Lee Seong-chun

Nacimiento : 1930-02-05, Yangju-si, South Korea

Muerte : 2003-08-04

Películas

When Adam Opens His Eyes
Director of Photography
Adam fails in the college-entrance exam but he tries again for next year. His age if 19 What he wants to have are a typewriter, a Mook picture book a cassette radio and a turntable. Those are all he wants in this big world He has an elder brother. Their mother works hard to get them a college education His brother was a college student activist, and is now studying abroad at government expense. One of his wishes is ful-filled when he works for an old lady painter how gives him a Mook picture book for being her model And he receives a turntable for his part-time work for an audio-equipment shop owner Now he finds a nice girlfriend.
Does the American Moon Rise Over Itaewon ?
Cinematography
Yu Jin is a member of a gang in Itaewon district. He will do anything for money, even take a knife. The only person he cares about is his half brother Dol Ee. Shany and Geum Ja are dancers in clubs in Itaewon. They will sleep with anyone, even foreigners, for money. Shany and Geum Ja only have each other to lean on. Nam Ok and Jang Sook have their own fantasies about America and are obsessed by the American dream. Jang Po is an Itaewon mob boss who cruelly extorts money from the young people of Itaewon. These people fight each other with tragic consequences. Under the Itaewon sky, their suffering and tragic love continue.
Osing
Director of Photography
Seven-year-old girl Shin is sold off as a servant. She takes with her the 50-cent coin her grandmother gave her. However, at the master's house, Shin is accused of stealing the money and beaten. Shin escapes to mountains where she falls into a faint. Jin-ho, a student soldier, runs away from the army into mountains. He saves Shin and they live in the mountain where he teaches her how to read and fall in puppy love with each other. After the winter, Shin and Jin-ho go down the mountain. But they are discovered by soldiers who end up killing Jin-ho. Shin takes the harmonica that belonged to Jin-ho and goes home. When her father beats her and plans to sell her off again, Shin leaves in search of her mother. Shin finds her mother who is a kisaeng. Understanding that she can't stay, Shin leaves to become a servant. Learning that her grandmother is near death, Shin returns home and vows to overcome their poverty.
A Woman After a Killer Butterfly
Director of Photography
A melodrama about a man who survives an attempted double suicide with a stranger while picnicking with friends. He goes on a cave expedition for a famous archaeologist where he discovers a skeleton several thousand years old. He meets the spirit of the skeleton in a dream, and then becomes romantically involved with the archeologist's daughter.
Tattoo
Director of Photography
Drama set at the end of World War Two in China. A young woman, fighting for the independence of her homeland is tortured for the whereabouts of the treasure left by her war profiteer father.
The Great Escape from Women's Prison
Director of Photography
Yeong-rim and her mother are imprisoned when she refuses the advances of the village's communist supporter, Bong-ju. Bong-ju gets himself appointed the position of warden where the two are secured and becomes increasingly threatening.
El Camino de Hwarang
Director of Photography
Sus padres capturados por los ejércitos de Baekje, el príncipe Eo-jin se infiltra solo en el castillo enemigo para buscar venganza. Su trama se arruina cuando se enamora de una princesa allí y se ve obligado a elegir entre traicionar a sus padres y su nación o la mujer que ama.
Five Marines
Director of Photography
A brigade of five marines are sent on a dangerous mission to capture an enemy stronghold during the Korean War.
A Drifting Story
Director of Photography
This melodrama follows the trials and tribulations of a single mother who dares to love. Hyun Hee (Mun Jeong Suk) makes a living running a coffee house. She has to support her illegitimate daughter and mother, and bear the scorn of those who look down on her. Hyun Hee falls in love with a married writer (Kim Jin Kyu), while another customer (Choi Mu Ryong) holds a torch for her. The romantic triangles that unfold lead to tragic consequences.
Suelo
Director of Photography
Heo Seung, quien afirma que "nació del suelo, vivirá en el suelo y morirá en el suelo", se convierte en abogado en Seúl. Sin embargo, cuando los aldeanos de su ciudad natal son encarcelados por protestar contra la opresión japonesa, decide regresar a su aldea y redescubre la verdadera forma de ayudar a su país.