Chung Mong-hong

Chung Mong-hong
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Jiadong, Pingtung County, Taiwan
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer

Chung Mong-hong (Chinese: 鍾孟宏; pinyin: Zhōng Mènghóng; born 1965), also known by his pseudonym, Nagao Nakashima (Japanese: 中島 長雄, romanized: Nakashima Nagao; or in pinyin: Zhōngdǎo Zhǎngxióng), is a Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.

Career

Chung received Golden Horse Award for Best Director for his film The Fourth Portrait in 2010 at the 47th Golden Horse Awards. His film Soul was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[1][2] He won the Golden Horse Award for Best Director and Best Feature at the 56th Golden Horse Awards for his film A Sun in 2019.[3]

Chung originally used the pseudonym "Nagao Nakashima" in Parking after he took over the role of cinematographer following the previous one "abruptly quitting". He continued to use the name to credit himself separately as the director or photography in all the films he directed up to The Falls, where he credited himself in the role using his actual name.[4]

Filmography

Director

Features

Documentaries

  • 2006 : Doctor (醫生)

Cinematographer and producer

References

  1. ^ "Taiwan submits Soul to Oscar race". Screendaily. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  2. ^ "Oscars: Taiwan Nominates 'Soul' for Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  3. ^ Grater, Tom (November 23, 2019). "'A Sun', 'Detention' Top Winners At Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards". Deadline. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (13 December 2021). ""This Film Is About the Process of Understanding Each Other": 'THR Presents' Q&A With 'The Falls' Director Chung Mong-hong". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-11-09.