About Doo-yong Lee
Lived 1942 – 2024 (aged 81). Doo-yong Lee was a South Korean film director, screenwriter, director and film screenwriter.
Lee Doo-yong (; December 24, 1942 – January 19, 2024) was a South Korean film director. After his debut in 1969 with the film The Lost Wedding Veil, Lee made more than 60 films in a wide array of genres. In the 1970s, he introduced Korean-style action films, including The Korean Connection (1974) and Left Foot of Wrath (1974). His film Mulleya Mulleya (1984) created great controversy in the Korean media as well as in the West, due to the graphic portrayal of a woman's subjugated life during the Yi Dynasty. Lee Doo-yong died in Seoul from lung cancer on January 19, 2024, at the age of 81.
Filmography
As director
The Lost Wedding Veil (1970) Is Your Husband Like This Too? (1971) A Sudden Calamity (1971) My Older Brother (sequel) (1971) A Guilty Woman (1971) A Chinese Ghost (1971) Some Married Couple (1971) Don't Go (1972) Where Should I Go? (1972) Ever smiling Mr. Park (1972) I Will Give It All (1972) A Warrant for an Arrest (1973) The General in Red Robes (1973) Manchurian Tiger (1974) Bridge of Death (1974) A Little Bird (1974) The Korean Connection (1974) Returned Single-Legged Man 2 (1974) Left Foot of Wrath (1974) A Betrayer (1974) Disarmament (1975) At The Risk of Life (1975) Byeong-Tae's Impressive Days (1975) Black Night (1975) Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave (1976) Secret Agents 2 (1977) 44th Street, New York (1977) The Early Years (1977) Confession of Life or Death (1978) The Last Heist (1979) Rely on Your Brother (1979) Muldori Village (1979) 49 Days in Hell (1979) Police Story (1979) Three Women Under the Umbrella (1980) The Last Witness (1980) Two Heroes (1980) The Haunted Villa (1981) The Hut (1981) The Trouble-solving Broker (1982) The Swamp of Desire (1982) Strange Relationship (1983) Mulleya Mulleya (1984) Day and Night (1984) The Oldest Son (1985) The Fool (1985) Mulberry (1986) The Fool 2 (1986) Eunuch (1986) Highway (1987) Karma (1988) Mulberry 2 (1989) Silent Assassins (1989) Road to Cheongsong Prison (1990) Black Snow (1991) Mulberry 3 (1992) Pro at Love, Amateur at Marriage (1994) The Great Hunter G. J. (1995) L'Amour (1999) Arirang (2003) A Journey with Korean Masters (2013)
As screenwriter The Lost Wedding Veil (1970) The General in Red Robes (1973) Manchurian Tiger (1974) Rely on Your Brother (1979) The Oldest Son (1985) The Fool 2 (1986) Karma (1988) Black Snow (1991) The Great Hunter G. J. (1995) L'Amour (1999) Arirang (2003)
Awards 1983 22nd Grand Bell Awards: Best Director (Mulleya Mulleya) 1990 10th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best Director (Road to Cheongsong Prison)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Doo-yong Lee?
South Korean film director
When was Doo-yong Lee born?
Doo-yong Lee was born on 24 December 1942 in Seoul.
When did Doo-yong Lee die?
Doo-yong Lee died on 19 January 2024 in Seoul.
What was Doo-yong Lee's occupation?
Doo-yong Lee was a film director, screenwriter, director and film screenwriter.
What nationality was Doo-yong Lee?
Doo-yong Lee was South Korean.
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