Actor

Wishing Chong

Writing

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Acting credits

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TMDB popularity

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Movies: 15Series: 0Crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 1090067

IMDb ID: nm0159091

Known for: Writing

Born: July 11, 1957

Age: 68

Place of birth: Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1991 - 2023

Years active: 33

Average TMDB rating: 6.8

Wikidata: Q11270182

Also known as

Wui-Sin Chong • Wui Shin Chong • Jung Eui-shin

Other jobs

Writer (7)Screenplay (5)Director (1)

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Biography

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.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Wishing Chong.