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FILM DIRECTOR

Park Chan-wook

1963 - Today

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Park Chan-wook (Korean: 박찬욱; IPA: [pak̚ tɕʰanuk̚]; born 23 August 1963) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of South Korean cinema as well as 21st-century world cinema. His films have gained notoriety for their cinematography and framing, black humor and often brutal subject matter.Park's first major critical and commercial success came with Joint Security Area (2000), which was the most watched South Korean film at the time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Park Chan-wook has received more than 3,886,268 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Park Chan-wook is the 336th most popular film director (up from 369th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 106th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Film Director.

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  • 3.9M

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  • 56.61

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  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Park Chan-wook ranks 336 out of 1,581Before him are Marco Bellocchio, François Ozon, Ub Iwerks, Chantal Akerman, John Boorman, and Raúl Ruiz. After him are Edward Zwick, Makoto Shinkai, Samuel Fuller, Maya Deren, Guy Hamilton, and Robert Frank.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Park Chan-wook ranks 63Before him are David Thewlis, Satoshi Kon, Mikael Persbrandt, Seal, Kevin Mitnick, and Liu Cixin. After him are Karl Malone, Josep Maria Bartomeu, Andrej Kiska, Geert Wilders, Stanislav Cherchesov, and Gosho Aoyama.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Park Chan-wook ranks 86 out of 944Before him are Jang Yeong-sil (1400), Lee Soo-man (1952), Ko Un (1933), Won Gyun (1540), Gong Yoo (1979), and Ye Wanyong (1858). After him are Bong Joon-ho (1969), Jo Gwang-jo (1482), Kim Seong-su (1891), Shin Kyuk-ho (1921), Kim Kyu-sik (1881), and Kim Jong-pil (1926).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Korea

Among film directors born in South Korea, Park Chan-wook ranks 2Before him are Kim Ki-duk (1960). After him are Bong Joon-ho (1969), Shin Sang-ok (1926), Lee Chang-dong (1954), Im Kwon-taek (1936), Hong Sang-soo (1960), Kim Ki-young (1919), Kim Jee-woon (1964), Hwang Dong-hyuk (1971), Kwak Jae-yong (1959), and Yeon Sang-ho (1978).

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