Known for

Writing

Born

Jul 11, 1957 (69 years old)

Place of birth

Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Wishing Chong

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.

Titles

Blood and Bones

Movie • 2004

Labyrinth of Dreams

Movie • 1997

Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle

Movie • 2001

All Under the Moon

Movie • 1993

Out

Movie • 2002

Yakiniku Dragon

Movie • 2018

Begging for Love

Movie • 1998

Doing Time

Movie • 2002

Boys, Be Ambitious

Movie • 1996

Parasite

Movie • 2023

Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe

Movie • 1995

Burning Dog

Movie • 1991

Dog Race

Movie • 1998