Writer
Wishing Chong
69 years · Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan · 16 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 16
Parasite
2023 · Director
Yakiniku Dragon
2018 · Director, Writer
Forget Me Not
2010 · Writer
Lady Joker
2004 · Writer
Blood and Bones
2004 · Screenplay
Out
2002 · Screenplay
Doing Time
2002 · Writer
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
2001 · Shoshinbo
The Pig's Retribution
1999 · Screenplay
Dog Race
1998 · Writer
Begging for Love
1998 · Screenplay
Labyrinth of Dreams
1997 · Ebisu
Boys, Be Ambitious
1996 · Screenplay
Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
1995 · Screenplay
All Under the Moon
1993 · Screenplay
Burning Dog
1991 · Writer