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Bong Joon-ho

1969 - Today

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Bong Joon Ho (Korean: 봉준호, Korean pronunciation: [poːŋ tɕuːnho → poːŋdʑunɦo]; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean filmmaker. His work is characterized by emphasis on social and class themes, genre-mixing, dark comedy, and sudden tone shifts. The recipient of numerous accolades, Bong has won three Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and five Asian Film Awards. In 2017, he was included on Metacritic's list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century, and in 2020, he was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time and among the Bloomberg 50. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bong Joon-ho is the 105th most popular film director (up from 420th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 110th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Bong Joon-ho ranks 105 out of 2,041. Before him are David Lean, René Clair, Andrzej Żuławski, Jacques Audiard, Jacques Tati, and Sidney Lumet. After him are John Huston, Zhang Yimou, Edwin S. Porter, George Cukor, Robert Altman, and Walter Hill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Bong Joon-ho ranks 13. Before him are Dave Bautista, Dave Grohl, Oliver Kahn, Gwen Stefani, Cate Blanchett, and Gabriel Batistuta. After him are Jennifer Aniston, Steffi Graf, Renée Zellweger, Javier Bardem, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Antonio Conte.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Bong Joon-ho ranks 47 out of 1,128. Before him are Han Kang (1970), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), Pak Hon-yong (1900), Dangun (-333), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), and Psy (1977). After him are Cha Bum-kun (1953), Chang Myon (1899), Myeongjong of Joseon (1534), Crown Prince Sado (1735), Hyejong of Goryeo (912), and Heonjong of Joseon (1827).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Korea

Among film directors born in South Korea, Bong Joon-ho ranks 1. After him are Kim Ki-duk (1960), Lee Chang-dong (1954), Hong Sang-soo (1960), Kim Jee-woon (1964), Im Kwon-taek (1936), Hwang Dong-hyuk (1971), Kim Ki-young (1919), Kwak Jae-yong (1959), Joseph Kahn (1972), Lee Cheol-ha (1970), and Na Hong-jin (1974).

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