FILM DIRECTOR
Kwak Jae-yong
1959 - Today

Kwak Jae-yong
Kwak Jae-yong (born 22 May 1959) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He studied physics at Kyung Hee University. He achieved success with his debut film Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day in 1989, but the failure of his next two movies led to eight years of unemployment before a comeback with the smash-hit film My Sassy Girl in 2001. He is known for his fondness of love stories set in a mix of different genres. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kwak Jae-yong is the 1,412th most popular film director (down from 1,250th in 2019), the 396th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 308th in 2019) and the 9th most popular South Korean Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Kwak Jae-yong ranks 1,412 out of 2,041. Before him are Ole Bornedal, Frank Tashlin, Jon Avnet, Edvin Laine, Norman Z. McLeod, and Tom Shadyac. After him are Hugh Wilson, Jonathan Lynn, Elmer Clifton, Vasily Goncharov, Robert Lepage, and Oleg Sentsov.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOle Bornedal
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 1,406
Frank Tashlin
1913 - 1972
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 1,407
Jon Avnet
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 1,408
Edvin Laine
1905 - 1989
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 1,409
Norman Z. McLeod
1898 - 1964
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 1,410
Tom Shadyac
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 1,411
Kwak Jae-yong
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 1,412
Hugh Wilson
1943 - 2018
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 1,413
Jonathan Lynn
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 1,414
Elmer Clifton
1890 - 1949
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 1,415
Vasily Goncharov
1861 - 1915
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 1,416
Robert Lepage
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 1,417
Oleg Sentsov
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 1,418
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Kwak Jae-yong ranks 427. Before him are Ole Bornedal, Catherine Malabou, Ray Gillen, Alexandre Guimarães, Geoff Tate, and Vladimir Yashchenko. After him are Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Flavor Flav, José Luis Ábalos, José Gómez Mustelier, Alessandro Andrei, and Orlando Figes.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsOle Bornedal
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 421
Catherine Malabou
PHILOSOPHER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 422
Ray Gillen
SINGER
1959 - 1993
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 423
Alexandre Guimarães
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 424
Geoff Tate
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 425
Vladimir Yashchenko
ATHLETE
1959 - 1999
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 426
Kwak Jae-yong
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 427
Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
SKIER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 428
Flavor Flav
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 429
José Luis Ábalos
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 430
José Gómez Mustelier
BOXER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 431
Alessandro Andrei
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 432
Orlando Figes
HISTORIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 433
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Kwak Jae-yong ranks 396 out of 1,128. Before him are Kim Hyun-joo (1977), Lee Chung-yong (1988), Lim Ji-yeon (1990), Kim Se-jeong (1996), Rowoon (1996), and Ahn Jae-hyun (1987). After him are Chun Jung-myung (1980), Uhm Ji-won (1977), Seo Ji-hye (1984), Lee Hye-ri (1994), Faker (1996), and Leeteuk (1983).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsKim Hyun-joo
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 390
Lee Chung-yong
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 391
Lim Ji-yeon
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 392
Kim Se-jeong
SINGER
1996 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 393
Rowoon
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 394
Ahn Jae-hyun
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 395
Kwak Jae-yong
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 396
Chun Jung-myung
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 397
Uhm Ji-won
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 398
Seo Ji-hye
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 399
Lee Hye-ri
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 400
Faker
GAMER
1996 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 401
Leeteuk
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 402
Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Korea
Among film directors born in South Korea, Kwak Jae-yong ranks 9. Before him are Lee Chang-dong (1954), Hong Sang-soo (1960), Kim Jee-woon (1964), Im Kwon-taek (1936), Hwang Dong-hyuk (1971), and Kim Ki-young (1919). After him are Joseph Kahn (1972), Lee Cheol-ha (1970), Na Hong-jin (1974), and Yeon Sang-ho (1978).
Lee Chang-dong
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 3
Hong Sang-soo
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 4
Kim Jee-woon
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 5
Im Kwon-taek
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 6
Hwang Dong-hyuk
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 7
Kim Ki-young
1919 - 1998
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 8
Kwak Jae-yong
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 9
Joseph Kahn
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 10
Lee Cheol-ha
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 11
Na Hong-jin
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 12
Yeon Sang-ho
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 13