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Doo-yong Lee

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South Korean film director

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Lee Doo-yong was a South Korean film director. After his debut in 1969 with the film The Lost Wedding Veil (1970), Lee made more than 60 films in a wide array of genres. In the 1970s, he introduced Korean-style action films, including The Korean Connection (1974) and Left Foot of Wrath (1974).

Filmography 40

The Invincible Armour1977
Mulberry1986
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave1976
The Last Witness1980
The Hut1981
Silent Assassins1988
Eunuch1986
Secret Executioners1982
The Cruel Story of a Woman Who Spins and Spins the Wheel1984
The Oldest Son1984
Bridge of Death1974
Kill the Shogun1975
Returned a Single-Legged Man1974
Manchurian Tiger1974
Imbecile1985
Returned A Single-Legged Man 21974
Haunted Villa1981
The Swamp of Desire1982
Black Nights1975
Mulberry 21988
Black Snow1991
The General in Red Robes1973
The Great Hunter G. J.1995
Karma1988
Obsession1977
Left Foot of Wrath1974
Arirang2003
At the Risk of Life1975
Last Heist1979
49 Days of Hell1979
Road to Cheongsong Prison1990
Love-Pro, Marriage-Amateur1994
A Chinese Ghost1971
Muldori Village1979
Is Your Husband Like This Too?1971
Rely on Your Brother1979
Police Story1979
A Journey with Korean Masters2013
Three Women Under the Umbrella1980
Imbecile 21986

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Lee Doo-yong was a South Korean film director. After his debut in 1969 with the film The Lost Wedding Veil (1970), Lee made more than 60 films in a wide array of genres. In the 1970s, he introduced Korean-style action films, including The Korean Connection (1974) and Left Foot of Wrath (1974). His film Mulleya Mulleya (1984) created great controversy in the Korean media as well as in the West, due to the graphic portrayal of a woman's subjugated life during the Yi Dynasty. Lee Doo-yong died in Seoul from lung cancer on January 19, 2024, at the age of 81.

Country
South Korea
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 2024 · aged 81
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7 languages

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