FILM DIRECTOR

Lee Cheol-ha

1970 - Today

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Lee Cheol-ha (Korean: 이철하) is a South Korean film director known for his stylish portraits of the human experience. Born in South Korea, Lee was raised in Seoul. He eschewed the film school route, doing other hands-on work for commercial film productions. He next got a job at Sidus FNH in 1999 with his first screen credit being for Il Mare as an assistant director. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Cheol-ha is the 1,567th most popular film director (up from 1,765th in 2024), the 481st most popular biography from South Korea (up from 615th in 2019) and the 12th most popular South Korean Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lee Cheol-ha ranks 1,567 out of 2,041Before him are F. Gary Gray, Adrian Biddle, Nabil Ayouch, Peter Chan, Birt Acres, and Barrie M. Osborne. After him are Nikolai Ekk, Victor Salva, Ron Underwood, Jean-François Richet, Stuart Baird, and Mike van Diem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Lee Cheol-ha ranks 381Before him are Vladimir Grbić, Marina Foïs, Djamel Haimoudi, Origa, Julián Gil, and Tristán Ulloa. After him are Fanny Cadeo, Takako Tezuka, Vadym Prystaiko, Mohammed Yusuf, B-Real, and Arijan Komazec.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lee Cheol-ha ranks 481 out of 1,128Before him are Nana (1991), Ahn Byeong-keun (1962), Chung Hae-won (1959), Lee Joon (1988), Park Yoo-chun (1986), and Bae Jong-ok (1964). After him are Kim Ji-soo (1972), Park Yong-ha (1977), Hyomin (1989), Kim Yeon-koung (1988), Moon Chae-won (1986), and Seol Ki-hyeon (1979).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Korea

Among film directors born in South Korea, Lee Cheol-ha ranks 12Before him are Kim Jee-woon (1964), Im Kwon-taek (1936), Hwang Dong-hyuk (1971), Kim Ki-young (1919), Kwak Jae-yong (1959), and Joseph Kahn (1972). After him are Na Hong-jin (1974), Yeon Sang-ho (1978), Ryoo Seung-wan (1973), Celine Song (1988), and Jennifer Yuh Nelson (1972).