Yoon Sam-yook

Yoon Sam-yook
Born(1937-05-25)25 May 1937
Died2 July 2020(2020-07-02) (aged 83)
Occupation(s)Film director,
screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
윤삼육
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYun Sam-Yuk
McCune–ReischauerYun Sam-Yuk

Yoon Sam-yook (May 25, 1937 – July 2, 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Yoon won Best Screenplay at the 1981, 1985 and 1994 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards for films, The Hut (1981), The King's Poison (1984) and I Will Survive (1993).

In 2016, he was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award at the 53rd Grand Bell Awards.[1][2]

Yoon Sam-yook died on 2 July 2020, aged 83.[3]

Selected filmography

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As director

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  • The Sparrow and the Scarecrow (1983)
  • Does the American Moon Rise Over Itaewon? (1991)
  • I Will Survive (1993)[4]
  • Piracy (1999)

As screenwriter

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  • Me, Myself and I (1973)
  • The Executioner (1975)
  • Flame (1975)
  • Yalkae, a Joker in High School (1977)
  • The Last Witness (1980)
  • The Hut (1981)
  • Suddenly at Midnight (1981)
  • The Sparrow and the Scarecrow (1983)
  • The King's Poison (1984)
  • The Fool (1985)
  • Mulberry (1986)
  • Watcha Want? (1986)
  • Milky Way in Blue Sky (1986)
  • Those With Wings (1986)
  • Closer, Further Closer (1986)
  • The Fool 2 (1986)
  • Slaves (1987)
  • Adada (1987)
  • Prince Yeonsan (1987)
  • Gorgeous Transformation (1987)
  • The Heat of the Green Season (1987)
  • The Secret Diary (1987)
  • Miri, Mari, Wuri, Duri (1988)
  • Reality (1988)
  • Karma (1988)
  • The Wolf's Curiosity Stole Pigeons (1989)
  • Mulberry 2 (1989)
  • Korean Connection (1990)
  • General's Son (1990)
  • Does the American Moon Rise Over Itaewon? (1991)
  • The Emperor of Romance (1992)
  • I Will Survive (1993)
  • Thief and a Poet (1995)
  • Piracy (1999)

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Conran, Pierce (28 December 2016). "INSIDE MEN Takes Film, Director and Actor Awards in 5-Prize Daejong Sweep". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  2. ^ Kang, E. (27 December 2016). "Winners Of The 53rd Grand Bell Awards Revealed". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  3. ^ 시나리오 작가 겸 영화감독 윤삼육 씨 별세 (in Korean)
  4. ^ Kim, Kyu-hyun. "I Will Survive (1993) review". www.koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
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