Sang-il LEE
BLUE CHONG
青～chong～
Nippon Visions ½
In BLUE CHONG, which was his graduation project at the Japanese Academy of Moving Images, LEE Sang-il skillfully manages to approach the difficult subject of the Korean minority in Japan through a charming and very involving story about a man between two nationalities. The film won the Grand Prix at PFF 2000. With his follow-ups HULA GIRLS (2007) and VILLAIN (2010) being huge successes, LEE is now considered one of the virtuosos in Japanese cinema.
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青～chong～
Ao chong
Japan 1999
54 minutes
Director
Sang-il LEE
Script
Sang-il LEE
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PIA Film Festival
About Sang-il LEE
Sang-il LEE, born in 1974 in Niigata, is a Japanese-Korean director and screenwriter. At the Japanese academy awards, he has received awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and other honors for HULA GIRLS (2006). His following project VILLAIN (2010) also received numerous awards.