FILM DIRECTOR

Yoshiaki Kawajiri

1950 - Today

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Yoshiaki Kawajiri (川尻 善昭, Kawajiri Yoshiaki; born November 18, 1950) is a Japanese writer, director, storyboard artist and animator. A co-founder of the anime studio Madhouse, he is best known as the director of Wicked City, Ninja Scroll, and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshiaki Kawajiri is the 616th most popular film director (up from 623rd in 2019), the 943rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 917th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Japanese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Yoshiaki Kawajiri ranks 616 out of 2,041. Before him are Stan Winston, Gore Verbinski, Arnold Fanck, King Hu, Luca Guadagnino, and Thelma Schoonmaker. After him are Henning Carlsen, Mario Camerini, Im Kwon-taek, Lawrence Kasdan, Paul Thomas Anderson, and John Stagliano.

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Among people born in 1950, Yoshiaki Kawajiri ranks 225. Before him are Richard Bandler, Bernie Taupin, David Cassidy, Daria Nicolodi, Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, and Tommy Aldridge. After him are Humberto Coelho, Edgar Savisaar, Abdurrahim El-Keib, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Bill Irwin, and Dee Dee Bridgewater.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoshiaki Kawajiri ranks 943 out of 6,245. Before him are Tetsuo Sugamata (1957), Masujiro Nishida (1899), Kyuichi Tokuda (1894), Yasuhiko Okudera (1952), Arima Harunobu (1567), and Tomoji Tanabe (1895). After him are Mitsuo Watanabe (1953), Gyoji Matsumoto (1934), Kazuo Saito (1951), Shunsuke Nakamura (1978), Shigeru Umebayashi (1951), and Yoshitomo Nara (1959).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Yoshiaki Kawajiri ranks 29. Before him are Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927), Hiroshi Inagaki (1905), Gorō Miyazaki (1967), Osamu Dezaki (1943), Seijun Suzuki (1923), and Kaneto Shindo (1912). After him are Keisuke Kinoshita (1912), Yoji Yamada (1931), Jun'ichi Kōuchi (1886), Tomoyuki Tanaka (1910), Rintaro (1941), and Mamoru Hosoda (1967).

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