FILM DIRECTOR

Lee Chang-dong

1954 - Today

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Lee Chang-dong (Korean: 이창동; born July 4, 1954) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and novelist. He has directed six feature films: Green Fish (1997), Peppermint Candy (1999), Oasis (2002), Secret Sunshine (2007), Poetry (2010), and Burning (2018). Burning became the first Korean film to make it to the 91st Academy Awards' final nine-film shortlist for Best Foreign Language Film. Burning also won the Fipresci International Critics' Prize at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, Best Foreign Language Film in Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and Best Foreign Language Film in Toronto Film Critics Association. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Lee Chang-dong is the 536th most popular film director (down from 509th in 2024), the 149th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 126th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South Korean Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lee Chang-dong ranks 536 out of 2,041. Before him are Taylor Hackford, Zoltán Fábri, Ariane Mnouchkine, Philip Kaufman, Shin Sang-ok, and André Delvaux. After him are Peter Yates, Derek Jarman, Robert Frank, Luis García Berlanga, George P. Cosmatos, and Alexander Kluge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Lee Chang-dong ranks 169. Before him are Gerd Faltings, Trevor Berbick, Simonetta Stefanelli, Ecaterina Oancia, Jeff Porcaro, and Giancarlo Antognoni. After him are Anna Galiena, Zhong Shanshan, Ilan Pappé, Brigitte Lin, Didier Six, and Andrés Pastrana Arango.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lee Chang-dong ranks 149 out of 1,128. Before him are J-Hope (1994), IU (1993), Ye Wanyong (1858), G-Dragon (1988), Yu Kil-chun (1856), and Yi Kwang-su (1892). After him are Lyuh Woon-hyung (1886), Hong Sang-soo (1960), Song Kang-ho (1967), RM (1994), Kim Jee-woon (1964), and Na Hye-sok (1896).

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  • Photo of J-Hope

    J-Hope

    SINGER

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 61.46

    Rank: 143

  • Photo of IU

    IU

    SINGER

    1993 - Present

    HPI: 61.43

    Rank: 144

  • Photo of Ye Wanyong

    Ye Wanyong

    POLITICIAN

    1858 - 1926

    HPI: 61.39

    Rank: 145

  • Photo of G-Dragon

    G-Dragon

    SINGER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 61.22

    Rank: 146

  • Photo of Yu Kil-chun

    Yu Kil-chun

    WRITER

    1856 - 1914

    HPI: 61.20

    Rank: 147

  • Photo of Yi Kwang-su

    Yi Kwang-su

    WRITER

    1892 - 1950

    HPI: 61.11

    Rank: 148

  • Photo of Lee Chang-dong

    Lee Chang-dong

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1954 - Present

    HPI: 61.10

    Rank: 149

  • Photo of Lyuh Woon-hyung

    Lyuh Woon-hyung

    POLITICIAN

    1886 - 1947

    HPI: 61.06

    Rank: 150

  • Photo of Hong Sang-soo

    Hong Sang-soo

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 60.98

    Rank: 151

  • Photo of Song Kang-ho

    Song Kang-ho

    ACTOR

    1967 - Present

    HPI: 60.95

    Rank: 152

  • Photo of RM

    RM

    SINGER

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 60.90

    Rank: 153

  • Photo of Kim Jee-woon

    Kim Jee-woon

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 60.86

    Rank: 154

  • Photo of Na Hye-sok

    Na Hye-sok

    WRITER

    1896 - 1948

    HPI: 60.86

    Rank: 155

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Korea

Among film directors born in South Korea, Lee Chang-dong ranks 4. Before him are Bong Joon-ho (1969), Kim Ki-duk (1960), and Park Chan-wook (1963). After him are Hong Sang-soo (1960), Kim Jee-woon (1964), Im Kwon-taek (1936), Hwang Dong-hyuk (1971), Kim Ki-young (1919), Kwak Jae-yong (1959), Joseph Kahn (1972), and Lee Cheol-ha (1970).

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