FILM DIRECTOR

Shunji Iwai

1963 - Today

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

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shunji Iwai is the 1,178th most popular film director (up from 1,235th in 2019), the 1,479th 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 1,178 out of 2,041Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Shunji Iwai ranks 324Before him are Alexandra Paul, Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, Gabi Balint, Johnny Marr, Stanley Menzo, and Stefano Modena. After him are Grzegorz Schetyna, Erik King, Mark Hughes, Maurício Gugelmin, Roberto Mussi, and Jia Xiuquan.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shunji Iwai ranks 1,479 out of 6,245Before him are Kōichi Yamadera (1961), Taiki Tsuruno (1990), Kazunori Yamauchi (1967), Yoshihisa Yoshikawa (1936), Masaaki Suzuki (1954), and Takeshi Honda (1981). After him are Kikuko Inoue (1964), Ken Sugimori (1966), Takamasa Yamazaki (1992), Kenjiro Tsuda (1971), Motonobu Tako (1972), and Nobuhisa Isono (1974).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Shunji Iwai ranks 50Before him are Yasushi Akimoto (1958), Sion Sono (1961), Yasuzo Masumura (1924), Kihachi Okamoto (1924), Kei Kumai (1930), and Masaaki Yuasa (1965). After him are Yōjirō Takita (1955), Naomi Kawase (1969), Takashi Shimizu (1972), Hiromasa Yonebayashi (1973), Ryusuke Hamaguchi (1978), and Hiroyuki Imaishi (1971).