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Yamada Yoji graduated Tokyo University in 1954, the year he joined Shochiku as an assistant director. In 1969, he launched the popular "Tora-san" series, the world's longest theatrical film series. "The Twilight Samurai" ( The Twilight Samurai) marks his 77th film as well as his 41th year as a director since his first film in 1961: Nikai no Tanin (Stranger Upstairs). See full bio »

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2014 The Little House (screenplay) (filming)
 
2013 Tokyo kazoku (screenplay)
 
2011 The Yellow Handkerchief (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
2010 Kyoto Story (original story / screenplay)
 
2010 About Her Brother (screenplay)
 
2009 Free and Easy 20 (screenplay)
 
2008 Kabei: Our Mother (adaptation)
 
2007 Free and Easy 18 (adaptation)
 
2006 Love and Honor (written by)
 
2006 Sea Without Exit (screenplay)
 
2006 Tsuribaka nisshi 17
 
2005 Sokoku (TV movie) (story)
 
2005 Tsuribaka nisshi 16
 
2004 The Hidden Blade (screenplay)
 
2004 Tsuribaka nisshi 15: Hama-chan ni asu wa nai?
 
2003 Tsuribaka nisshi 14 (writer)
 
2002 The Twilight Samurai (screenplay)
 
2002 Tsuribaka nisshi 13: Hama-chan kiki ippatsu!
 
2001 Tsuribaka nisshi 12: Shijo saidai no kyuka
 
2000 A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen (screenplay)
 
2000 Free and Easy 11
 
1998 Hana no oedo no Tsuribaka Nisshi (writer)
 
1998 Gakko III (writer)
 
1998 Tsuribaka Nisshi 10 (writer)
 
1997 Shin sarariiman senka
 
1997 Tsuribaka nisshi 9
 
1996 Gakko II
 
1996 Free and Easy 8
 
1995 Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kurenai no hana
 
1994 Otoko wa tsurai yo: Haikei, Kuruma Torajiro sama
 
1994 Tsuribaka nisshi 7
 
1994 Free & Easy Special Version
 
1994 A Class to Remember (screenplay / story)
 
1993 Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no endan (writer)
 
1993 Tsuribaka nisshi 6 (writer)
 
1992 Tora-San Makes Excuses
 
1992 Tsuribaka nisshi 5
 
1991 Tsuribaka nisshi 4
 
1991 Tora-san Confesses
 
1991 My Sons
 
1990 Tora-san Takes a Vacation
 
1990 Free and Easy 3
 
1989 Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boku no ojisan (writer)
 
1989 Free and Easy II (writer)
 
1989 Harasu no ita hibi (writer)
 
1989 Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kokoro no tabiji (writer)
 
1988 Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (writer)
 
1988 Free and Easy (writer)
 
1988 Hope and Pain (writer)
 
1988 Lady Camellia (writer)
 
1987 Tora-san Plays Daddy
 
1987 Tora-san Goes North (characters / screenplay)
 
1986 Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
 
1986 Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
 
1985 Tora-san's Island Encounter
 
1985 Tora-san, the Go-between (characters / written by)
 
1984 Tora-san's Forbidden Love (characters / written by)
 
1984 Marriage Counselor Tora-san
 
1983 Tora-san Goes Religious? (writer)
 
1983 Tora-san's Song of Love (characters / written by)
 
1983 Matsumoto Seichô no Zero no shôten (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1982 Tora-san, the Expert (characters / written by)
 
