Pil-woo Lee

Pil-woo Lee

Birth : 1897-11-26, Hanseon, Korean Empire [now Seoul, Republic of Korea]

Death : 1978-10-20

History

Lee Phil-woo was the first cinematographer of Korea.

Profile

Pil-woo Lee
Pil-woo Lee

Movies

그들의 행복
Sound
Volunteer
Sound
A young man is anguished that Koreans cannot volunteer to join to Japanese Imperial Army.
Sweet Dream
Cinematography
Middle-class housewife Ae-soon is excessively vain and neglectful of her duties as a homemaker. Unable to tolerate her any longer, Ae-soon’s husband kicks her out, and she leaves him and their daughter Jeong-hee to take up with her lover in a hotel.
The Story of Chun-hyang
Sound
Chun-hyang, the daughter of a geisha in the Namwon region, and Lee Mong-ryong are engaged. When Lee Mong-ryong goes up to Seoul with his father, Byeon Hak-do, the newly appointed magistrate, attempts to take Chun-hyang. Chun-hyang rejects his pleas for her to come serve him and he throws her in jail. Meanwhile, Lee Mong-ryong becomes an undercover detective after placing first on his national exam and goes to Namwon to arrest Byeon Hak-do and rescue Chun-hyang.
The Story of Chun-hyang
Director
Chun-hyang, the daughter of a geisha in the Namwon region, and Lee Mong-ryong are engaged. When Lee Mong-ryong goes up to Seoul with his father, Byeon Hak-do, the newly appointed magistrate, attempts to take Chun-hyang. Chun-hyang rejects his pleas for her to come serve him and he throws her in jail. Meanwhile, Lee Mong-ryong becomes an undercover detective after placing first on his national exam and goes to Namwon to arrest Byeon Hak-do and rescue Chun-hyang.
The story of Hong Gil-dong
Editor
The Korean equivalent of Robin Hood, in which the brave Hong Gil-dong stands up for the poor.
The story of Hong Gil-dong
Director of Photography
The Korean equivalent of Robin Hood, in which the brave Hong Gil-dong stands up for the poor.
Challenge
Editor
Satou and his party are attacked by a band of thieves. Satou's group is annihilated, but only Sato's son Gyeongseon survives. At that time, he was two years old. An old thief, Yoo-eun, takes the race and raises him. Years pass, and Gyeong-seon becomes a young man, and he falls in love with the boss's daughter, Moo-yeong. One day, Kyung-sun learns the truth about his father's death through his will. Kyung-sun learns that the boss is his father's enemy and decides to kill him. The moment the boss and the Gyeongseon confront each other and are in a crisis, Moo-young kills the boss. She killed her father for her love. Gyeongseon and Mooyoung leave the mountain for a bright tomorrow.
Challenge
Director of Photography
Satou and his party are attacked by a band of thieves. Satou's group is annihilated, but only Sato's son Gyeongseon survives. At that time, he was two years old. An old thief, Yoo-eun, takes the race and raises him. Years pass, and Gyeong-seon becomes a young man, and he falls in love with the boss's daughter, Moo-yeong. One day, Kyung-sun learns the truth about his father's death through his will. Kyung-sun learns that the boss is his father's enemy and decides to kill him. The moment the boss and the Gyeongseon confront each other and are in a crisis, Moo-young kills the boss. She killed her father for her love. Gyeongseon and Mooyoung leave the mountain for a bright tomorrow.
Ex-Convict
Director of Photography
Kyungsun Lee, the son of a blind father, committed many crimes and was away from home. One day, he misses his parents and brothers and comes to visit his house, but just in time, he meets Yeonsil, his younger brother, in front of the house. My brother and brother don't say anything because their father can't hear them. The father was confident that his son was doing a good deed. In the end, Gyeong-sun turns away without even calling his father. And he vows to become the good person his father wants him to be.
The Ringing of a Bell
Editor
Wonyong and Yeonsil are in love with each other. The gangster Gyeong-seon also has a crush on Yeon-sil, but one day, a fight breaks out between Won-yong and Gyeong-seon. When Won-yong is in danger, Yeon-sil blocks his body and gets hit by a knife. She walks down the snowy hill, weeping as she embraces the body of Yeon-sil.
