Lee Myung-se
# Lee Myung-se

Lee Myung-se (Korean: 이명세; born August 20, 1957) is a South Korean filmmaker.

Lee began his career as an assistant producer under Bae Chang-ho for the films Hwang Jin-I (1986), Our Sweet Days of Youth (1988), and Dream (1990). At the 1991 Asia-Pacific Film Festival, he was awarded Best New Director for the film, Naui Sarang Naui Shinbu, and in 1993 won the Special Jury Award for Cheot Sarang.

Other film credits include Nowhere to Hide (1999) and Duelist (2005). Many of his films feature a tragically flawed protagonist. Lee also favors slow-motion fighting sequences.

## Filmography

* Gagman (1989) - writer and director
* The Dream (Ggum; 1990) - writer
* My Love, My Bride (Naui sarang naui sinbu; 1990) - writer and director
* First Love (Cheot sarang; 1993) - writer and director
* Bitter and Sweet (Namjaui goerowe; 1995) - writer and director
* Their Last Love Affair (Jidokhan sarang; 1996) - writer and director
* Nowhere to Hide (Injeong sajeong bol geot eobtda; 1999) - writer and director
* Duelist (Hyeongsa; 2005) - writer, director and Producer
* M (2007) - writer, director and Producer The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival,

## Awards and nominations

Year presented, name of the award ceremony, category, nominated work, and the result of the nomination :

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | 12th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Director | My Love, My Bride | Won |
| 1990 | 29th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Director | My Love, My Bride | Won |
| 1990 | 36th Asian Pacific Film Festival | Best New Director | My Love, My Bride | Won |
| 1990 | 02nd Chunsa Film Festival | New Director Award | My Love, My Bride | Won |
| 1990 | 11th Korean Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | My Love, My Bride | Won |
| 1993 | 1993 38th Asia Pacific Film Festival | Special Jury Award | First Love | Won |
| 1993 | 1993 14th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Screenplay | First Love | Won |
| 1999 | 1999 20th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Picture | Nowhere to Hide | Won |
| 2000 | 02nd Deauville Asian Film Festival | Best Director | Nowhere to Hide | Won |
| 2000 | 2000 02nd Deauville Asian Film Festival | Grand Prize | Nowhere to Hide | Won |
| 2000 | 14th Fukuoka Asian Film Festival | Grand Prix | Nowhere to Hide | Won |
| 2005 | 25th Korean Film Critics Association Awards | Best Picture | Duelist | Won |
| 2005 | 25th Korean Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Duelist | Won |
| 2005 | 25th Korean Film Critics Association Awards | Top 10 Film | Duelist | Won |
| 2006 | 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Film Best Director | Duelist | Won |
| 2006 | 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Film | Duelist | Nominated |
| 2007 | 27th Korean Association of Film Critics Award for | Best Director | M | Won |
| 2008 | 09th Busan Film Critics Association Award | Best Director | M | Won |
