Lee Gae-byok


Lee Gye-byok is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee debuted with the romantic-comedy The Beast and the Beauty. After a 10-year break, he returned with the 2016 action-comedy film Luck Key, List of [highest-grossing films in South Korea|a box office hit with more than 6.9 million admissions].

Career

Lee was a film major at college when he debuted and won the Silver Prize at the Golden Crown Film Festival with the short I am the Movie. Later, he worked as an assistant director in Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Oldboy, directed by Park Chan-wook.
Showcasing his interest in movies with humor and wit, his feature debut was a romantic-comedy The Beast and the Beauty. After a 10-year break, he returned with the action-comedy film Luck Key, which is a remake of the 2012 Japanese comedy Key of Life.
In 2018, Lee confirmed to direct a comedy film Cheer Up, Mr. Lee which began filming in June. The film is about unexpected situations that happen during a trip of Chul Soo and his daughter Saet Byul.

Filmography