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CriticCrunch has 3 Lee Eung-bok titles in its catalog, ranked by quality percentile. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Guardian: The Lonely and Great God.
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In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
Dir. Lee Eung-bok, Kim Eun-sook · With Gong Yoo, Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook
After a chance meeting in a hospital, an ardent soldier falls for a gifted surgeon. Opposing philosophies tear them apart, but fate has other plans.
Dir. Baek Sang-Hoon, Lee Eung-bok · With Song Hye-kyo, Song Joong-ki, Kim Ji-won
Set in the early 1900s, this drama tells the story of a young man from Korea who grows up in the United States. When he returns to Korea as a US Marine Corps officer, he meets and falls in love with a noblewoman who is fighting for Korean independence. Their romance is complicated by social class and political ideology.
Dir. Lee Eung-bok, Kim Eun-sook · With Lee Byung-hun, Kim Tae-ri, Yoo Yeon-seok
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