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Lee Byung-hun (Korean: 이병헌; born July 12, 1970) is a South Korean actor.He has received acclaim for his work in a wide range of genres, most notably Joint Security Area (2000); A Bittersweet Life (2005); The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008); I Saw the Devil (2010); Masquerade (2012); and the television series Iris (2009) and Mr. Sunshine (2018).
99+ Photos. Lee Byung-hun was born in 1970 in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in a wealthy family, thanks to his father, who was a successful businessman. He never dreamed of pursuing acting until a friend of his mother's suggested it. He auditioned for the KBS television network in 1991 and was accepted.
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- 'A Bittersweet Life' (2005) Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 100% A Bittersweet Life is a modern cult classic on a level with Oldboy. After Oldboy was made, many filmmakers tried to do the same thing, but it could never be fully replicated.
- 'Masquerade' (2012) Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 100% In another medieval story, Lee Byung-hun doubles down, literally, by playing two characters — the king and his double.
- 'Joint Security Area' (2000) Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 88% Joint Security Area, often known as JSA, is one of Park Chan-wook's best (and earliest) feature films.
- 'Three... Extremes' (2005) Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 86% Three... Extremes is a joint venture by directors Fruit Chan, Park Chan-wook, and Takashi Miike. They joined forces and created three different horror stories released as an anthology movie.
Lee Byung-hun. Actor: A Bittersweet Life. Lee Byung-hun was born in 1970 in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in a wealthy family, thanks to his father, who was a successful businessman. He never dreamed of pursuing acting until a friend of his mother's suggested it. He auditioned for the KBS television network in 1991 and was accepted. His first project was a short lived TV series called ...
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- July 12, 1970
The film was originally scheduled to be released in January 2022, thus temporarily postponing the screening. [13] ^ SBS produced a documentary about Lee Byung-hun aired in July 2013 which explained how he was able to become a world star and how this opened the door for other domestic celebrities to participate in overseas movie production.
Feb 28, 2024 · Lee Byung-hun's versatile acting career spans TV dramas, action blockbusters, Korean Westerns, and historical epics. Lee shines in Netflix's Squid Game, exploring morality, ethics, class disparity, and capitalism in South Korea. Lee delivers stellar performances in iconic movies like Joint Security Area, A Bittersweet Life, and Masquerade.
Jan 29, 2023 · 8 The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) CJ Entertainment. Marking the second collaboration between actor Lee Byung-hun and director Kim Jee-woon, and also the second time Lee and Song Kang-Ho co ...
