FILM DIRECTOR

Yeon Sang-ho

1978 - Today

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Yeon Sang-ho (born December 25, 1977) 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 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Yeon Sang-ho is the 1,842nd most popular film director (down from 1,711th in 2024), the 743rd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 571st in 2019) and the 14th most popular South Korean Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Yeon Sang-ho ranks 1,842 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, Javier Fesser, James DeMonaco, Mai Masri, Phedon Papamichael, and Joshua Oppenheimer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Yeon Sang-ho ranks 510. Before him are Massamasso Tchangai, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, Dee Hsu, Omar Benson Miller, Andrejs Rubins, and Katharina Wagner. After him are Franziska Giffey, Malin Crépin, Lisa Jakub, Adalto, Dominik Hrbatý, and Liv Strömquist.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yeon Sang-ho ranks 743 out of 1,128. Before him are Yoo In-young (1984), 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 14. 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). After him are Ryoo Seung-wan (1973), Celine Song (1988), and Jennifer Yuh Nelson (1972).

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