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Pete Docter
★ 7.7
5 films
Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American filmmaker and animator who has served as Pixar's chief creative officer (CCO) since 2018. He ...
Kazuya Tsurumaki
★ 7.7
9 films
Kazuya Tsurumaki is a Japanese anime director. He is the protégé of Hideaki Anno, and was a longtime animator at Gainax before leaving for Studio Khar...
Edward Yang
★ 7.7
7 films
Edward Yang (Chinese: 楊德昌; pinyin: Yáng Déchāng; November 6, 1947 – June 29, 2007) was a Taiwanese filmmaker. Yang, along with fellow auteurs Hou Hsia...
Chris Sanders
★ 7.6
5 films
Christopher Michael Sanders (born March 12, 1962) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. His credits include Lilo & Stitch (2002) and it...
Naoko Yamada
★ 7.6
5 films
Naoko Yamada (山田 尚子) is a Japanese animator, television and film director. Working at Kyoto Animation, she directed the K-On! and Tamako Market anime ...
Nobuhiro Doi
★ 7.6
6 films
Nobuhiro Doi (土井裕泰, Doi Nobuhiro) is a Japanese television and film director. Doi graduated from Waseda University School of Economics and Politics
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Quentin Tarantino
★ 7.6
13 films
Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s he ...
Tomohisa Taguchi
★ 7.6
5 films
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Toshiya Shinohara
★ 7.6
5 films
Kenji Mizoguchi
★ 7.6
8 films
Kenji Mizoguchi (May 16, 1898 – August 24, 1956) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His film Ugetsu (1953) won the Silver Lion at the Veni...
Takeshi Koike
★ 7.6
6 films
Takeshi Koike (小池健 Koike Takeshi, born January 26, 1968) is a Japanese animator, illustrator and film director.
Something of a protégée of Yoshiaki K...
Denis Villeneuve
★ 7.6
9 films
Denis Villeneuve OC CQ RCA OAL (French: [dənivilnœv]; born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He has received seven Canadian Screen Awards as w...
Béla Tarr
★ 7.6
5 films
Béla Tarr (born July 21, 1955) is an acclaimed Hungarian film director. Much of his work is marked by philosophical elements and a pessimistic view of...
Yasujirō Ozu
★ 7.6
14 films
Yasujirō Ozu was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He began his career during the era of silent films. Ozu first made a number of short comed...
Akira Kurosawa
★ 7.6
26 films
Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明) was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as ...
William Wyler
★ 7.6
7 films
William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born film director, producer, and screenwriter. Notable works include Ben-Hur (1959), The B...
Federico Fellini
★ 7.6
7 films
Federico Fellini, Knight Grand Cross (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993), was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Known for a distinct style ...
Lee Joon-ik
★ 7.5
5 films
Lee Joon-ik (이준익) is a South Korean film director, producer, and occasional actor. Best known for mega-hit King and the Clown (2005), Hope (2013), and...
Luis Buñuel
★ 7.5
8 films
Luis Buñuel Portolés (Spanish: [ˈlwis βuˈɲwel poɾtoˈles]; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and S...
Mikio Naruse
★ 7.5
5 films