Direction: Lee Won-se

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Lee Won-se. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Jin Bong-jin · Hyeok Jang · Jeon Yeong-seon · Kim Man

Synopsis An elite group of soldiers serving during the Korean War is sent deep into enemy territory to destroy the fortress at area 598, knowing all too well that most or all of these brave men will be lost.

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Me, Myself, and I

1973 · Movie · 90 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Choi Mu-ryong · Ha Myeong-jung · Yeon-jeong Woo · Oh Su-bi

Synopsis Yu Jin drops out of college and returns to Korea from his studies in Japan. He brings with him a foreign sports car that his uncle had given him as a present. Mistakenly assumed to be rich because of the...

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Lost Season

1971 · Movie · 87 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Shin Sung-il · Moon Hee

Synopsis Immediately after their wedding ceremony, So-ra's husband leaves on a voyage, leaving her to await his return. Three years later and still waiting, So-ra meets a bookkeeper who wants to rent a room in her house. So-ra's father-in-law, having given...

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My Daddy and I

1974 · Movie · 105 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Kim Jin-kyu · Park Ji-yeong · Jeong Hyo-jin · Baek Il-seob

Synopsis A father works hard at menial tasks in order to buy his son a warm coat before winter comes.

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Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Park Geun-hyeong · Yeon-jeong Woo · Mun Oh-jang · Lee Chi-woo

Synopsis Kim Jong-won, a communist operative in South Korea, turns himself in and assists the Special Investigation Unit to bring the other members of his organization to trial.

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A Man Who Died Daily

1981 · Movie · 110 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Shin Sung-il · Yeong-il Shin · Yu Ji-in · Kim Chu-Ryeon

Synopsis An actor looks around him and is disgusted by the greed and materialism he sees in those whom he used to respect.

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The World Without a Mother

1977 · Movie · 120 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Kim Jae-seong · Lee Kyeong-tae · Kim Hyeon-seong · Park Geun-hyeong

Synopsis His mother having died while giving birth to his younger brother, and his father mentally incapacitated due to a serious car accident, 13-year old Yeong-cheol must look after his yoyng siblings. His neighbors, however, feel that it would be a...

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The Whereabouts of Eve

1983 · Movie · 83 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Shin Sung-il · Kim Yeong-ae · Um Aing-ran · Shin Goo

Synopsis Driven to attempt suicide because of her unhappy marriage, Shin-ae ultimately opts to leave her husband. She retreats to a mountain temple where she gradually falls in love with Yo-han. However Shin-ae's ex-husband would rather see her dead than with...

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Iron Will

1975 · Movie · 110 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Hwang Hae · Bang Hie · Mun Oh-jang · Park Seong-jae

Synopsis Woo Jang-shin lost his wife to leprosy and now, in his old age, he has contracted the same disease. He goes to live in a leper colony, but the supervisor there is stealing the donations of money and food for...

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Crocodile Fangs

1978 · Movie · 100 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Oo Min · Shin In-il · Eun-Hie Wang · Park Am

Synopsis A giant crocodile is terrorizing Thai villagers. A group of adventurers set out by boat to track it down and kill it.

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I Will Stand Before You Again

1981 · Movie · 100 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Yeon-jeong Woo · Yeong-il Shin · Park Dong-ryong · Seon Myeong-sun

Synopsis Ballet star Woo Yeon-jeong becomes a movie star, but she gives up acting when she falls in love with Min Hyeon-jun. She learns that she has bone cancer on the same day that she learns that she is pregnant and...

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Crossroads

1972 · Movie · 90 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Shin Young-kyun · Yun Jeong-hie · Jeon Gye-hyeon

Synopsis A psychologist becomes involved in an unprofessional relationship with a schizophrenic patient.

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Love Song in a Peanut Shell

1979 · Movie · 102 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Shin Sung-il · Im Ye-jin · Hyeon-kyeong Oh · Yeo Woon-gye

Synopsis An unmarried man in his mid-thirties meets a homeless woman. He allows her to live with him. In return, she must do the household chores. However, to avoid trouble from their conservative landlord, they must pass themselves off as married.

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Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Park Seong-in · Ko Yeong-gab · Kim Ji-myeong · Park Geun-hyeong

Synopsis Now adjusted to their stepmother, Yeong-cheol and his family move into a new village where his brother, Yeong-mun, becomes interested in baseball. Trying out for a team, Yeong-mun only succeeds in becoming the ballboy. Yeong-cheol must use all of his...

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Stranger

1985 · Movie · 110 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Seok-woo Kang · Lee Hye-jin · Jae-yeong Ha · B iSang-gu

Synopsis Ae-ri is about to enter into an arranged marriage, but she is kidnapped by enemies of her father. Ae-ri begins to feel compassion for her captors and falls in love with one of them.

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Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Yun So-ra · Il-Ryong Shin · Lee Sun-jae · Mun Oh-jang

Synopsis Kim Su-im, the mistress of an American colonel, is arrested and charged with being a North Korean spy. While not denying the charge, Miss Kim takes the trial as an opportunity to relate her life as an explanation of why...

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A Ship with No Sails

1979 · Movie · 105 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Yeong-suk Jeong · Yun Il-bong · Lee Kyeong-tae · Jin Bong-jin

Synopsis In-ho becomes paralyzed due to cerebral palsy. His mother takes care to give him as normal a life as possible and eventually he learns to type and paint using his mouth.

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Leave at Sunset

1973 · Movie · 86 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Il-Ryong Shin · Kim Jin-kyu · Oh Ji-myeong

Synopsis Mae Jeong-han refuses to enter a life of crime even when his former associates kidnap his son to coerce him into helping them. Despite his proven integrity, when Jeong-han's foreman makes off with the factory payroll, suspicion immediately falls on...

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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

1983 · Movie · 108 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Na Hun-a · Jeong Yun-hie · Kim Jin-kyu · Kim Hee-ra

Synopsis Popular singer, Hun, falls in love with Oh Su-mi. She is extremely jealous of other women and demands that he give up singing so she can have him for herself.

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At the Age of 18

1973 · Movie · 78 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Won-se

Cast Seo Mi-kyeong · Hyeon Lee · Nam Kung-won · Hyo-jeong Ban

Synopsis A girl from a well-established family falls in love with the son of a crime lord. They decide to marry secretly, but their decision leads to tragedy.

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