Portrait of Chung Ji-young

Directing

Chung Ji-young

Career

Active from 1981 to 2026, with a break from 1999 to 2010, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for North Korean Partisan in South Korea
North Korean Partisan in South Korea
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chung Ji-young Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    0.7, average 2.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Romance
    2.0, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Korean Cinema 4
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Investigation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 66
My Name
My Name (2026)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

Jikji Route; Terra Incognita
Jikji Route; Terra Incognita (2025)

Executive Producer

The Boys
The Boys (2023)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

2010s

8 titles ยท average score 61
Black Money
Black Money (2019)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Dancing with Jikji
Dancing with Jikji (2017)

Producer

State-authorized Textbook
State-authorized Textbook (2017)

Executive Producer

Project Cheonan Ship
Project Cheonan Ship (2013)

Producer

A Journey with Korean Masters
A Journey with Korean Masters (2013)

Director

National Security
National Security (2012)
GoodWatch score 53

Director, Writer

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema (2012)

Writer, Producer

Unbowed
Unbowed (2011)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Screenplay

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 67
Naked Being
Naked Being (1998)

Director, Producer

Blackjack
Blackjack (1997)

Director

7 Reasons Why Beer Is Better Than a Lover
7 Reasons Why Beer Is Better Than a Lover (1996)

Director

Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid
Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid (1994)

Director

White Badge
White Badge (1992)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Screenplay

Beyond the Mountain
Beyond the Mountain (1991)

Director, Adaptation

North Korean Partisan in South Korea
North Korean Partisan in South Korea (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Producer

1980s

7 titles
A Forest Where a Woman Breathes
A Forest Where a Woman Breathes (1988)

Director, Writer

Mountain Snake
Mountain Snake (1988)

Writer, Director

A Woman on the Verge
A Woman on the Verge (1987)

Director

A Street Musician
A Street Musician (1987)

Director

The Light of Recollection
The Light of Recollection (1985)

Director

Mist Whispers Like a Woman
Mist Whispers Like a Woman (1982)

Writer, Director

White Smile
White Smile (1981)

Screenplay