Lee Man-hee

Born 6 October 1931 in Hawangsimni-dong, Seoul, South Korea

Died 13 April 1975 (aged 43)

One of the most important Korean filmmakers in the 1960s and 70s, LEE Man-hee established his reputation as a master of genre cinema, at a time the industry had yet to embrace horrors and thrillers, which have since become staples of the local film scene.