
Lee Jeong-beom
Writing
Biography
Lee Jeong-beom (born September 21, 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He is best known for such films as Cruel Winter Blues (2006) and The Man from Nowhere (2010). With more than 6 million admissions and a revenue of ₩47.1 billion, The Man from Nowhere was the best-selling film (domestic and foreign) in Korea in 2010.
Known For

Movie meets humanities! This talk show/variety show for movie enthusiasts features interesting discussions by a writer and two movie directors where film and humanities intertwine.
Movie Room

A reclusive pawnshop owner goes on a brutal rampage to rescue a young girl kidnapped by a criminal organization.
The Man from Nowhere

A drama set in the Goguryo period. It is about how Moo Young, the daughter of King Young Ryu, falls in love with Yeon Choong, the son of Yeon Gaesomun had with a concubine. But Moo Young debates whether she should have her revenge, as Yeon Gaesomun is the man who killed her father. Meanwhile, Yeon Choong as the son of a noble blood father and a servant mother, despite his talent, he finds he cannot rise higher in rank due to the fact that he is a concubine′s son. He is later ordered by his father to kill the person he loves, and comes into inner conflict.
The Blade and Petal

A hitman accidentally kills a little girl. Filled with regret, he wants to quit. But then to tie up loose ends, he is forced to go on another job, to kill the girl's mother.
No Tears for the Dead

On the run from a dogged internal affairs agent, a corrupt cop reluctantly teams up with a defiant teen to unravel a conspiracy before it's too late.
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage

Jeong-yoon and Jong-bae own a car body repair shop together that gets in financial trouble. To help cover the losses and take care of her family, Jeong-yoon decides to smuggle thirty kilograms of cocaine.
Way Back Home

A gangster's quest for revenge is sidetracked by an encounter with his target's mother in this deeply-felt hybrid of a crime thriller and a family drama.
Cruel Winter Blues

A vengeful man embarks on a murderous rampage after the kidnapping of a 7-year-old girl.
Rocky Handsome
A remake of the South Korean film, which followed a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past who takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.
The Man from Nowhere
For the past decade, Jian has lived in hiding in Jakarta, a reclusive man once known as one of the city’s most feared enforcers before tragedy erased his family and past. When a fearless young girl from his neighborhood is abducted by a powerful criminal network, Jian is forced back into the city’s violent underworld, confronting old enemies and unleashing a relentless fury to save her and destroy the world that took everything from him — this time with nothing left to lose.