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Yoji Yamada

April 14, 2024

Yoji Yamada (山田 洋次, Yamada Yōji, born 13 September 1931) is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy (The Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade and Love and Honor).

Yōji Yamada
山田 洋次
Yoji Yamada at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2019
Born (1931-09-13) 13 September 1931 (age 92)
Toyonaka, Japan
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1961–present
Japanese name
Hiraganaやまだ ようじ
Katakanaヤマダ ヨウジ
Transcriptions
RomanizationYamada Yōji

Biography edit

He was born in Osaka, but due to his father's job as an engineer for the South Manchuria Railway, he was brought up in Dalian, China. from the age of two.[citation needed] Following the end of World War II, he returned to Japan and subsequently 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.[citation needed]

He 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,[1] and is currently a guest professor of Ritsumeikan University.[2]

Tora-san series edit

Known in Japan under the title Otoko wa Tsurai yo, his Tora-san series features traveling merchant Torajirō, who is always unlucky in love. Since the lead role in every Tora-san movie was played by Kiyoshi Atsumi, his death in 1996 put an end to the series and Yamada moved on to other movies. Although Yamada is known for his long-running series of movies—four films in the A Class to Remember series, 13 in the Free and Easy (Tsuribaka Nisshi) series—none has reached the prolific numbers of the Tora-san series. Over a period of about 25 years, 48 Tora-san films were made, all of them starring Atsumi, and the majority written and directed by Yamada.

Notable awards edit

His movies have won the Best Picture award at the Japanese Academy Awards four times: in 1977 for The Yellow Handkerchief, in 1991 for My Sons, in 1993 for A Class to Remember, and in 2002 for The Twilight Samurai, which was nominated for the 76th Academy Awards' Best Foreign Language Film. He won the Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year three times. His 1984 film, Tora-san's Forbidden Love, was nominated for the Golden Prize at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.[3]

His 2004 film, The Hidden Blade, was nominated for sixteen awards and won three.[citation needed] In 2010, Yamada was honored at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival with a screening of his latest film Otōto during the awards ceremony, as well as receiving a Berlinale Camera award for his numerous contributions to the festival's program.[4]

Works edit

Films edit

Screenplays edit

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ (in Japanese). Nihon eiga kantoku kyōkai. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  3. ^ . MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Berlinale website". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  5. ^ "キネマの神様". eiga.com. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "山田洋次監督の新作、主演は吉永小百合＆大泉洋！『こんにちは、母さん』来年9月公開". Cinematoday. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "宮崎駿、アニメ監督初の文化功労者に選ばれ自戒". Cinematoday. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

External links edit

  • Yoji Yamada at IMDb
  • Profile at Japan Zone; accessed 17 July 2020
  • JMDb Listing; accessed 17 July 2020 (in Japanese)
  • Schilling, Mark (31 January 2008). "YOJI YAMADA: Voice of dissent revives forgotten war memories". The Japan Times. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

