Lee Byung-hun wins 2016 Star Asia Award in New York

South Korean actor Lee Byung-hun was one of three Star Asia Award winners at the 2016 New York Asian Film Festival. (The other two were Hong Kong actress Miriam Yeung and actor John Lloyd Cruz of the Philippines.) (photo by Yanek Che / Meniscus Magazine)
South Korean actor Lee Byung-hun was one of three Star Asia Award winners at the 2016 New York Asian Film Festival. (The other two were Hong Kong actress Miriam Yeung and actor John Lloyd Cruz of the Philippines.) (photo by Yanek Che / Meniscus Magazine)
Lee Byung-hun with Samuel Jamier (right), executive director of the New York Asian Film Festival. (photo by Yanek Che / Meniscus Magazine)
Lee Byung-hun with Samuel Jamier (right), executive director of the New York Asian Film Festival. (photo by Yanek Che / Meniscus Magazine)
Lee Byung-hun's wife, actress Lee Min-jung, bashfully addresses the crowd at the Walter Reade Theater at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. (photo by Yanek Che / Meniscus Magazine)
Lee Byung-hun’s wife, actress Lee Min-jung, bashfully addresses the crowd at the Walter Reade Theater at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. (photo by Yanek Che / Meniscus Magazine)
Lee Byung-hun (center) at a Q&A session at the screening of "Inside Men" on July 5. (photo by Yanek Che / Meniscus Magazine)
Lee Byung-hun (center) at a Q&A session at the screening of “Inside Men” on July 5.  His multilingual skills have caught the attention of directors outside of South Korea, and he has crossed borders into films with roles in Tran Anh Hung’s “I Come with the Rain,” “Terminator: Genisys,” and “GI Joe: Retaliation.” (photo by Yanek Che / Meniscus Magazine)
In "Inside Men," Lee Byung-Hun stars as Ahn Sang-goo, the one-handed gangster seeking revenge on a seemingly insurmountable trio of institutions: the media, the government and the chaebol. He has deservedly won the most plaudits for his role, including Best Actor at the 2016 Asian Film Awards and PaekSang Arts Awards. (photo by Yanek Che / Meniscus Magazine)
In “Inside Men,” Lee Byung-hun stars as Ahn Sang-goo, the one-handed gangster seeking revenge on a seemingly insurmountable trio of institutions: the media, the government and the chaebol. He has deservedly won the most plaudits for his role, including Best Actor at the 2016 Asian Film Awards and PaekSang Arts Awards. (photo by Yanek Che / Meniscus Magazine)

Photos: Lee Byung-hun appearance at the 2016 New York Asian Film Festival
all photos by Yanek Che / Meniscus Magazine