Film Director
Yasushi Akimoto
1958 - today
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Yasushi Akimoto
His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Yasushi Akimoto is the 1,009th most popular film director (down from 906th in 2024), the 1,294th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,153rd in 2019) and the 44th most popular Japanese Film Director.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Yasushi Akimoto ranks 1,009 out of 2,041. Before him are Fyodor Khitruk, Rodrigo García, Coralie Fargeat, Xie Jin, Ágnes Hranitzky, and Eugeniusz Bodo. After him are Gareth Evans, Ben Sharpsteen, Sion Sono, Antonio Pietrangeli, Nanni Loy, and Candida Royalle.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Fyodor Khitruk
1917 - 2012
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,003
Rodrigo García
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,004
Coralie Fargeat
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1,005
Xie Jin
1923 - 2008
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,006
Ágnes Hranitzky
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,007
Eugeniusz Bodo
1899 - 1943
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,008
Yasushi Akimoto
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,009
Gareth Evans
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,010
Ben Sharpsteen
1895 - 1980
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,011
Sion Sono
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 1,012
Antonio Pietrangeli
1919 - 1968
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 1,013
Nanni Loy
1925 - 1995
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 1,014
Candida Royalle
1950 - 2015
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 1,015
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Yasushi Akimoto ranks 253. Before him are Silvan Shalom, Jack Coleman, Lolita Flores, Inger Andersen, Francesca Woodman, and Manu Katché. After him are Jello Biafra, Michael López-Alegría, Jennifer Saunders, Eddie Cheever, Heinz Hermann, and Rosa Liksom.
Others Born in 1958
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Silvan Shalom
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 247
Jack Coleman
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 248
Lolita Flores
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 249
Inger Andersen
ECONOMIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 250
Francesca Woodman
PHOTOGRAPHER
1958 - 1981
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 251
Manu Katché
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 252
Yasushi Akimoto
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 253
Jello Biafra
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 254
Michael López-Alegría
ASTRONAUT
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 255
Jennifer Saunders
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 256
Eddie Cheever
RACING DRIVER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 257
Heinz Hermann
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 258
Rosa Liksom
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 259
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yasushi Akimoto ranks 1,294 out of NaN. Before him are Banjō Ginga (1948), Yoshiki Tanaka (1952), Hōchū Ōtsuka (1954), Shoji Nishio (1927), Kazuo Imanishi (1941), and Masamune Shirow (1961). After him are Sakyo Komatsu (1931), Kenichi Ohmae (1943), Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu (1875), Sion Sono (1961), Kimiko Shiratori (1968), and Haruko Sugimura (1909).
Others born in Japan
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Banjō Ginga
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 1,288
Yoshiki Tanaka
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,289
Hōchū Ōtsuka
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,290
Shoji Nishio
MARTIAL ARTS
1927 - 2005
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,291
Kazuo Imanishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 1,292
Masamune Shirow
COMIC ARTIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1,293
Yasushi Akimoto
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,294
Sakyo Komatsu
WRITER
1931 - 2011
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,295
Kenichi Ohmae
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 1,296
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1875 - 1946
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 1,297
Sion Sono
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 1,298
Kimiko Shiratori
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 1,299
Haruko Sugimura
ACTOR
1909 - 1997
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 1,300
Among Film Directors In Japan
Among film directors born in Japan, Yasushi Akimoto ranks 44. Before him are Yoshishige Yoshida (1933), Masato Harada (1949), Shinya Tsukamoto (1960), Hideo Nakata (1961), Juzo Itami (1933), and Tadashi Imai (1912). After him are Sion Sono (1961), Yasuzo Masumura (1924), Kihachi Okamoto (1924), Kei Kumai (1930), Masaaki Yuasa (1965), and Shunji Iwai (1963).
Yoshishige Yoshida
1933 - 2022
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 38
Masato Harada
1949 - 2025
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 39
Shinya Tsukamoto
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 40
Hideo Nakata
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 41
Juzo Itami
1933 - 1997
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 42
Tadashi Imai
1912 - 1991
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 43
Yasushi Akimoto
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 44
Sion Sono
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 45
Yasuzo Masumura
1924 - 1986
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 46
Kihachi Okamoto
1924 - 2005
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 47
Kei Kumai
1930 - 2007
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 48
Masaaki Yuasa
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 49
Shunji Iwai
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 50
