Born in 1946 in Cheongju. He made his feature directorial debut with Mist Whispers Like Women (1982). He went on to direct North Korean Partisan in South Korea (1990), White Badge (1992), and Life of Hollywood Kid (1994), and won Best Film and Best Director at the Tokyo International Film Festival for White Badge. With Unbowed (2011), his comeback film after 13 years, Chung won Best Director at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. He also directed Black Money (2019) and The Boys (2023). His most recent film, My Name (2025), was invited to the Forum section of the Berlin International Film Festival.
