
Person
Lee Joon-ik
Directing · Born 1959-09-21 · Seoul, South Korea
Biography
Lee Joon-ik (이준익) is a South Korean film director, producer, and occasional actor. Best known for mega-hit King and the Clown (2005), Hope (2013), and The Throne (2015).
Known for

Hope
Director

Baeksang Arts Awards
Self

Tazza: The Hidden Card
O-ring Man

The Unjust
President Jung

The Throne
Director

Yonder
Director

King and the Clown
Director

Kid Cop
Director

Mood of the Day
Executive Producer

Sunset in My Hometown
Director
Filmography
- 2026My Father's TableDirector
- 2022YonderDirector
- 2021The Book of FishDirector
- 2019Sunkist Family
- 2018Sunset in My HometownDirector
- 2017Anarchist from ColonyDirector
- 2016Dongju: The Portrait of a PoetDirector
- 2016Mood of the DayExecutive Producer
- 2015The ThroneDirector
- 2014Tazza: The Hidden CardO-ring Man
- 2013HopeDirector
- 2013Behind the CameraSelf
- 2012Ari Ari the Korean CinemaSelf
- 2012Baeksang Arts AwardsSelf
- 2011Battlefield HeroesDirector
- 2010The UnjustPresident Jung
- 2010Slow Slow Quick QuickHimself
- 2010Blades of BloodDirector
- 2008SunnyDirector
- 2007Shadows in the PalaceExecutive Producer
- 2007The Happy LifeDirector
- 2006Radio StarChef
- 2006Love PhobiaExecutive Producer
- 2005King and the ClownDirector
- 2004Hi, Dharma 2: Showdown In SeoulExecutive Producer
- 2003Once Upon a Time in a BattlefieldDirector
- 2001Hi, Dharma!Executive Producer
- 2000Terror TaxiProducer
- 2000The AnarchistsProducer
- 1999The SpyExecutive Producer
- 1993Kid CopDirector
- —GyosanDirector
- —나는 반딧불이Director
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