Actor

Lee Chang-dong

Directing

Career Snapshot

Explained

These indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.

Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.7

Low visibility

TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.

Movies: 23Series: 0Crew credits: 17

TMDB ID: 96657

IMDb ID: nm0496969

Known for: Directing

Born: April 1, 1954

Age: 71

Place of birth: Daegu, South Korea

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1993 - 2026

Years active: 34

Average TMDB rating: 7.33

Wikidata: Q239656

Also known as

이창동 • 李滄東 • イ・チャンドン • Ли Чхан Дон • 李沧东

Other jobs

Director (7)Producer (4)Executive Producer (2)Writer (2)Screenplay (1)Thanks (1)

TMDB TMDB IMDb IMDb W Wikidata

Biography

Lee Chang-dong (born July 4, 1954) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and novelist. He won the 2008 Special Director's Prize at the Asian Film Awards and has been nominated for the Golden Lion and Palme d'Or. Lee served as the minister of Culture and Tourism in the South Korean Government from 2003 to 2004.