FILM DIRECTOR

Shunji Iwai

1963 - Today

Shunji Iwai

Shunji Iwai (Japanese: 岩井俊二, Hepburn: Iwai Shunji; born 24 January 1963) is a Japanese filmmaker, video artist, editor, and composer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Shunji Iwai is the 1,183rd most popular film director (up from 1,237th in 2024), the 1,481st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,404th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Japanese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Shunji Iwai ranks 1,183 out of 2,041. Before him are Carl Foreman, Ali Abbasi, Edgar Wright, Rachid Bouchareb, María Luisa Bemberg, and Jacques Baratier. After him are Luise Fleck, Roy Ward Baker, Mark Herman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Alan Ball, and John Pilger.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Carl Foreman
1914 - 1984
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 1,177
Ali Abbasi
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 1,178
Edgar Wright
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 1,179
Rachid Bouchareb
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 1,180
María Luisa Bemberg
1922 - 1995
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 1,181
Jacques Baratier
1918 - 2009
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 1,182
Shunji Iwai
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 1,183
Luise Fleck
1873 - 1950
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1,184
Roy Ward Baker
1916 - 2010
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1,185
Mark Herman
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1,186
Herschell Gordon Lewis
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1,187
Alan Ball
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1,188
John Pilger
1939 - 2023
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 1,189

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Shunji Iwai ranks 330. Before him are Alexandra Paul, Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, Gabi Balint, Johnny Marr, Stanley Menzo, and Stefano Modena. After him are Peter Mygind, Grzegorz Schetyna, Erik King, Mark Hughes, Martin Pfister, and Maurício Gugelmin.

Others Born in 1963

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Alexandra Paul
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 324
Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 325
Gabi Balint
COACH
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 326
Johnny Marr
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 327
Stanley Menzo
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 328
Stefano Modena
RACING DRIVER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 329
Shunji Iwai
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 330
Peter Mygind
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 331
Grzegorz Schetyna
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 332
Erik King
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 333
Mark Hughes
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 334
Martin Pfister
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 335
Maurício Gugelmin
RACING DRIVER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 336