FILM DIRECTOR

Yeon Sang-ho

1978 - Today

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Yeon Sang-ho (born December 25, 1978) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He gained international popularity for working his adult animated films The King of Pigs (2011) and The Fake (2013), and the live-action film Train to Busan (2016), its animated prequel Seoul Station (2016) and live-action sequel Peninsula (2020), and first South Korean superhero film Psychokinesis (2018). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yeon Sang-ho is the 1,810th most popular film director (down from 1,710th in 2019), the 697th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 572nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular South Korean Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Yeon Sang-ho ranks 1,810 out of 2,041. Before him are Detlev Buck, Virgil Widrich, Oskar Roehler, Colin Trevorrow, Mia Hansen-Løve, and Charles Band. After him are Władysław Pasikowski, James DeMonaco, Mai Masri, Phedon Papamichael, Joshua Oppenheimer, and Nia DaCosta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Yeon Sang-ho ranks 499. Before him are Ola Gjeilo, Fernandão, Tinkara Kovač, Massamasso Tchangai, Omar Benson Miller, and Andrejs Rubins. After him are Franziska Giffey, Lisa Jakub, Adalto, Dominik Hrbatý, Charlie Weber, and Egoi Martínez.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yeon Sang-ho ranks 697 out of 1,128. Before him are Park So-yeon (1987), Oh Seong-ok (1972), Son Dam-bi (1983), Lee Tae-ho (1961), Cho Youn-jeong (1969), and Nam Ji-hyun (1995). After him are Oh Jin-hyek (1981), Kim Mi-soo (1992), Kim Woo-jin (1997), Nam Gyu-ri (1985), Hyolyn (1990), and Kang Jae-won (1965).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Korea

Among film directors born in South Korea, Yeon Sang-ho ranks 13. Before him are 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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