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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 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Edward Yang is the 433rd most popular film director (up from 450th in 2019), the 568th most popular biography from China (down from 553rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Chinese Film Director.

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  • 620k

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  • 54.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Edward Yang ranks 433 out of 1,581Before him are Édouard Molinaro, Denys Arcand, Kon Ichikawa, Anton Corbijn, Alexander Sokurov, and Curtis Hanson. After him are Jacques Doillon, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Valerio Zurlini, Jafar Panahi, Robert Rossen, and Luis García Berlanga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Edward Yang ranks 171Before him are Porfirio Lobo Sosa, Dan Quayle, Phạm Tuân, Steve Howe, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and Malam Bacai Sanhá. After him are Lois Chiles, Giorgio Chinaglia, Jioji Konrote, Staffan de Mistura, Jerry Rawlings, and Aad de Mos. Among people deceased in 2007, Edward Yang ranks 114Before him are Mikhail Ulyanov, Teddy Kollek, Ulrich Mühe, Aden Adde, June Almeida, and Raymond Barre. After him are Delbert Mann, Tikhon Khrennikov, Aaron Russo, Viliam Schrojf, Wolfgang Iser, and Benjamin Libet.

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In China

Among people born in China, Edward Yang ranks 568 out of 1,392Before him are Li Zhanshu (1950), Konstantin Rodzaevsky (1907), Dong Yuan (932), Xia Gui (1195), Rabban Bar Sauma (1220), and Ding Ruchang (1836). After him are Joseph Zen (1932), Zhang Zai (1020), Kang Sheng (1898), Zheng Zhilong (1604), Yuan Longping (1930), and Sengge Rinchen (1811).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, Edward Yang ranks 8Before him are John Woo (1946), Wong Kar-wai (1958), Terence Young (1915), Yuen Woo-ping (1945), Chen Kaige (1952), and Lo Wei (1918). After him are King Hu (1932), Ann Hui (1947), Chang Cheh (1923), Chloé Zhao (1982), Xie Jin (1923), and Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952).

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