April 14, 2024
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Yoji Yamada 山田 洋次 Yamada Yōji born 13 September 1931 is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy The Twilight Samurai The Hidden Blade and Love and Honor Yōji Yamada山田 洋次Yoji Yamada at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2019Born 1931 09 13 13 September 1931 age 92 Toyonaka JapanOccupation s Film director screenwriterYears active1961 presentJapanese nameHiraganaやまだ ようじKatakanaヤマダ ヨウジTranscriptionsRomanizationYamada Yōji Contents 1 Biography 2 Tora san series 3 Notable awards 4 Works 4 1 Films 4 2 Screenplays 5 Honours 6 References 7 External linksBiography editHe was born in Osaka but due to his father s job as an engineer for the South Manchuria Railway he was brought up in Dalian China from the age of two citation needed Following the end of World War II he returned to Japan and subsequently 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 citation needed He 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 1 and is currently a guest professor of Ritsumeikan University 2 Tora san series editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Yoji Yamada news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Known in Japan under the title Otoko wa Tsurai yo his Tora san series features traveling merchant Torajirō who is always unlucky in love Since the lead role in every Tora san movie was played by Kiyoshi Atsumi his death in 1996 put an end to the series and Yamada moved on to other movies Although Yamada is known for his long running series of movies four films in the A Class to Remember series 13 in the Free and Easy Tsuribaka Nisshi series none has reached the prolific numbers of the Tora san series Over a period of about 25 years 48 Tora san films were made all of them starring Atsumi and the majority written and directed by Yamada Notable awards editHis movies have won the Best Picture award at the Japanese Academy Awards four times in 1977 for The Yellow Handkerchief in 1991 for My Sons in 1993 for A Class to Remember and in 2002 for The Twilight Samurai which was nominated for the 76th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film He won the Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year three times His 1984 film Tora san s Forbidden Love was nominated for the Golden Prize at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival 3 His 2004 film The Hidden Blade was nominated for sixteen awards and won three citation needed In 2010 Yamada was honored at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival with a screening of his latest film Otōto during the awards ceremony as well as receiving a Berlinale Camera award for his numerous contributions to the festival s program 4 Works editFilms edit Nikai no Tanin 1961 Shitamachi no Taiyo 1963 Baka Marudashi 1964 Iikagen Baka 1964 Baka ga Sensha de Yattekuru 1964 Kiri no Hata 1965 Un ga Yokerya 1966 Natsukashii Furaibō 1966 Kyu chan no Dekkai Yume 1967 Ai no Sanka 1967 Kigeki Ippatsu Shobu 1967 Hana Hajime no Ippatsu Daibōken 1968 Fukeba Tobuyona Otoko daga 1968 Kigeki Ippatsu Daihissho 1969 It s Tough Being a Man 1969 Tora San s Cherished Mother 1969 Tora san s Runaway 1970 Kazoku Family 1970 Tora san s Shattered Romance 1971 Tora san the Good Samaritan 1971 Tora san s Love Call 1971 Tora san s Dear Old Home 1972 Tora san s Dream Come True 1972 Home From The Sea 1972 Tora san s Forget Me Not 1973 Tora san Loves an Artist 1973 Tora san s Lovesick 1974 Tora san s Lullaby 1974 Tora san s Rise and Fall 1975 Tora san the Intellectual 1975 Harakara 1975 Tora san s Sunrise and Sunset 1976 Tora s Pure Love 1976 Tora san Meets His Lordship 1977 Tora san Plays Cupid 1977 The Yellow Handkerchief 1977 Stage Struck Tora san 1978 Talk of the Town Tora san 1978 Tora san the Matchmaker 1979 Tora san s Dream of Spring 1979 Tora s Tropical Fever 1980 Foster Daddy Tora 1980 A Distant Cry from Spring 1980 Tora san s Love in Osaka 1981 Shunmao Monogatari Taotao 1981 Tora san s Promise 1981 Hearts and Flowers for Tora san 1982 Tora san the Expert 1982 Tora san s Song of Love 1983 Tora san Goes Religious 1983 Marriage Counselor Tora san 1984 Tora san the Go Between 1985 Tora san s Island Encounter 1985 Tora san s Bluebird Fantasy 1986 Final Take 1986 Tora san Goes North 1987 Tora san Plays Daddy 1987 Tora san s Salad Day Memorial 1988 Hope and Pain 1988 Tora San Goes to Vienna 1989 Tora san My Uncle 1989 Tora san Takes a Vacation 1990 My Sons 1991 Tora san Confesses 1991 Tora San Makes Excuses 1992 A Class to Remember 1993 Tora san s Matchmaker 1993 Tora san s Easy Advice 1994 Tora san to the Rescue 1995 A Class to Remember II 1996 Niji wo Tsukamu Otoko 1996 Niji wo Tsukamu Otoko Nangoku Funtō hen 1997 A Class to Remember III 1998 A Class to Remember IV 2000 Twilight Samurai 2002 The Hidden Blade 2004 Love and Honor 2006 Kabei Our Mother 2008 Otōto 2010 Kyoto Story 2010 Tokyo Family 2013 The Little House 2014 Nagasaki Memories of My Son 2015 What a Wonderful Family 2016 What a Wonderful Family 2 2017 What a Wonderful Family 3 My Wife My Life 2018 Tora san Wish You Were Here 2019 It s a Flickering Life 2021 5 Mom Is That You 2023 6 Screenplays edit Castle of Sand 1974 Tsuribaka Nisshi Series 1988 2009 Deguchi no Nai Umi 2006 Honours editMedal with Purple Ribbon 1996 Order of the Rising Sun 4th Class Gold Rays with Rosette 2002 Person of Cultural Merit 2004 7 Order of Culture 2012 7 Honorary citizen of Tokyo 2014 References edit Nihon eiga kantoku kyōkai nenpyō in Japanese Nihon eiga kantoku kyōkai Archived from the original on 26 July 2010 Retrieved 17 August 2010 立命館大学 映像学部 最新ニュース Archived from the original on 2012 11 30 Retrieved 2010 02 09 14th Moscow International Film Festival 1985 MIFF Archived from the original on 16 March 2013 Retrieved 9 February 2013 Berlinale website Retrieved 22 February 2010 キネマの神様 eiga com Retrieved April 28 2021 山田洋次監督の新作 主演は吉永小百合 大泉洋 こんにちは 母さん 来年9月公開 Cinematoday Retrieved October 3 2022 a b 宮崎駿 アニメ監督初の文化功労者に選ばれ自戒 Cinematoday Retrieved January 19 2021 External links editYoji Yamada at IMDb Profile at Japan Zone accessed 17 July 2020 JMDb Listing accessed 17 July 2020 in Japanese Schilling Mark 31 January 2008 YOJI YAMADA Voice of dissent revives forgotten war memories The Japan Times Retrieved 17 July 2020 Portals nbsp Japan nbsp Film Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yoji Yamada amp oldid 1188437889, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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