Jeong Chang-hwa

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Chang-Wha Chung
Born (1928-11-01) November 1, 1928 (age 95)
Other namesCheng Cheng-Ho
Chung Chang-Wha
Chang Chang-Ho
Cheng Chang-Wha
Jeong Chang-hwa
Chung Chang-Haw
Tsang Chung-Woo
Walter Chung Chang-Hwa [1]
Alma materSeoul National University
Occupation(s) Film director,
producer,
screenwriter
Years active1951–
Korean name
Hangul
정창화
Hanja
鄭 昌和
Revised Romanization Chang-Wha Chung
McCune–Reischauer Chŏng Ch'ang-hwa

Chang-Wha Chung (born November 1, 1928) is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. Chung made his directorial debut with The Final Temptation (1953) and gained attention only when he released A Sunny Field in 1960. During the 1960s he started collaborating with the Hong Kong film industry. In 1968, he joined Shaw Brothers and directed martial arts classics such as King Boxer (1972) (the first Hong Kong movie to reach No. 1 on the U.S. box office in 1973, also known as Five Fingers of Death). He moved to Golden Harvest in 1973, where he directed numerous productions until he returned to South Korea in 1977 to continue his career. [2] [1] [3] [4]

Contents

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.

Awards

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