Je-yong Lee was born in 1965 in Chungcheong-namdo, Daejeon, South Korea. He is a director and writer, known for Seukaendeul - Joseon namnyeo sangyeoljisa (2003), Doo-geun-doo-geun nae-in-saeng (2014) and Jug-yeo-ju-neun Yeo-ja (2016).