About

Known credits:
16
Birthday:
1957-07-11
Place of birth:
Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Website:
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Wishing Chong

Overview

Born in 1957, Japan. He studied in the Department of Arts of the Yokohama Movie and Broadcasting College. In 1993 he branched out into film, and his movie All Under the Moon(1993) won the prize for Best Screenplay in the Mainichi Film Competition and the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Screenplay. He won several awards for his movie Begging for Love(1998), including the Japan Academy Prize for Best Screenplay, and the First Asia-Pacific Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay. He also won the 2001 National Arts Festival Grand Prize for his TV drama I'll Be Eighteen Tomorrow(2001), and published a collection of essays Andreas's Hat(1995). In 2008, his Japan-South Korea joint production the play Yakiniku Dragon was staged in Tokyo and Seoul.

Known for

Acting
2001 Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle Actor Shoshinbo 59
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1997 Labyrinth of Dreams Actor Ebisu 59
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Directing
2023 Parasite Directing Director N/A
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2018 Yakiniku Dragon Directing Director 59
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Writing
2018 Yakiniku Dragon Writing Writer 59
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2010 Forget Me Not Writing Writer N/A
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2004 Lady Joker Writing Writer 59
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2002 Out Writing Screenplay 58
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2002 Doing Time Writing Writer 58
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1999 The Pig's Retribution Writing Screenplay 59
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1998 Dog Race Writing Writer N/A
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1998 Begging for Love Writing Screenplay 59
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1996 Boys, Be Ambitious Writing Screenplay 58
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1995 Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe Writing Screenplay N/A
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1993 All Under the Moon Writing Writer 59
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1991 BURNING DOG Writing Writer N/A
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