5 Movies Directed by Chang-dong Lee

Green Fish

Green Fish

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-02-07

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

111 min

IMDB Ratings:

(886 Reviews)

Director:

Chang-dong Lee

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Peppermint Candy

Peppermint Candy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-01-01

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea, Japan

Runtime:

129 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (4833 Reviews)

Director:

Chang-dong Lee

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Yong Ho, a problematic guy, is walking alone at the riverside. He suddenly bumped with his friend's reunion. He join them and after that go to the railway to commit suicide.Then, the train reverse back to show why he become like that from the beginning. Covers five phase of his life.

Oasiseu

Oasiseu

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-05-07

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

133 min

IMDB Ratings:

(5145 Reviews)

Director:

Chang-dong Lee

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

Jong-du, a young man just out of prison for manslaughter, is a social misfit: fidgety, snuffling, laughing inappropriately, without a super ego. When released, he calls on the family of the victim; they send him away, but not before he has seen Gong-ju, a young woman disabled severely by cerebral palsy. Both are abused by their families, and both are used by them as well. Although their relationship begins with Jong-du's criminal behavior, a friendship develops. They talk of favorite things; he washes her hair; they go out; in late night phone calls, he helps her past her fears of the dark. Is there a place in the world for these two inarticulate people?

Secret Sunshine

Secret Sunshine

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-12-22

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

142 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (3940 Reviews)

Director:

Chang-dong Lee

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Chang-dong Lee

Chong-jun Yi (novel)

Fullplot:

When her husband passes away in an automobile accident,Shin-ae relocates down south to her late husband's hometown of Miryang. Despite her efforts to settle down, in this unfamiliar and "much too normal place, she finds that she can't quite fit in. Helping her out is Kim Jong-chan, a good-intentioned but bothersome bachelor, who owns a car repair shop. Life plods on. However, fate takes a vicious turn when Shin-ae loses her son in the most horrific way a mother could imagine. She turns to Christianity to relieve the pain in her heart, but when even this is not permitted, she wages a war against God.

Poetry

Poetry

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-02-11

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

139 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (6321 Reviews)

Director:

Chang-dong Lee

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

A sixty-something woman, faced with the discovery of a heinous family crime and in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, finds strength and purpose when she enrolls in a poetry class.

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