Yôji Yamada
WriterDirectorSecond Unit or Assistant Director
- Born
- September 13, 1931
- Awards
- 59 wins, 111 nominations
Yamada Yoji graduated Tokyo University in 1954, the year he joined Shochiku as an assistant director. In 1969, he launched the popular "Tora-san" series, the world's longest theatrical film series. "The Twilight Samurai" (The Twilight Samurai (2002)) marks his 77th film as well as his 41th year as a…
Biography
Director
 Tokyo Taxi(2025) |
 Mom, Is That You?!(2023) |
 It's a Flickering Life(2021) |
 Tora-san, Welcome Back!(2019) |
 What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life(2018) |
Writer
| Tokyo Taxi(2025) |
 Wagaya wa tanoshi(2025) |
| Mom, Is That You?!(2023) |
| It's a Flickering Life(2021) |
| Tora-san, Welcome Back!(2019) |
Editor
 Man and Cat(2001) |
Second Unit or Assistant Director
 One Way Ticket to Love(1960) |
Thanks
 Labyrinth of Cinema(2019) |
 Cities in Love(2015) |
 Moxina(2012) |
 The Yellow Handkerchief(2008) |
Self
| The Mysteries of Ozu: A Master Filmmaker's Enduring Legacy(2024)as Self - Director |
| Torasan fankurabu toradoshi supesharu!: Anata no torasan watashi no torasan(2022)as Self |
 Tetsuko no heya(1976)as Self |
| Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films(2019)as Self |
 Ken San(2016)as Self |
Archive Footage
| Moxina(2012)as Self |
| Cinemaholic(2004)as Self |
Known for
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