The Ringing of a Bell
Director of Photography
Wonyong and Yeonsil are in love with each other. The gangster Gyeong-seon also has a crush on Yeon-sil, but one day, a fight breaks out between Won-yong and Gyeong-seon. When Won-yong is in danger, Yeon-sil blocks his body and gets hit by a knife. She walks down the snowy hill, weeping as she embraces the body of Yeon-sil.
The Bloody Horse
Director of Photography
A work that explores the relationship between relatives and touches on the delicate topic of incest. Based on a true story of a wealthy family in North Gyeongsang Province.
The Bloody Horse
Producer
A work that explores the relationship between relatives and touches on the delicate topic of incest. Based on a true story of a wealthy family in North Gyeongsang Province.
Road to the Twilight Light
Editor
Road to the Twilight Light
Director of Photography
Road to the Twilight Light
Producer
Road to the Twilight Light
Writer
Seekers of Paradise
Editor
The heroine loses the property documents left by her father. A street bum picks up these papers. Two men, in love with the heroine, arrange a scuffle over these documents, during which they fall from a cliff and die.
Seekers of Paradise
Director of Photography
The heroine loses the property documents left by her father. A street bum picks up these papers. Two men, in love with the heroine, arrange a scuffle over these documents, during which they fall from a cliff and die.
Black and White
Editor
A sad story about a love triangle consisting of two men and one woman.
Black and White
Director of Photography
A sad story about a love triangle consisting of two men and one woman.
The Red Lotus Flower and Blighted Love
Editor
The Red Lotus Flower and Blighted Love
Director of Photography
The Red Lotus Flower and Blighted Love
Writer
The Red Lotus Flower and Blighted Love
Director
Fool
Editor
The film makes fun of society and the world through protagonist Mungtung Choe and his friends Ba-ram and Gi-saeng.
Fool
Director of Photography
The film makes fun of society and the world through protagonist Mungtung Choe and his friends Ba-ram and Gi-saeng.
Fool
Producer
The film makes fun of society and the world through protagonist Mungtung Choe and his friends Ba-ram and Gi-saeng.
Fool
Writer
The film makes fun of society and the world through protagonist Mungtung Choe and his friends Ba-ram and Gi-saeng.
Fool
Director
The film makes fun of society and the world through protagonist Mungtung Choe and his friends Ba-ram and Gi-saeng.
The Twin Jade Pavilion
Editor
The main character Kyung-zha has two sons from different men. The elder Chon-nam was born out of wedlock and given to the upbringing of a village old woman, the younger Il-nam - from a lawful husband. One day the brothers meet.
The Twin Jade Pavilion
Producer
The main character Kyung-zha has two sons from different men. The elder Chon-nam was born out of wedlock and given to the upbringing of a village old woman, the younger Il-nam - from a lawful husband. One day the brothers meet.
The Twin Jade Pavilion
Director of Photography
The main character Kyung-zha has two sons from different men. The elder Chon-nam was born out of wedlock and given to the upbringing of a village old woman, the younger Il-nam - from a lawful husband. One day the brothers meet.
The Story of Jang-Hwa and Hong-Ryeon
Editor
Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon, the daughters of Officer Bae, die an unfortunate death from their step-mother's abuse. Jang-hwa's soul is unable to rest at peace, she appears in front of the district magistrate pleading for justice in her case.
The Story of Jang-Hwa and Hong-Ryeon
Director of Photography
Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon, the daughters of Officer Bae, die an unfortunate death from their step-mother's abuse. Jang-hwa's soul is unable to rest at peace, she appears in front of the district magistrate pleading for justice in her case.
The Border
Director of Photography
Janghanmong
Editor
Janghanmong
Director of Photography
A Truly Good Friend
Editor
A Truly Good Friend
Director of Photography