Yoon Sam-yook

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoon .

Yoon Sam-yook
Born	(1937-05-25)25 May 1937 South Korea
Died	2 July 2020(2020-07-02) (aged 83)
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul	윤삼육
Hanja	尹三六
RR	Yun Samyuk
MR	Yun Samyuk

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

As director

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

As screenwriter

• 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

• 1973 10th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Screenplay (Me, Myself and I)
• 1981 2nd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best Screenplay (The Hut)
• 1985 5th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best Screenplay (The King's Poison)
• 1994 14th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best Screenplay ( I Will Survive )
• 2016 53rd Grand Bell Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award

References

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 . Archived from the original on 2016-12-29. 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.

External links

• Yoon Sam-yook at the Korean Movie Database
• Yoon Sam-yook at IMDb
• Yoon Sam-yook at HanCinema