FILM DIRECTOR

Hong Sang-soo

1960 - Today

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Hong Sang-soo (Korean: 홍상수; born 25 October 1960) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hong Sang-soo has received more than 1,160,993 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Hong Sang-soo is the 837th most popular film director (down from 568th in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from South Korea (down from 134th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South Korean Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hong Sang-soo ranks 837 out of 2,041. Before him are Paul Haggis, Janusz Majewski, Henri Decoin, Timothy Treadwell, Mick Jackson, and Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. After him are Raoul Coutard, Benjamin Christensen, Rustam Ibragimbekov, Rosa von Praunheim, Alexander Rou, and Luis Puenzo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Hong Sang-soo ranks 188. Before him are Kelly LeBrock, Brenda Strong, Gabriel Calderón, Yann LeCun, Joshua Angrist, and Elizabeth Perkins. After him are Daniel Silva, Slavko Štimac, Matt Sorum, Neil Flynn, Phil Taylor, and Mykelti Williamson.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Hong Sang-soo ranks 201 out of 1,128. Before him are Jun Ji-hyun (1981), Yiruma (1978), Choi Myung-gil (1962), Cha Eun-woo (1997), Chung Sye-kyun (1950), and Kim Jong-hyun (1990). After him are Lee Hyori (1979), Sin Sukju (1417), Kai (1994), Kim Ki-young (1919), Jang Na-ra (1981), and Kyeon Mi-ri (1965).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Korea

Among film directors born in South Korea, Hong Sang-soo ranks 5. Before him are Kim Ki-duk (1960), Bong Joon-ho (1969), Lee Chang-dong (1954), and Im Kwon-taek (1936). After him are Kim Ki-young (1919), Kim Jee-woon (1964), Kwak Jae-yong (1959), Hwang Dong-hyuk (1971), Yeon Sang-ho (1978), Lee Cheol-ha (1970), and Na Hong-jin (1974).

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