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Yojiro Takita
Born
4 December 1955
Place
Toyama, Japan
Directing

Yojiro Takita

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.

As director

Silence of Smoke

Silence of Smoke

2023 · Director
Sakura Guardian in the North

Sakura Guardian in the North

2018 · Director
The Last Recipe

The Last Recipe

2017 · Director
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

2012 · Director
Sanpei the Fisher Boy

Sanpei the Fisher Boy

2009 · Director
Making of "Departures"

Making of "Departures"

2009 · Director
Departures

Departures

2008 · Director
The Battery

The Battery

2007 · Director
Ashura

Ashura

2005 · Director
When the Last Sword Is Drawn

When the Last Sword Is Drawn

2003 · Director
Onmyoji II

Onmyoji II

2003 · Director
Onmyoji

Onmyoji

2001 · Director
The Exam

The Exam

1999 · Director
Secret

Secret

1999 · Director
Le Secret

Le Secret

1999 · Director
Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichi

Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichi

1997 · Director
The Tropical People

The Tropical People

1994 · Director
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark

1993 · Director
We Are Not Alone

We Are Not Alone

1993 · Director
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

1992 · Director
Let's Go to the Hospital

Let's Go to the Hospital

1990 · Director
The Yen Family

The Yen Family

1988 · Director
The Half Moon

The Half Moon

1987 · Director
No More Comics!

No More Comics!

1986 · Director
Time Adventure: 5 Seconds Til Climax

Time Adventure: 5 Seconds Til Climax

1986 · Director
Za mania: Kaikan seitai jikken

Za mania: Kaikan seitai jikken

1986 · Director
Exposed School Swimsuits

Exposed School Swimsuits

1986 · Director
Molester's Delivery Service

Molester's Delivery Service

1986 · Director
Molester's Train: Seiko's Ass

Molester's Train: Seiko's Ass

1985 · Director
Molester's Tour Bus

Molester's Tour Bus

1985 · Director

As actor

Making of "Departures"

Making of "Departures"

2009 · Himself

Rikon-zuma kaikan onanie

1992
Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio

Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio

1984 · Passenger on train
Groper's Last Train

Groper's Last Train

1978 · Kan'ichiro Ozu, a groper