Lee Sang-il (director)

Lee Sang-il (李相日) is a Korean-Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Life and career
His first film, Chong, was a medium-length film about the lives of third generation Koreans living in Japan. Hula Girls was declared best Japanese film of 2006 by Kinema Jumpo, and Lee won the Best Director and Best Screenplay prizes at the 2007 Japanese Academy Awards for the film. His film Unforgiven was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

Filmography

 * 2000 Chong
 * 2002 Border Line
 * 2004 69
 * 2005 Scrap Heaven
 * 2006 Hula Girls
 * 2010 Kaidan - Horror Classics (Ayashiki Bungo Kaidan) in ep. 3 "The Nose" (TV series)
 * 2010 Villain
 * 2013 Unforgiven
 * 2016 Rage
 * 2017 The Blue Hearts
 * 2022 Wandering
 * 2025 National Treasure