Yi Ok-seop

Yi Ok-seop

Directing

Biography

YI Ok-seop, born in 1987, graduated from the Seoul Institute of the Arts and later the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA). She debuted in 2010 with the short Please, Find My Mom. Most notable among her many short movies are A Dangerous Woman, which marked the first time she shared the direction with actor and director KOO Kyo-hwan, best known for Jane. KOO went on to serve as co-director for most of her following projects, while also appearing before the camera in some of them. For Girls on top, YI managed to get the participation of star actress CHUN Woo-hee. She also contributed to the anthology Now Playing, which was made to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Seoul Independent Film Festival. Her debut feature, Maggie, became the 14th film project officially supported by the National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea, as it touches upon several social issues, like spy-cam porn, unemployment, real estate and city redevelopment, that often make the headlines in Korea. Featuring MOON So-ri and KOO, the film won the Citizen Critics’ Award at the Busan International Film Festival, as well as the Audience Award and the Grand Prix at the Osaka Asian Film Festival.

Filmography Movies

Acting

ROMEO movie poster

ROMEO

"I can't reach you, So-jung.“ The movie starts with a desire to see what we all of us want to see. Love too ...

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Allergy movie poster

Allergy

A girl's day with an unexpected experience due to allergies.

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Adulthood movie poster

Adulthood

At her dad's funeral, Kyungun meets her uncle Jaemin, a complete stranger. He bilks her father's insurance money. She demands her money back, but he unashamedly refuses. To get her money back, she joins his next scam.

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Maggie movie poster

Maggie

A couple's hospital tryst is caught on X-Ray. Thinking she and her boyfriend are the ones in the compromising radiograph, nurse Yoon-young goes in the next day to resign only to find that everyone has called in sick except the head doctor.

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Callcenter (voice)

The Night of the Prophet movie poster

The Night of the Prophet

Yeo Ju works in a call center giving counseling to those who suffer from the hardships of life. One day, she is kidnapped by a middle-aged man who tells her of the impending apocalypse, and asks her to join him. He doesn’t strike her as dangerous or the sort that would harm her. Piece by piece, a past buried 20 years ago, reveals its secrets… KAFA presents a story of hope and despair.

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The Night of the Prophet

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Closing Date

A woman who receives a revelation to BIFF like fate in a dream. She realizes it is only a few hours left for deadline after opening eyes! It is a dedicated movie for you who are still passionate today on the deadline between dream and reality.

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Fly To The Sky

Sung-hwan, who returned from Italy, reunites with Kyo-hwan.

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Production

Love Villain movie poster

Love Villain

Dear Mom: It has been four years since Megu left you and stayed in Korea. Today, I want to confess something to you. I want to break up with Koo Kyo Hwan but do not want to hurt him. He is so tenderhearted. Is there any way to break up with him without hurting him?

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Replacement Driver VLOG movie poster

Replacement Driver VLOG

Tells the story of a corn farmer's son, Kyo Hwan, who meets two mysterious women while driving as a replacement driver.

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Replacement Driver VLOG

Love Villain movie poster

Love Villain

Dear Mom: It has been four years since Megu left you and stayed in Korea. Today, I want to confess something to you. I want to break up with Koo Kyo Hwan but do not want to hurt him. He is so tenderhearted. Is there any way to break up with him without hurting him?

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Love Villain movie poster

Love Villain

Dear Mom: It has been four years since Megu left you and stayed in Korea. Today, I want to confess something to you. I want to break up with Koo Kyo Hwan but do not want to hurt him. He is so tenderhearted. Is there any way to break up with him without hurting him?

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Love Villain movie poster

Love Villain

Dear Mom: It has been four years since Megu left you and stayed in Korea. Today, I want to confess something to you. I want to break up with Koo Kyo Hwan but do not want to hurt him. He is so tenderhearted. Is there any way to break up with him without hurting him?

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Replacement Driver VLOG movie poster

Replacement Driver VLOG

Tells the story of a corn farmer's son, Kyo Hwan, who meets two mysterious women while driving as a replacement driver.

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Replacement Driver VLOG

Leave the Door Open movie poster

Leave the Door Open

The film depicts the beautiful and mysterious story of a scallop and marine cleanup activist So-mi, who met by chance at the beach. In the life of So-mi and Scallop, Bespoke changes into various shapes and shows a special presence.

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Leave the Door Open

Super Star Lee Hyori movie poster

Super Star Lee Hyori

Three siblings come to Super Star Lee Hyo-ri.

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Super Star Lee Hyori

Fly To The Sky movie poster

Fly To The Sky

Sung-hwan, who returned from Italy, reunites with Kyo-hwan.

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Maggie movie poster

Maggie

A couple's hospital tryst is caught on X-Ray. Thinking she and her boyfriend are the ones in the compromising radiograph, nurse Yoon-young goes in the next day to resign only to find that everyone has called in sick except the head doctor.

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Gallery

Yi Ok-seop portrait