
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

Yonder
Director

The Unjust
President Jung

Mood of the Day
Executive Producer

King and the Clown
Director

The Throne
Director

Battlefield Heroes
Director

Kid Cop
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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