • 1966: A Hero without Serial Number ( 군번 없는 용사 Gukbeoneobsneun Yongsa )
  • 1966: Late Autumn ( 만추 Manchu )
  • 1966: Unforgettable Woman ( 잊을 수 없는 연인 Ijeul Su Eobsneun Yeonin )
  • 1966: A Water Mill ( 물레 방아 Mullebanga )
  • 1967: Swindler Mr. Heo ( 사기 한 미스터 허 Sagihan Miseteo Heo )
  • 1967: Legend of Ssarigol ( 싸리 골 의 신화 Ssarigor-ui Sinhwa )
  • 1967: Oblivion ( 망각 Manggak )
  • 1967: Horror of Triangle ( 삼각 의 공포 Samgag-ui Gongpo )
  • 1967: Homebound ( 귀로 Gwiro )
  • 1967: A Spotted Man ( 얼룩 무늬 의 사나이 Eollugmunui-ui Sanai )
  • 1967: The Starting Point ( 원점 Wonjeom )
  • 1967: Heat and Cold ( 냉과 열 Naeng-gwa Yeol )
  • 1967: Miracle ( 기적 Gijeok )
  • 1967: Harimao in Bangkok ( 방콕 의 하리 마오 Bangkok-ui Harimao )
  • 1968: Outing ( 외출 Oechul )
  • 1968: Living in the Sky ( 창공 에 산다 Changgong-e Sanda )
  • 1968: A Journey ( 여로 Yeoro )
  • 1968: Holiday ( 휴일 Hyuil )
  • 1969: Assassin ( 암살자 Amsalja )
  • 1969: Life ( 생명 Saengmyeong )
  • 1969: Confess of Woman ( 여자 가 고백 할 때 Yeoja-ga Gobaekhal Ttae )
  • 1969: Six Shadows ( 여섯 개의 그림자 Yeosatgae-ui Geurimja )
  • 1970: Goboi Gang-ui Dari ( 고 보이 강의 다리 )
  • 1971: Break up the Chain ( 쇠사슬 을 끊어 라 Soesaseureul Kkeunheora )
  • 1972: The Midnight Sun ( 영시 Yeongsi )
  • 1972: 4 o'clock, Nineteen fifty ( 04:00 -1950- )
  • 1972: Japanese Pirate ( 일본 해적 Ilbonhaejeok )
  • 1974: Cheongnyeo ( 청녀 Cheongnyeo )
  • 1974: The wild flowers in the battle field ( 들국화 는 피 었는데 Deulgughwaneun Pieossneunde )
  • 1974: A girl who looks like the sun ( 태양 닮은 소녀 Taeyangdalmeun Sonyeo )
  • 1974: A Triangular Trap ( 삼각 의 함정 Samgak-ui Hamjeong )
  • 1975: A Road to Sampo ( 삼포 가는 길 Sampoganeun Gil )

Awards

Blue Dragon Award

  • 1963: Best Director for Marines Are Gone
  • 1966: Best director for The Market Place

Grand Bell Award

  • 1964: Best Director for Marines Are Gone
  • 1967: Best Film for Homebound

Paeksang Arts Awards

  • 1967: Best Picture for Late Autumn

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Scott Foundas: Lee Man-hee Retrospective. In: The Village Voice . August 15, 2006, accessed April 28, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Jo Yeon-gyeong: 故 이만희 감독 알고 보니 이혜영 부친, 한국 영화계 거장. In: Nate. Newsen, June 8, 2011, accessed April 28, 2012 (Korean).

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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, Man-hee is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Lee, Man-hee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 이만희 (Hangeul); 李 晩 熙 (Hanja); I, Man-hui (revised Romanization); I, Manhŭi (McCune-Reischauer)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean film director
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Seoul , Chosen , today South Korea
DATE OF DEATH April 13, 1975