FILM DIRECTOR

Edward Yang

1947 - 2007

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Edward Yang (Chinese: 楊德昌; pinyin: Yáng Déchāng; November 6, 1947 – June 29, 2007) was a Taiwanese and American filmmaker. He rose to prominence as a pioneer in the Taiwanese New Wave of the 1980s, alongside fellow auteurs Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang. Yang was regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Taiwanese cinema. He won the Best Director Award at Cannes for his 2000 film Yi Yi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Yang is the 358th most popular film director (up from 390th in 2019), the 493rd most popular biography from China (up from 559th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Chinese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Edward Yang ranks 358 out of 2,041. Before him are Dušan Makavejev, Jean Rouch, George Albert Smith, Emilio Fernández, Fernando Meirelles, and Makoto Shinkai. After him are Alexander Sokurov, Héctor Babenco, Eldar Ryazanov, Veljko Bulajić, Chris Sanders, and Lotte Reiniger.

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Among people born in 1947, Edward Yang ranks 183. Before him are Alain Connes, Robert M. Parker Jr., David Byron, Helena Vondráčková, Mesut Yılmaz, and Kerry Melville. After him are James Cosmo, João Braz de Aviz, Marion Ramsey, Babita, Sandie Shaw, and Zdeněk Zeman. Among people deceased in 2007, Edward Yang ranks 103. Before him are Pierre Messmer, Viliam Schrojf, Floyd Westerman, Gianfranco Ferré, Julien Gracq, and Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark. After him are Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Raymond Barre, Kisho Kurokawa, Ian Stevenson, François-Xavier Ortoli, and Teddy Kollek.

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In China

Among people born in China, Edward Yang ranks 493 out of 1,610. Before him are Wang Bi (226), Shaohao (null), Ruan Ji (210), Tonyukuk (646), Dong Qichang (1555), and Zhang Juzheng (1525). After him are Shangguan Wan'er (664), Wang Qishan (1948), Ma Liang (187), Liu Bowen (1311), Jia Sidao (1213), and Zhang Chunqiao (1917).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, Edward Yang ranks 7. Before him are Zhang Yimou (1950), John Woo (1946), Wong Kar-wai (1958), Terence Young (1915), Yuen Woo-ping (1945), and Chen Kaige (1952). After him are Lo Wei (1918), Ann Hui (1947), King Hu (1932), Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952), Xie Jin (1923), and Jia Zhangke (1970).

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