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Chong (2000)

Chong poster
Original title
青 chong
Directed by
Sang-il Lee
Genre
teen film
Country
Japan
Runtime
54 min
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

It follows a high school student at a Korean school in Japan. The story centers on the school baseball team and their everyday lives.

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What happens

Blue – Chong (青〜chong〜), also known as Chong is a 2000 Japanese medium-length film (54 min) directed by Sang-il Lee. It premiered in 2000 at the Pia Festival in Tokyo, but was only released on April 21, 2001 for Pia production. A comedy drama, it depicts the life of a high school student attending a Korean school in Japan, especially focusing on the school baseball team. It was produced in 1999 as a graduation piece at the Japan Film School and won four awards including the Grand Prix at the Pia Film Festival (PFF) 2000. It is Sang-il Lee's directorial debut, before his first feature film two years later. It is also the debut work of cinematographer Shin Hayasaka. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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