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Cinema Italiano vs Korean Cinema

Row by row, the person who holds a rank in Cinema Italiano beside the person who holds the same rank in Korean Cinema, on the same star power score computed inside each industry. Two names on a row hold comparable standing at home. That is all it says: nothing about style or talent, and no box office across industries, where a dollar means different things.

Cinema Italiano#Korean Cinema
Paola CortellesiActor · There's Still Tomorrow1Ha Jung-wooActor · Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
Checco ZaloneActor · Where Am I Going?2Don LeeActor · Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
Gennaro NunzianteDirector · Where Am I Going?3Yoo Hai-jinActor · The King's Warden
Paolo GenoveseDirector · Perfect Strangers4Song Kang-hoActor · Parasite
Roberto BenigniActor · Life Is Beautiful5Hwang Jung-minActor · Ode to My Father
Emanuela FanelliActor · There's Still Tomorrow6Oh Dal-suActor · Ode to My Father
Edoardo LeoActor · Perfect Strangers7Cho Yeo-jeongActor · Parasite
Sonia BergamascoActor · Where Am I Going?8Lee Byung-hunActor · Inside Men
Nanni MorettiDirector · We Have a Pope9Lee Dong-hwiActor · Extreme Job
Ferzan ÖzpetekDirector · Diamonds10Ryu Seung-ryongActor · The Admiral: Roaring Currents
Romana Maggiora VerganoActor · There's Still Tomorrow11Choi Min-sikActor · The Admiral: Roaring Currents
Alessandro SianiActor · Welcome to the South12Ryoo Seung-wanDirector · Veteran
Carlo VerdoneActor · The Great Beauty13Kim Yong-hwaDirector · Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
Valerio MastandreaActor · There's Still Tomorrow14Park Ji-hwanActor · The Roundup
Riccardo MilaniDirector · Like a Cat on a Highway15Bong Joon-hoDirector · Parasite
Antonio AlbaneseActor · Like a Cat on a Highway16Son Ye-jinActor · The Pirates
Marco GialliniActor · Perfect Strangers17Choi Woo-shikActor · Parasite
Paolo SorrentinoDirector · The Great Beauty18Kim Yun-seokActor · The Thieves
Valentina LodoviniActor · Welcome to the South19Choi Gwi-hwaActor · The Roundup
Jasmine TrincaActor · Diamonds20Kim Hyang-giActor · Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
Claudio BisioActor · Welcome to the South21Kim Moo-yulActor · The Roundup: Punishment
Angela FinocchiaroActor · Welcome to the South22Yoo Ji-taeActor · The King's Warden
Barbora BobuľováActor · The Immature23Cho Jung-seokActor · EXIT
Luca MinieroDirector · Welcome to the South24Lee Sun-kyunActor · Parasite
Fabio De LuigiActor · The Worst Week of My Life25Lee Sang-yongDirector · The Roundup
The method, in full

How the two lists were built

The same score
Star power: the gross of the films a person led, how that run held up, how many there were, how recent, and how audiences rated them.
Computed separately
Each score is a percentile inside its own industry, so Cinema Italiano names are scored against Cinema Italiano and Korean Cinema names against Korean Cinema.
How to read a row
Because every industry is scored against itself, rank 25 in Cinema Italiano and rank 25 in Korean Cinema are the same fact about different places: the 25th biggest name at home. Neither number says anything about the other industry.
Who qualifies
At least 2 led films, which is what it takes for a percentile to mean anything.

Gross and rating as reported on TMDB and Wikipedia 121 Cinema Italiano names and 192 Korean Cinema names are ranked, so the lists run out at different lengths.