FILM DIRECTOR

Hong Sang-soo

1960 - Today

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Hong Sang-soo (Korean: 홍상수; born 25 October 1960) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. An acclaimed and prolific filmmaker, Hong is known for his slow-paced films about love affairs and everyday dilemmas in contemporary South Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hong Sang-soo is the 543rd most popular film director (up from 837th in 2019), the 151st most popular biography from South Korea (up from 201st in 2019) and the 4th most popular South Korean Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hong Sang-soo ranks 543 out of 2,041. Before him are Derek Jarman, Robert Frank, Luis García Berlanga, George P. Cosmatos, Alexander Kluge, and Renato Castellani. After him are Amos Gitai, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Susanne Bier, André Hunebelle, Juraj Jakubisko, and László Benedek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Hong Sang-soo ranks 131. Before him are Julio César Romero, Benigno Aquino III, Angélique Kidjo, Tony Goldwyn, Werner Faymann, and Timothy Hutton. After him are Susanne Bier, Jennifer Rush, Michael Stipe, Tony Robbins, Abdellatif Kechiche, and Jane Lynch.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Hong Sang-soo ranks 151 out of 1,128. Before him are Ye Wanyong (1858), G-Dragon (1988), Yu Kil-chun (1856), Yi Kwang-su (1892), Lee Chang-dong (1954), and Lyuh Woon-hyung (1886). After him are Song Kang-ho (1967), RM (1994), Kim Jee-woon (1964), Na Hye-sok (1896), Heo Gyun (1569), and Jim Yong Kim (1959).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Korea

Among film directors born in South Korea, Hong Sang-soo ranks 4. Before him are Bong Joon-ho (1969), Kim Ki-duk (1960), and Lee Chang-dong (1954). After him are 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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