
Directing
Chun Jin-rung
Born
1989-12-21 (36)
Place of birth
Akita, Japan
Known for
Directing
Credits
6 titles
Jinrung Chun is a film director. He is a third-generation Korean resident in Japan. He became fascinated with film after encountering Korean films in high school, and after graduating from Akita High School, he went to Korea to study Korean language and culture. While attending Seoul National University, he joined a film club and began making films seriously. He later enrolled in the Korea National University of Arts, majoring in film directing.
Known for
NRTatsuhiko, a quiet high school student in the coastal city of Karatsu, spends his days fishing and drifting through adolescence. Just before summer vacation, Yoon-seul, an exchange student from Busan, joins his class. As they grow closer, Tatsuhiko gradually discovers the heartfelt reason she chose this small Japanese town. However, an innocent remark unexpectedly hurts Yoon-seul, and she abruptly returns to Korea. Unable to let go of his regret, Tatsuhiko makes a life-changing decision—to cross the sea in search of the girl he never truly had the chance to understand.
Three Millimeters to You
2026
NRJeong-hwa, a Korean-Chinese woman who works at a restaurant in South Korea, receives her monthly paycheck, but the envelope contains more money than usual. At first, she is happy about it, believing that her hard work is finally being recognized. But then she finds out that the envelope wasn’t meant for her.
An Alien
2018
NRYoung-ho, an Ethnic-Korean living in Japan, decides to close the pachinko parlor that he has operated with his mother Kyung-ja for 50 years along National Route 7 in Akita Prefecture, Japan. When he invites his mother on an overseas trip to celebrate her retirement, she expresses her desire to visit Niigata instead of going abroad.
Route 7
2024
NRA young Korean man who has lived in Japan for a long time returns to Korea and experiences an identity crisis. Through a series of romantic relationships, he eventually finds himself.
Homecoming Love
2020
NRRie, from Japan, visits Gunsan in Korea to deliver a letter her grandfather never sent. With the help of a local young man named Minwoo, she tracks down the letter’s recipient, while at the same time learning about the role her grandfather played during the Japanese colonial occupation of Korea.
Minwoo and Rie
2022
Behind the camera
NRTatsuhiko, a quiet high school student in the coastal city of Karatsu, spends his days fishing and drifting through adolescence. Just before summer vacation, Yoon-seul, an exchange student from Busan, joins his class. As they grow closer, Tatsuhiko gradually discovers the heartfelt reason she chose this small Japanese town. However, an innocent remark unexpectedly hurts Yoon-seul, and she abruptly returns to Korea. Unable to let go of his regret, Tatsuhiko makes a life-changing decision—to cross the sea in search of the girl he never truly had the chance to understand.
Three Millimeters to You
2026
NRJeong-hwa, a Korean-Chinese woman who works at a restaurant in South Korea, receives her monthly paycheck, but the envelope contains more money than usual. At first, she is happy about it, believing that her hard work is finally being recognized. But then she finds out that the envelope wasn’t meant for her.
An Alien
2018
NRYoung-ho, an Ethnic-Korean living in Japan, decides to close the pachinko parlor that he has operated with his mother Kyung-ja for 50 years along National Route 7 in Akita Prefecture, Japan. When he invites his mother on an overseas trip to celebrate her retirement, she expresses her desire to visit Niigata instead of going abroad.
Route 7
2024
NRYoung-ho, an Ethnic-Korean living in Japan, decides to close the pachinko parlor that he has operated with his mother Kyung-ja for 50 years along National Route 7 in Akita Prefecture, Japan. When he invites his mother on an overseas trip to celebrate her retirement, she expresses her desire to visit Niigata instead of going abroad.
Route 7
2024
NRA young Korean man who has lived in Japan for a long time returns to Korea and experiences an identity crisis. Through a series of romantic relationships, he eventually finds himself.
Homecoming Love
2020
NRRie, from Japan, visits Gunsan in Korea to deliver a letter her grandfather never sent. With the help of a local young man named Minwoo, she tracks down the letter’s recipient, while at the same time learning about the role her grandfather played during the Japanese colonial occupation of Korea.
Minwoo and Rie
2022
