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Yoji Yamada

9 films · 1969 to 2026
Born 13 September 1931, Toyonaka

Yoji Yamada is a Japanese filmmaker best known for his film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo and the Samurai Trilogy (The Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, and Love and Honor). He has directed 91 films, and is well regarded by critics around the world. His Tora-san series holds the Guinness World Record for the longest-running film series starring the same actor.

Biography adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Yoji Yamada

Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Films

The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai
2002
The Hidden Blade
The Hidden Blade
2004
Tokyo Family
Tokyo Family
2013
Love and Honor
Love and Honor
2006
What a Wonderful Family!
What a Wonderful Family!
2016
Kabei: Our Mother
Kabei: Our Mother
2008
A Distant Cry from Spring
A Distant Cry from Spring
1980
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
1969
Tokyo Taxi
Tokyo Taxi
2026

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