FILM DIRECTOR

Yoshiaki Kawajiri

1950 - Today

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Yoshiaki Kawajiri (川尻 善昭, Kawajiri Yoshiaki, born November 18, 1950) is a Japanese writer, director, storyboard artist and animator. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yoshiaki Kawajiri has received more than 480,192 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshiaki Kawajiri is the 623rd most popular film director (up from 671st in 2019), the 917th most popular biography from Japan (down from 903rd in 2019) and the 34th most popular Japanese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 480k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Yoshiaki Kawajiris by language

Over the past year Yoshiaki Kawajiri has had the most page views in the with 68,558 views, followed by Japanese (27,271), and Russian (13,185). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Italian (52.28%), Japanese (38.95%), and Portuguese (38.56%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Yoshiaki Kawajiri ranks 623 out of 2,041. Before him are Andrew Birkin, Tran Anh Hung, Richard C. Sarafian, John Madden, Paul Greengrass, and Arnold Fanck. After him are Sergei Gerasimov, Peter Hyams, Yuri Ilyenko, Alberto Cavalcanti, Natacha Rambova, and Robert Mulligan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Yoshiaki Kawajiri ranks 204. Before him are Ken Robinson, Luigi Delneri, Arthur D. Levinson, Erri De Luca, Ken Shimura, and Princess Nora of Liechtenstein. After him are Seid Memić Vajta, Li Zhanshu, Bill Irwin, Wei Jingsheng, Tomomi Seo, and Michel Lotito.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoshiaki Kawajiri ranks 917 out of 6,245. Before him are Saigō Jūdō (1843), Shigeru Takahashi (null), Takenoshin Nakai (1882), Shinobu Ishihara (1879), Tawaraya Sōtatsu (1570), and Ryuzo Hiraki (1931). After him are Toyohito Mochizuki (1953), Ozaki Kōyō (1868), Naoya Shiga (1883), Sayuri Yoshinaga (1945), Yuji Kishioku (1954), and Genichi Taguchi (1924).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Yoshiaki Kawajiri ranks 34. Before him are Osamu Dezaki (1943), Rintaro (1941), Juzo Itami (1933), Mamoru Hosoda (1967), Yoji Yamada (1931), and Keisuke Kinoshita (1912). After him are Tomoyuki Tanaka (1910), Yasuzo Masumura (1924), Sion Sono (1961), Shinobu Hashimoto (1918), Tadashi Imai (1912), and Yasushi Akimoto (1958).

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Filmography

Ninja Scroll
Director
Jubei is a masterless ninja who travels the land alone, lending his services to those with gold—or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a plot to overthrow the government threatens to end his wandering ways—and possibly his life.
Jun 5o 19937.766 / 10
The Animatrix
Director
Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.
May 9o 20037.186 / 10
Batman: Gotham Knight
Director
A chronicle of Bruce Wayne's establishment and progression into Gotham City’s legendary caped crusader through 6 standalone episodes.
Jul 8o 20086.681 / 10