Lee Hwa-si is a South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n actress. While Lee was attending Dongguk University

Dongguk University

Dongguk University is a private, coeducational university in South Korea. It operates campuses in Seoul, in Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province and in Los Angeles, United States...

 with a major in Korean literature

Korean literature

Korean literature is the body of literature produced in Korea or by Korean writers. For much of its 3,000 years of literature history, it was written both in Hanja and in Korean, first using the transcription systems idu and gugyeol, and finally using the Korean script Hangul. It is commonly...

, she was cast to star in Ban Geum-ryeon

Ban Geum-ryeon

Ban Geum-ryeon aka The Story of Pan Kumyon is a 1982 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young. Filmed in 1975, the film was banned at the time, and 40 minutes of footage had been censored when it was finally released.-Cast:* Lee Hwa-si...

directed by Kim Ki-young

Kim Ki-young

Kim Ki-young was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, often focusing on the psychology of their female characters. Kim was born in Seoul during the Japanese occupation, raised in Pyongyang and spent time in Japan, where he became...

. Lee is commonly referred to as director Kim Ki-young

Kim Ki-young

Kim Ki-young was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, often focusing on the psychology of their female characters. Kim was born in Seoul during the Japanese occupation, raised in Pyongyang and spent time in Japan, where he became...

's persona

Persona

A persona, in the word's everyday usage, is a social role or a character played by an actor. The word is derived from Latin, where it originally referred to a theatrical mask. The Latin word probably derived from the Etruscan word "phersu", with the same meaning, and that from the Greek πρόσωπον...

 due to her frequent appearances in Kim's films during the 1970s. Lee's acting in Iodo

Iodo (film)

Iodo is a 1977 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young. It was shown at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.- Synopsis :When a man from an island ruled by women disappears, the man suspected of killing him investigates his past....

(1977) especially is regarded as a good example to present her own character. However, from onwards, Lee's career went down and Lee retired.

Filmography

*Note; the whole list is referenced.

Year	English title	Korean title Korean language Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...	Romanization Korean romanization Korean romanization is a system for representing the Korean language using the Roman alphabet. In Korea, the Korean language is written using hangul, and sometimes hanja....	Role	Director
2009	A Blind River		Gwihyang
2007	Never Forever Never Forever Never Forever is a 2007 US/Korean movie written and directed by Gina Kim, released worldwide in December 2007...		Du Beonjjae Sarang
1981	Ban Geum-ryun		Ban Geumryeon		Kim Ki-young Kim Ki-young Kim Ki-young was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, often focusing on the psychology of their female characters. Kim was born in Seoul during the Japanese occupation, raised in Pyongyang and spent time in Japan, where he became...
1980	Not for the World		I sesang dajunda haedo
1980	Magnificent Experience		Hwalyeohan gyeongheom
1979	Woman of Water		Sunyeo		Kim Ki-young Kim Ki-young Kim Ki-young was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, often focusing on the psychology of their female characters. Kim was born in Seoul during the Japanese occupation, raised in Pyongyang and spent time in Japan, where he became...
1979	The Woman Who Leaves Work in the Morning		Achim-e toegeunhaneun yeoja
1979	Neu-mi		Neumi		Kim Ki-young Kim Ki-young Kim Ki-young was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, often focusing on the psychology of their female characters. Kim was born in Seoul during the Japanese occupation, raised in Pyongyang and spent time in Japan, where he became...
1978	Peasants Peasants (film) Peasants is a 1978 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young.-Synopsis:During the Japanese occupation, a Korean lawyer devotes his work to rural development, believing this is the only way to preserve Korean identity. Interpreting these actions as anti-Japanese, the Japanese authorities imprison...		Heulg		Kim Ki-young Kim Ki-young Kim Ki-young was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, often focusing on the psychology of their female characters. Kim was born in Seoul during the Japanese occupation, raised in Pyongyang and spent time in Japan, where he became...
1978	A Woman After a Killer Butterfly		Sal-innabileul jjochneun yeoja		Kim Ki-young Kim Ki-young Kim Ki-young was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, often focusing on the psychology of their female characters. Kim was born in Seoul during the Japanese occupation, raised in Pyongyang and spent time in Japan, where he became...
1977	I-eoh Island		I-eodo		Kim Ki-young Kim Ki-young Kim Ki-young was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, often focusing on the psychology of their female characters. Kim was born in Seoul during the Japanese occupation, raised in Pyongyang and spent time in Japan, where he became...
1976	Love Of Blood Relations Love of Blood Relations Love of Blood Relations is a 1976 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young. When the South Korean government pressured Kim to make an anti-Communist film, he responded with this film...		Hyeol-yug-ae
1974	Transgression Transgression Transgression may be:*a Biblical transgression, violation of God's ten commandments; sin *a legal transgression, a crime usually created by a social or economic boundary*a social transgression, violating a norm...		Pagye

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