FILM DIRECTOR

Yōjirō Takita

1955 - Today

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Yōjirō Takita (滝田 洋二郎 Takita Yōjirō, born December 4, 1955) is a Japanese filmmaker. Takita received an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for his 2008 drama Departures. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yōjirō Takita has received more than 139,077 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Yōjirō Takita is the 1,260th most popular film director (down from 1,219th in 2019), the 1,435th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,321st in 2019) and the 51st most popular Japanese Film Director.

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  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Yōjirō Takita ranks 1,260 out of 2,041. Before him are Kurt Hoffmann, Simon West, Aaron Norris, Šarūnas Bartas, Terry George, and Marion Hänsel. After him are Shyam Benegal, Lewis Teague, Pablo Larraín, Jack Sholder, Jaume Balagueró, and Jon Amiel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Yōjirō Takita ranks 378. Before him are Vijay Mallya, Sam Simon, Andy Bechtolsheim, Helge Schneider, Julie Hagerty, and Fang Fang. After him are Apisai Ielemia, King Kong Bundy, Glynis Barber, Leslie Jordan, Jan Poortvliet, and Paul Stoddart.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yōjirō Takita ranks 1,435 out of 6,245. Before him are Hiroshi Ochiai (1946), Ai Iijima (1972), Yoshimasa Hayashi (1961), Takao Kawaguchi (1950), Sanae Mishima (1957), and Junichi Masuda (1968). After him are Rica Matsumoto (1968), Kouta Hirano (1973), Sueo Ōe (1914), Marie Kondo (1984), Nigo (1970), and Hisashi Kimura (1870).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Yōjirō Takita ranks 51. Before him are Shinya Tsukamoto (1960), Kei Kumai (1930), Kihachi Okamoto (1924), Naomi Kawase (1969), Shunji Iwai (1963), and Shinichirō Watanabe (1965). After him are Ryusuke Hamaguchi (1978), Hiromasa Yonebayashi (1973), Takashi Shimizu (1972), Jun'ichi Kōuchi (1886), Hiroyuki Imaishi (1971), and Noriyuki Abe (1961).

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