Film Director
Kon Ichikawa
1915 - 2008
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Kon Ichikawa
His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Kon Ichikawa is the 441st most popular film director (down from 411th in 2024), the 736th most popular biography from Japan (down from 629th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Japanese Film Director.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Kon Ichikawa ranks 441 out of 2,041. Before him are Walter Lantz, Andrew V. McLaglen, Assi Dayan, Michael Radford, Yves Boisset, and Guy Hamilton. After him are Jacques Tourneur, Wolfgang Reitherman, Alf Sjöberg, Russ Meyer, Alberto Lattuada, and Václav Vorlíček.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Walter Lantz
1899 - 1994
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 435
Andrew V. McLaglen
1920 - 2014
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 436
Assi Dayan
1945 - 2014
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 437
Michael Radford
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 438
Yves Boisset
1939 - 2025
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 439
Guy Hamilton
1922 - 2016
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 440
Kon Ichikawa
1915 - 2008
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 441
Jacques Tourneur
1904 - 1977
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 442
Wolfgang Reitherman
1909 - 1985
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 443
Alf Sjöberg
1903 - 1980
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 444
Russ Meyer
1922 - 2004
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 445
Alberto Lattuada
1914 - 2005
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 446
Václav Vorlíček
1930 - 2019
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 447
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Kon Ichikawa ranks 93. Before him are Branko Ćopić, Kiyosi Itô, Horst Sindermann, Thomas Merton, William Masters, and Arsenio Erico. After him are Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Wilhelm Gliese, Marais Viljoen, Evgeny Lifshitz, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Georgy Sviridov. Among people deceased in 2008, Kon Ichikawa ranks 97. Before him are Jean Delannoy, Eva Dahlbeck, Claude Piron, Dinko Šakić, Rubens de Falco, and Paul Frère. After him are Joseph Weizenbaum, Ann Savage, Edna Parker, Levy Mwanawasa, Alfred Pfaff, and Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo.
Others Born in 1915
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Branko Ćopić
WRITER
1915 - 1984
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 87
Kiyosi Itô
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 2008
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 88
Horst Sindermann
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1990
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 89
Thomas Merton
WRITER
1915 - 1968
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 90
William Masters
CELEBRITY
1915 - 2001
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 91
Arsenio Erico
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1977
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 92
Kon Ichikawa
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 2008
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 93
Ghulam Ishaq Khan
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 94
Wilhelm Gliese
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 1993
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 95
Marais Viljoen
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2007
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 96
Evgeny Lifshitz
PHYSICIST
1915 - 1985
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 97
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1973
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 98
Georgy Sviridov
COMPOSER
1915 - 1998
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 99
Others Deceased in 2008
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Jean Delannoy
ACTOR
1908 - 2008
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 91
Eva Dahlbeck
ACTOR
1920 - 2008
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 92
Claude Piron
LINGUIST
1931 - 2008
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 93
Dinko Šakić
EXTREMIST
1921 - 2008
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 94
Rubens de Falco
ACTOR
1931 - 2008
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 95
Paul Frère
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2008
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 96
Kon Ichikawa
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 2008
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 97
Joseph Weizenbaum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1923 - 2008
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 98
Ann Savage
ACTOR
1921 - 2008
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 99
Edna Parker
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1893 - 2008
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 100
Levy Mwanawasa
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2008
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 101
Alfred Pfaff
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2008
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 102
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2008
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 103
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kon Ichikawa ranks 736 out of NaN. Before him are Keizo Imai (1950), Takahashi Korekiyo (1854), Tanzan Ishibashi (1884), Nakano Takeko (1847), Choei Sato (1951), and Ogata Kōrin (1658). After him are Seichō Matsumoto (1909), Tatsuhiko Seta (1952), Shintaro Abe (1924), Satoshi Tajiri (1965), Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda (1949), and Hantaro Nagaoka (1865).
Others born in Japan
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Keizo Imai
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 730
Takahashi Korekiyo
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1936
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 731
Tanzan Ishibashi
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1973
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 732
Nakano Takeko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1847 - 1868
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 733
Choei Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 734
Ogata Kōrin
PAINTER
1658 - 1716
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 735
Kon Ichikawa
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 2008
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 736
Seichō Matsumoto
WRITER
1909 - 1992
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 737
Tatsuhiko Seta
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 738
Shintaro Abe
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1991
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 739
Satoshi Tajiri
GAME DESIGNER
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 740
Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 741
Hantaro Nagaoka
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1950
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 742
Among Film Directors In Japan
Among film directors born in Japan, Kon Ichikawa ranks 20. Before him are Makoto Shinkai (1973), Kiyoshi Kurosawa (1955), Kinji Fukasaku (1930), Ishirō Honda (1911), Hirokazu Kore-eda (1962), and Mikio Naruse (1905). After him are Yoshiyuki Tomino (1941), Takashi Miike (1960), Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927), Hiroshi Inagaki (1905), Gorō Miyazaki (1967), and Osamu Dezaki (1943).
Makoto Shinkai
1973 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 14
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 15
Kinji Fukasaku
1930 - 2003
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 16
Ishirō Honda
1911 - 1993
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 17
Hirokazu Kore-eda
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 18
Mikio Naruse
1905 - 1969
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 19
Kon Ichikawa
1915 - 2008
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 20
Yoshiyuki Tomino
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 21
Takashi Miike
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 22
Hiroshi Teshigahara
1927 - 2001
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 23
Hiroshi Inagaki
1905 - 1980
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 24
Gorō Miyazaki
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 25
Osamu Dezaki
1943 - 2011
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 26
