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Chang-Wha Chung
Other Names:	Cheng 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]
Birth Date:	1 November 1928
Birth Place:	Jincheon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea
Occupation:	Film director, producer, screenwriter
Years Active:	1951–
Alma Mater:	Seoul National University
Module:	Child: yes Headercolor: transparent Hangul: 정창화 Hanja: 鄭 昌和 Rr: Chang-Wha Chung Mr: 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] [3] [4]}

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.

• The Final Temptation (1953)
• A Street of Temptation (1954)
• Second Start (1955)
• Janghwa Hongryeon jeon (1956)
• The Palace of Ambition (1957)
• A Sunny Field (1960)
• A Bonanza (1961)
• Jang Hee-bin (1961)
• The Story of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon (1962)
• Sunset on the River Sarbin (1965)
• Dangerous Youth (1966)
• Six Assassins (1971)
• King Boxer (a.k.a. Five Fingers of Death) (1972)
• The Devil's Treasure (1973)
• The Association (1975)
• The Double Crossers (1976)
• Broken Oath (1977)^{[5] [6]}

Awards

• 2011 31st Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Award for Contribution to Cinema^[7]
• 2012 11th New York Asian Film Festival: Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award^[8]
• 2015 52nd Grand Bell Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award

External links

• http://www.changwha-chung.com/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Walter Chung Chang-Hwa. HKmdb. 2016-08-20.
2. Web site: CHUNG Chang Hwa 정창화. www.cinemasie.com. 2016-08-20. 27 Jan 2006.
3. Web site: Le Grand Chef 2 to open Korean film fest in LA. Hancinema. 2016-08-21. 28 January 2010.
4. Web site: Interview With King Boxer Director Chang Hwa Jeong. YouTube. 2016-08-20. 19 May 2010.
5. Web site: Review: Broken Oath (1977) . heroic-cinema.com . August 20, 2006 . July 7, 2021.
6. Web site: Broken Oath . hkmdb.com . December 3, 1977 . July 7, 2021.
7. Web site: The Front Line wins big at Korean Critics Awards. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2016-08-20. 14 November 2011.
8. Web site: 2012 Award Winners. www.subwaycinema.com. 2016-08-25. 2016-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160828153804/http://www.subwaycinema.com/awards/. dead.