Chong (2000)
54m
Running Time
July 1, 2000Release Date
Plot.
A spirited and brave fiction debut by Lee Sang-il, a Korean-Japanese filmmaker, that explores the taboo subject of the relations between Korean immigrants and Japanese in Japan.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Hidekazu Mashima
Yang Dae-song
Ryujin Yamamoto
Cho Hyun-ki
Takashi Yamamoto
Actor
Shiho Takemoto
Yun Nami
Naohiro Ariyama
Lee Chong-bok
Tsutomu Yuzawa
Dae-song's Father
Kintohime
Dae-song's Mother
Yuka Shimizu
Song-mi
Hiroshi Nishikawa
Suzuki
Reiichi Ogiso
Principal
Takaya Fujiwara
Baseball Club Manager
Wu Xing-hime
Female Teacher
Kazuhiko Koshikawa
Convenience Store Clerk
Asami Saito
Ms. Saito
Ikuyo Kimura
Omiya Ana
Kazuaki Kubo
Pupil in the Class
Koji Moyama
Pupil in the Class
Naomichi Koike
Pupil in the Class
Ryota Tokunaga
Delinquent of the Underpass
Sadaharu Yashiro
Delinquent of the Underpass
Lee Sang-il
Writer / Director
Shin Hayasaka
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 1, 2000
Original Nameι chong
StatusReleased
Running Time54m
Genres
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Wiki.
Chong is a 2000 Japanese medium-length film (54 min) directed by Lee Sang-il. It premiered in 2000 at the Pia Festival in Tokyo, but was only released on April 21, 2001 for Pia production. A comedy drama, it depicts the life of a high school student attending a Korean school in Japan, especially focusing on the school baseball team.
It was produced in 1999 as a graduation piece at the Japan Film School and won four awards including the Grand Prix at the Pia Film Festival (PFF) 2000. It is Lee Sang-il's directorial debut, before his first feature film two years later. It is also the debut work of cinematographer Shin Hayasaka.