Yojiro Takita

Director

Born: December 4, 1955 (age 70)
From: Toyama, Japan

Yojiro Takita (滝田洋二郎 Takita Yōjirō, born December 4, 1955) is a Japanese filmmaker. His 2008 film Departures (おくりびと Okuribito) won the Best Foreign Language Film at the U.S. 81st Academy Awards, in an upset over the Israeli Animated documentary, Waltz with Bashir. He also won the 2009 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, among other accolades, for the film.

Filmography (51)

Silence of Smoke (2023)
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Sakura Guardian in the North (2018)
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The Last Recipe (2017)
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Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012)
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Making of "Departures" (2009)
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Sanpei the Fisher Boy (2009)
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Departures (2008)
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The Battery (2007)
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Ashura (2005)
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Onmyoji II (2003)
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When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)
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Onmyoji (2001)
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Le Secret (1999)
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Secret (1999)
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The Exam (1999)
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Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichi (1997)
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The Tropical People (1994)
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The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark (1993)
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We Are Not Alone (1993)
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Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 (1992)
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Rikon-zuma kaikan onanie
Rikon-zuma kaikan onanie (1992)
Let's Go to the Hospital (1990)
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The Yen Family (1988)
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The Half Moon (1987)
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Time Adventure: 5 Seconds Til Climax (1986)
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Exposed School Swimsuits (1986)
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Molester's Delivery Service (1986)
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Za mania: Kaikan seitai jikken (1986)
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No More Comics! (1986)
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Zetsukin gyaru: Yaruki munmun (1985)
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