FILM DIRECTOR
Yasushi Akimoto
1958 - Today
Yasushi Akimoto
Yasushi Akimoto (Japanese: 秋元 康, Hepburn: Akimoto Yasushi, born May 2, 1958) is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yasushi Akimoto has received more than 411,486 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Yasushi Akimoto is the 903rd most popular film director (down from 820th in 2019), the 1,153rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,038th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Japanese Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
410k
Page Views (PV)
56.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
2.00
Effective Languages (L*)
4.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Yasushi Akimoto ranks 903 out of 2,041. Before him are Catherine Hardwicke, Alexandre Volkoff, Jack Bender, Goran Paskaljević, Gérard Pirès, and Yves Boisset. After him are Godfrey Reggio, Želimir Žilnik, Wolfgang Staudte, Kad Merad, Lev Atamanov, and Michel Brault.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCatherine Hardwicke
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 897
Alexandre Volkoff
1885 - 1942
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 898
Jack Bender
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 899
Goran Paskaljević
1947 - 2020
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 900
Gérard Pirès
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 901
Yves Boisset
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 902
Yasushi Akimoto
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 903
Godfrey Reggio
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 904
Želimir Žilnik
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 905
Wolfgang Staudte
1906 - 1984
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 906
Kad Merad
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 907
Lev Atamanov
1905 - 1981
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 908
Michel Brault
1928 - 2013
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 909
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Yasushi Akimoto ranks 193. Before him are Edgardo Bauza, Tsutomu Sonobe, Algirdas Butkevičius, Bernard Genghini, Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor, and Heinz Hermann. After him are Olivier Marchal, Hussein Saeed, Mladen Ivanić, Sylvester Groth, Kim Coates, and Peter H. Gilmore.
Others Born in 1958
Go to all RankingsEdgardo Bauza
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 187
Tsutomu Sonobe
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 188
Algirdas Butkevičius
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 189
Bernard Genghini
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 190
Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor
NOBLEMAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 191
Heinz Hermann
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 192
Yasushi Akimoto
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 193
Olivier Marchal
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 194
Hussein Saeed
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 195
Mladen Ivanić
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 196
Sylvester Groth
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 197
Kim Coates
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 198
Peter H. Gilmore
COMPOSER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 199
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yasushi Akimoto ranks 1,153 out of 6,245. Before him are Kappei Yamaguchi (1965), Mitsuo Kato (1953), Kuniya Daini (1944), Hiroshi Abe (1964), Hisao Sekiguchi (1954), and Chushiro Hayashi (1920). After him are Akemi Iwata (1954), Shozo Sasahara (1929), Yōko Ogawa (1962), Masato Harada (1949), Ayako Wakao (1933), and Masamune Shirow (1961).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKappei Yamaguchi
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1,147
Mitsuo Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,148
Kuniya Daini
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,149
Hiroshi Abe
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,150
Hisao Sekiguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 1,151
Chushiro Hayashi
ASTRONOMER
1920 - 2010
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 1,152
Yasushi Akimoto
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 1,153
Akemi Iwata
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 1,154
Shozo Sasahara
WRESTLER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 1,155
Yōko Ogawa
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 1,156
Masato Harada
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 1,157
Ayako Wakao
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 1,158
Masamune Shirow
COMIC ARTIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 1,159
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan
Among film directors born in Japan, Yasushi Akimoto ranks 40. Before him are Yoshiaki Kawajiri (1950), Tomoyuki Tanaka (1910), Yasuzo Masumura (1924), Sion Sono (1961), Shinobu Hashimoto (1918), and Tadashi Imai (1912). After him are Masato Harada (1949), Yoshishige Yoshida (1933), Hideo Nakata (1961), Masaaki Yuasa (1965), Shinya Tsukamoto (1960), and Kei Kumai (1930).
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 34
Tomoyuki Tanaka
1910 - 1997
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 35
Yasuzo Masumura
1924 - 1986
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 36
Sion Sono
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 37
Shinobu Hashimoto
1918 - 2018
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 38
Tadashi Imai
1912 - 1991
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 39
Yasushi Akimoto
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 40
Masato Harada
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 41
Yoshishige Yoshida
1933 - 2022
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 42
Hideo Nakata
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 43
Masaaki Yuasa
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 44
Shinya Tsukamoto
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 45
Kei Kumai
1930 - 2007
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 46