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FILM DIRECTOR

Hwang Dong-hyuk

1971 - Today

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Hwang Dong-hyuk (Korean: 황동혁; Hanja: 黃東赫; born May 26, 1971) is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the 2011 crime drama film Silenced, and for creating the 2021 Netflix survival drama series Squid Game. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hwang Dong-hyuk has received more than 1,319,889 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Hwang Dong-hyuk is the 1,283rd most popular film director, the 322nd most popular biography from South Korea and the 10th most popular South Korean Film Director.

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  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hwang Dong-hyuk ranks 1,283 out of 1,581. Before him are Shekhar Kapur, Robert Surtees, Pablo Larraín, Michael Winterbottom, Guillermo Navarro, and Stefan Ruzowitzky. After him are Geoff Murphy, Jay Roach, Nunnally Johnson, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Peyton Reed, and Péter Bacsó.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Hwang Dong-hyuk ranks 255. Before him are Marcelinho Carioca, Krista Allen, Kevin Randleman, Adina Porter, Alfonso Ribeiro, and Attila Csihar. After him are Dannii Minogue, Corin Nemec, C. S. Lee, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Lola Dueñas, and Yolanda Díaz.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Hwang Dong-hyuk ranks 322 out of 944. Before him are Jung Yu-mi (1983), Ryu Seung-ryong (1970), Choi Si-won (1987), Chae Shi-ra (1968), Soo Ae (1979), and Sunmi (1992). After him are Bae Soo-bin (1976), Han Ga-in (1982), Lee Woon-jae (1973), Lee Je-hoon (1984), Kwak Jae-yong (1959), and C. S. Lee (1971).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Korea

Among film directors born in South Korea, Hwang Dong-hyuk ranks 10. Before him are Shin Sang-ok (1926), Lee Chang-dong (1954), Im Kwon-taek (1936), Hong Sang-soo (1960), Kim Ki-young (1919), and Kim Jee-woon (1964). After him are Kwak Jae-yong (1959), Yeon Sang-ho (1978), Lee Cheol-ha (1970), Na Hong-jin (1974), and Joseph Kahn (1972).

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Filmography

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