In 2010, Lee regained her acting strides with the Chinese series "Confucius", playing the role of Nanzi. In 2011, Lee portrayed a shaman in Park Chan-wook and Park Chan-kyong's award-winning fantasy short film "Night Fishing", which was shot entirely on an iPhone. "Night Fishing" won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. In 2012, Lee portrayed a single mother in the coming-of-age film "Juvenile Offender", which won Best Feature at the Tokyo International Film Festival. She was next cast in the 2014 period blockbuster "", as the sole female character in the main cast. Lee returned to television in the SBS' drama "The Family is Coming".