Lee Man-hee-I was one of the most prolific and most intriguing filmmakers of the 60s and 70s, with its legacy continuing for many decades after his untimely death at just 45. His approach, which frequently included genre aesthetics that were filled with sociopolitical context, finds one of its apogees in "The Devil s Stairway", a horror thriller that comments on the strain the pressure for social and financial success places on people, The Devil s Stairway, Bang Seong-ja, Choi Nam-hyun, Jeong Ae-ran, Kim Jin-kyu, Lee Man-hee-I, Moon Jung-suk, Yu Gye-seon