Lee Yong-min | |
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Born | 1916 Seoul, South Korea |
Died | April 26, 1983 | (aged 66–67)
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이용민 |
Hanja | 李庸民[1] |
Revised Romanization | I Yong-min |
McCune–Reischauer | I Yong-min |
Lee Yong-min (1916 – April 26, 1983) was a South Korean film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. Lee studied filmmaking in Japan and debuted with a documentary film The Topography of Jeju island (1946). He made audience friendly commercial films in various genres. In 1960s and 1970s, he made several horror films that represented his best talents including A Devilish Homicide (1965) and A Neckless Beauty (1966).[2][3]