1982 Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
 
1981 Tora-san's Promise
 
1981 Tora-san's Love in Osaka (characters / written by)
 
1980 Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamome uta
 
1980 A Distant Cry from Spring (screenplay / story)
 
1980 Tora's Tropical Fever
 
1979 Tora-san's Dream of Spring (characters / screenplay / story)
 
1979 Tora-san, the Matchmaker (characters / written by)
 
1978 Talk of the Town Tora-san (characters / written by)
 
1978 Stage-struck Tora-san (writer)
 
1977 Tora-san Plays Cupid
 
1977 Tora-san Meets His Lordship (written by)
 
1976 Tora's Pure Love (creator / written by)
 
1976 Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
 
1976 The Village
 
1976 Two Iida
 
1975 Tora-san, the Intellectual
 
1975 Tora-san's Rise and Fall
 
1974 Tora-san's Lullaby
 
1974 The Castle of Sand
 
1974 Tora-san's Lovesick
 
1974 Tokyo do mannaka (screenplay)
 
1973 Tora-san Loves an Artist (writer)
 
1973 Tora-san's Forget Me Not (writer)
 
1972 Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
 
1972 Tora-san's Dear Old Home
 
1972 Home from the Sea (screenplay / story)
 
1971 Tora-san's Love Call
 
1971 Kigeki onna wa otoko no furusatoyo
 
1971 Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
 
1971 Tora-san's Shattered Romance
 
1970 Where Spring Comes Late (screenplay / story)
 
1970 Tora-san's Runaway
 
1970 Tora-san's Grand Scheme (story)
 
1970 Tora-san, His Tender Love
 
1969 Tora-San's Cherished Mother (characters / written by)
 
1969 Am I Trying (characters / written by)
 
1969 Kigeki ippatsu dai hisshou (screenplay)
 
1968 Otoko wa tsurai yo (TV series) (written by)
 
1968 Fukeba tobuyona otokodaga (writer)
 
1968 I, the Executioner (writer)
 
1967 Onna no issho
 
1966 Warm Current (screenplay)
 
1966 Un ga yokerya
 
1966 Natsukashii furaibo (screenplay)
 
1964 Baka ga tanku de yatte kuru
 
1964 Baka marudashi
 
1963 Shitamachi no taiyô (writer)
 
1961 Zero no shôten
 
1960 Kiiroi sakurambo (screenplay)
 
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2014 The Little House (filming)
 
2013 Tokyo kazoku
 
2010 Kyoto Story
 
2010 About Her Brother
 
2008 Kabei: Our Mother
 
2006 Love and Honor
 
2004 The Hidden Blade
 
2002 The Twilight Samurai
 
2000 A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen
 
1998 Gakko III
 
1996 Niji o tsukamu otoko
 
1996 Gakko II
 
1995 Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kurenai no hana
 
1994 Otoko wa tsurai yo: Haikei, Kuruma Torajiro sama
 
1994 A Class to Remember
 
1993 Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no endan
 
1992 Tora-San Makes Excuses
 
1991 Tora-san Confesses
 
1991 My Sons
 
1990 Tora-san Takes a Vacation
 
1989 Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boku no ojisan
 
1989 Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kokoro no tabiji
 
1988 Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
 
1988 Hope and Pain
 
1987 Tora-san Plays Daddy
 
1987 Tora-san Goes North
 
1986 Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
 
1986 Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
 
1985 Tora-san's Island Encounter
 
1985 Tora-san, the Go-between
 
1984 Tora-san's Forbidden Love
 
1984 Marriage Counselor Tora-san
 
1983 Tora-san Goes Religious?
 
1983 Tora-san's Song of Love
 
1982 Tora-san, the Expert
 
1982 Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
 
1981 Tora-san's Promise
 
1981 Tora-san's Love in Osaka
 
1980 Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamome uta
 
1980 A Distant Cry from Spring
 
1980 Tora's Tropical Fever
 
1979 Tora-san's Dream of Spring
 
1979 Tora-san, the Matchmaker
 
1978 Talk of the Town Tora-san
 
1978 Stage-struck Tora-san
 
1977 Tora-san Plays Cupid
 
1977 The Yellow Handkerchief
 
1977 Tora-san Meets His Lordship
 
1976 Tora's Pure Love
 
1976 Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
 
1976 The Village
 
1975 Tora-san, the Intellectual
 
1975 Tora-san's Rise and Fall
 
1974 Tora-san's Lullaby
 
1974 Tora-san's Lovesick
 
1973 Tora-san Loves an Artist
 
1973 Tora-san's Forget Me Not
 
1972 Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
 
1972 Tora-san's Dear Old Home
 
1972 Furusato
 
1972 Home from the Sea
 
1971 Tora-san's Love Call
 
1971 Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
 
1971 Tora-san's Shattered Romance
 
1970 Where Spring Comes Late
 
1970 Tora-san's Runaway
 
1969 Tora-San's Cherished Mother
 
1969 Am I Trying
 
1969 Kigeki ippatsu dai hisshou
 
1968 Fukeba tobuyona otokodaga
 
1968 Ippatsu daiboken
 
1966 Un ga yokerya
 
1966 Natsukashii furaibo
 
1965 Kiri no hata
 
1964 Iikagen baka
 
1964 Baka ga tanku de yatte kuru
 
1964 Baka marudashi
 
1963 Shitamachi no taiyô
 
1961 Nikai no tanin
 
Show ShowSelf (15 titles)
2013 The 36th Annual Japan Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2012 The 63rd Annual NHK kôhaku uta gassen (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 81 sai Yamada Yôji kantoku eiga wo tsukuru (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Gareki ni tatsu kiiroi hankachi - Yamada Yôji shinsai to mukiau (TV documentary)
 
2011 The 34th Annual Japan Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2009 Today's Close Up (TV series)
Himself
– Manga and War (2009) … Himself
 
2007 100 Nen Interview (TV series)
Himself
– Yamada Yôji (2007) … Himself
 
2006 ETV Special (TV series documentary)
– What's Wrong with Making Money? (2006)
 
2006 Ichibun: Takuya Kimura (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 What's a Director? (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Atsumi Kiyoshi no shôzô: Shirarezaru yakusha jinsei (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Atsumi Kiyoshi no Tora-san kinzoku 25 nen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Akira Kurosawa Making 'Rhapsody in August' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1981 The 4th Annual Japan Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1978 The 1st Annual Japan Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
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2010 Cinemaholic (TV series)
 

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