The Directory
The filmmakers behind world cinema.
Every director in the Atlas, the auteurs whose influence runs through world cinema. Search by name or country, or browse by region.
East Asia
186 directors · 5 countries
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Akira Kurosawa
Japan
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Kenji Mizoguchi
Japan
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Hou Hsiao-hsien
Taiwan
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Wong Kar-wai
Hong Kong
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Hayao Miyazaki
Japan
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Bong Joon-ho
South Korea
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Ang Lee
Taiwan
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Zhang Yimou
China
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Tsai Ming-liang
Taiwan
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Jia Zhangke
China
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Edward Yang
Taiwan
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Masaki Kobayashi
Japan
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John Woo
Hong Kong
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Isao Takahata
Japan
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Katsuhiro Otomo
Japan
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Takeshi Kitano
Japan
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Nagisa Oshima
Japan
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Japan
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Hiroshi Teshigahara
Japan
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Chen Kaige
China
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Mikio Naruse
Japan
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Fei Mu
China
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Kazuo Hara
Japan
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Chloé Zhao
China