FILM DIRECTOR

Shunji Iwai

1963 - Today

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Shunji Iwai (Japanese: 岩井 俊二, Hepburn: Iwai Shunji, born 24 January 1963) is a Japanese filmmaker, video artist, writer and documentary maker. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shunji Iwai has received more than 350,591 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Shunji Iwai is the 1,235th most popular film director, the 1,404th most popular biography from Japan and the 49th most popular Japanese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Shunji Iwai ranks 1,235 out of 2,041. Before him are Curt Goetz, David Ayer, Tony Gilroy, Gilles Grangier, Justin Lin, and Naomi Kawase. After him are Jiří Weiss, Sam Simon, Abram Room, Antonio Mercero, Colin Higgins, and Lorenza Mazzetti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Shunji Iwai ranks 337. Before him are Fisher Stevens, Gavin Harrison, Grant Heslov, Hu Chunhua, Stefano Modena, and Amir Ghalenoei. After him are Govinda, Frank Whaley, Iurie Leancă, Bernd Storck, Manuela Di Centa, and Johan Theorin.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shunji Iwai ranks 1,404 out of 6,245. Before him are Asuka (1981), Tsuneko Sasamoto (1914), Ōten Shimokawa (1892), Miyavi (1981), Naomi Kawase (1969), and Nobuko Imai (1943). After him are Chiharu Igaya (1931), Masaru Furukawa (1936), Masami Ihara (1967), Hiroshi Nanami (1972), Hideki Kamiya (1970), and Momoko Sakura (1965).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Shunji Iwai ranks 49. Before him are Hideo Nakata (1961), Masaaki Yuasa (1965), Shinya Tsukamoto (1960), Kei Kumai (1930), Kihachi Okamoto (1924), and Naomi Kawase (1969). After him are Shinichirō Watanabe (1965), Yōjirō Takita (1955), Ryusuke Hamaguchi (1978), Hiromasa Yonebayashi (1973), Takashi Shimizu (1972), and Jun'ichi Kōuchi (1886).

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