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Lee Gae-byok

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Lee Gae-byok
Born (1971-09-04) September 4, 1971 (age 53)
Occupation(s)Film director
screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
이계벽
Revised RomanizationI Gye-byeok
McCune–ReischauerI Kye-pyŏk

Lee Gae-byok (born September 4, 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee debuted with the romantic-comedy The Beast and the Beauty (2005). After a 10-year break, he returned with the 2016 action-comedy film Luck Key, a box office hit with more than 6.9 million admissions.[1]

Career

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Lee was a film major at college when he debuted and won the Silver Prize at the Golden Crown Film Festival with the short I am the Movie. Later, he worked as an assistant director in Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) and Oldboy (2003), directed by Park Chan-wook.

Showcasing his interest in movies with humor and wit, his feature debut was a romantic-comedy The Beast and the Beauty (2005). After a 10-year break, he returned with the action-comedy film Luck Key (2016), which is a remake of the 2012 Japanese comedy Key of Life.[2][3]

In 2018, Lee confirmed to direct a comedy film Cheer Up, Mr. Lee which began filming in June. The film is about unexpected situations that happen during a trip of Chul Soo (Cha Seung-won) and his daughter Saet Byul.[4]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Jin, Min-ji (25 October 2016). "Luck-Key keeps Inferno from top of the charts". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  2. ^ "LEE Gae-byok". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  3. ^ Kim, Hyun-jung (12 October 2015). "YOO Hae-jin and LEE Joon's KEY OF LIFE Began to Shoot". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  4. ^ Kim Ji-hye (26 June 2018). "차승원, 코미디로 컴백…'힘을 내요, 미스터 리' 촬영 시작". SBS News (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-07-24.
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