FILM DIRECTOR

Edward Yang

1947 - 2007

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Edward Yang (Chinese: 楊德昌; pinyin: Yáng Déchāng; November 6, 1947 – June 29, 2007) was a Taiwanese filmmaker. He rose to prominence as a pioneer in the Taiwanese New Wave of the 1980s, alongside fellow auteurs Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang. Yang was regarded as one of the leading filmmakers of Taiwanese cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Yang has received more than 616,155 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Edward Yang is the 390th most popular film director (up from 432nd in 2019), the 557th most popular biography from China (up from 567th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Chinese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 620k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Edward Yangs by language

Over the past year Edward Yang has had the most page views in the with 127,312 views, followed by English (103,373), and Japanese (32,255). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Indonesian (89.04%), Japanese (60.58%), and Korean (57.00%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Edward Yang ranks 390 out of 2,041. Before him are Patrice Leconte, Lotte Reiniger, Sam Mendes, Robert Benton, Gerard Damiano, and Wolfgang Reitherman. After him are Jacques Copeau, Paolo Sorrentino, Ishirō Honda, Luigi Comencini, Mervyn LeRoy, and John McTiernan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Edward Yang ranks 168. Before him are Kiki Camarena, Patrice Leconte, Chris Wallace, Jeff Lynne, Helena Vondráčková, and Eric F. Wieschaus. After him are John Mearsheimer, Christian Jacq, Kōzō Okamoto, Aleksander Krupa, Jaume Cabré, and Aad de Mos. Among people deceased in 2007, Edward Yang ranks 101. Before him are Gordon Scott, Ulrich Mühe, Pierre Messmer, Raymond Barre, José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell, and Al Oerter. After him are David Lane, Luigi Comencini, Steve Fossett, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Mikhail Ulyanov, and Guy de Rothschild.

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In China

Among people born in China, Edward Yang ranks 557 out of 1,610. Before him are Wu Yi (1938), Gan De (-400), Gongsun Du (200), Deng Yingchao (1904), 8th Dalai Lama (1758), and Ragibagh Khan (1320). After him are Yin Lihua (5), Fan Zhongyan (989), Ngawang Namgyal (1594), Zhong Yao (151), Shen Zhou (1427), and Ji Kang (223).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, Edward Yang ranks 7. Before him are Zhang Yimou (1950), John Woo (1946), Wong Kar-wai (1958), Terence Young (1915), Yuen Woo-ping (1945), and Chen Kaige (1952). After him are Lo Wei (1918), King Hu (1932), Ann Hui (1947), Xie Jin (1923), James Wong Howe (1899), and Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952).

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Filmography

Terrorizers
Director
An uncompromising look into urban life from the eyes of a voyeuristic photographer, a rebellious teenager, and a married couple teetering on the edge of adultery.
Dec 19o 19867.429 / 10
Yi Yi
Director
Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his business partners make bad decisions.
Sep 20o 20007.878 / 10
A Brighter Summer Day
Director
A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.
Jul 27o 19918.3 / 10