Yoji Yamada

Yoji Yamada

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1931-09-13 (93 years old)

Biography

Yoji Yamada (山田 洋次 Yamada Yōji, born September 13, 1931 in Toyonaka City, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films.


He was born in Osaka. But because of the work of his father, who was an engineer for the South Manchuria Railway, from the age of 2 he was brought up in Manchuria. Following the end of World War II, he came back to Japan and subsequently he lived in Yamagata Prefecture.


After receiving his degree from Tokyo University in 1954, he entered Shochiku and worked under Yoshitaro Nomura as a scriptwriter or as an assistant director.


He has won many awards throughout his lengthy career and is well respected in Japan and by critics throughout the world. He wrote his first screenplay in 1958, and directed his first movie in 1961. Yamada continues to make movies to this day.


He once served as president of the Directors Guild of Japan, and is currently a guest professor of Ritsumeikan University.

Filmography

all 157

Movies 153

Director 92

Writer 27

Screenplay 20

self 6

TV Shows 4

Creator 1

Director / Screenplay
TOKYO Taxi

TOKYO Taxi (2025)

Movie
Director / Screenplay
Mom, Is That You?!

Mom, Is That You?! (2023)

Movie
Director / Screenplay
The Little House

The Little House (2014)

Movie
Director / Screenplay
Tokyo Family

Tokyo Family (2013)

Movie
6
Story / Screenplay / Director
Kyoto Story

Kyoto Story (2010)

Movie
Director / Screenplay
About Her Brother

About Her Brother (2010)

Movie
Director / Screenplay
Love and Honor

Love and Honor (2006)

Movie
4.4
Director / Screenplay
The Hidden Blade

The Hidden Blade (2004)

Movie
4
Director / Screenplay
A Class to Remember

A Class to Remember (1993)

Movie
Director / Screenplay
My Sons

My Sons (1991)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988)

Movie
Director / Screenplay
Downtown Heroes

Downtown Heroes (1988)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Tora-san Plays Daddy

Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Tora-san Goes North

Tora-san Goes North (1987)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Tora-san's Island Encounter

Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Tora-san, the Go-Between

Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985)

Movie
Writer / Director / Original Story
Tora-san's Forbidden Love

Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Marriage Counselor Tora-san

Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984)

Movie
Director / Writer / Original Story
Tora-san Goes Religious?

Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Tora-san's Song of Love

Tora-san's Song of Love (1983)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Tora-san, the Expert

Tora-san, the Expert (1982)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Tora-san's Promise

Tora-san's Promise (1981)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Tora-san's Love in Osaka

Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Foster Daddy, Tora!

Foster Daddy, Tora! (1980)

Movie
Director / Writer
The Village

The Village (1976)

Movie
Director / Original Story / Screenplay
Tora-san's Forget Me Not

Tora-san's Forget Me Not (1973)

Movie
Director / Original Story / Screenplay
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972)

Movie
Director / Screenplay
Home from the Sea

Home from the Sea (1972)

Movie
Director / Original Story / Screenplay
Tora-san's Dear Old Home

Tora-san's Dear Old Home (1972)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Tora-san's Love Call

Tora-san's Love Call (1971)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Tora-san's Shattered Romance

Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971)

Movie
Director / Story / Screenplay
Where Spring Comes Late

Where Spring Comes Late (1970)

Movie
Original Story / Screenplay
Tora-san's Grand Scheme

Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970)

Movie
Screenplay / Original Story
Tora-san, His Tender Love

Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)

Movie
Original Story / Adaptation / Adaptation / Original Story
It's Tough Being a Man

It's Tough Being a Man (1968)

TV
Screenplay / Director
Song of Love

Song of Love (1967)

Movie
Director / Screenplay
The Lovable Tramp

The Lovable Tramp (1966)

Movie
Screenplay / Director
Gamblers' Luck

Gamblers' Luck (1966)

Movie
Director / Screenplay
The Honest Fool

The Honest Fool (1964)

Movie
Director / Screenplay
The Sunshine Girl

The Sunshine Girl (1963)

Movie
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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1931-09-13 (93 years old)

Birth Place
Toyonaka, Japan

Citizenships
Japan

Also Known As
山田 洋次, یوجی یامادا

Awards
Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Golden Arrow Award, Person of Cultural Merit, Kikuchi Kan Prize, Asahi Prize, Order of Culture, Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director, Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay, Mainichi Film Award for Best Director, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director

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