Directing
Yoji Yamada
- Career
Active from 1957 to 2025, busiest in 1966 with 5 main titles.
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
The Twilight Samurai87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.5, average 4.8
- Crime1.7, average 3.6
- Violence2.3, average 4.1
- Scare0.8, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 16
- Japanese Cinema 11
- Gentle Humor 8
- Nostalgic 8
- Coming-of-Age 6
- Nostalgic Charm 6
- Situational Humor 6
- Melancholy 6
- Slice of Life 5
- Tora-san Series 5
- Japanese Comedy 5
- Family Dynamics 5
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- IIwao IshiiEditorThe Twilight Samurai, What a Wonderful Family! 2, The Yellow Handkerchief, Love and Honor, The Little House, +64 more
Chieko BaishoActorTokyo Taxi, The Yellow Handkerchief, The Little House, Kabei: Our Mother, Tora-san, the Good Samaritan, +63 more- TTetsuo TakahaCinematographerThe Yellow Handkerchief, Tora-san, the Good Samaritan, A Class to Remember, Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies, A Distant Cry from Spring, +63 more
- YYoshitaka AsamaWriterThe Twilight Samurai, The Yellow Handkerchief, Tora-san, the Good Samaritan, A Class to Remember, Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies, +55 more
Kiyoshi AtsumiActorThe Yellow Handkerchief, Tora-san, the Good Samaritan, Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies, Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset, Tora-san, the Go-Between, +51 more
Naozumi YamamotoComposerTora-san, the Good Samaritan, Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies, Tora-san, the Go-Between, Tora-san Makes Excuses, Tora-san's Matchmaker, +48 more
Gin MaedaActorTora-san, the Good Samaritan, Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset, Tora-san, the Go-Between, Tora-san Makes Excuses, Tora-san's Matchmaker, +46 more
Chieko MisakiActorTora-san, the Good Samaritan, Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset, Tora-san, the Go-Between, Tora-san Makes Excuses, Tora-san's Matchmaker, +44 more
Hisao DazaiActorThe Yellow Handkerchief, Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset, Tora-san, the Go-Between, Tora-san Makes Excuses, Tora-san's Matchmaker, +44 more
Gajirō SatōActorTora-san's Sunrise and Sunset, Tora-san, the Go-Between, Tora-san Makes Excuses, Tora-san's Matchmaker, Tora-san Plays Daddy, +44 more
Masami ShimojōActorTora-san's Sunrise and Sunset, Tora-san, the Go-Between, Tora-san Makes Excuses, Tora-san's Matchmaker, Tora-san Plays Daddy, +31 more
Chishū RyūActorTora-san's Sunrise and Sunset, Tora-san, the Go-Between, Tora-san Makes Excuses, Where Spring Comes Late, Tora-san's Tropical Fever, +26 more
Movies and TV shows
1582020s
6 titles · average score 67
GoodWatch score 73Screenplay, Director
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GoodWatch score 64Director, Screenplay
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GoodWatch score 64Director, Screenplay
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2010s
13 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch score 73Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 72Director, Screenplay
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GoodWatch score 70Screenplay, Director
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GoodWatch score 68Director, Screenplay
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GoodWatch score 67Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 65Screenplay, Story
2000s
13 titles · average score 78
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GoodWatch score 63Original Film Writer
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GoodWatch score 78Screenplay, Director
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1990s
26 titles · average score 74
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GoodWatch score 72Screenplay, Director
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GoodWatch score 76Screenplay, Director
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1980s
27 titles · average score 71
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GoodWatch score 68Director, Writer
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GoodWatch score 75Director, Screenplay
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1970s
34 titles · average score 73
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GoodWatch score 72Director, Screenplay
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GoodWatch score 73Screenplay
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GoodWatch score 72Director, Screenplay
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GoodWatch score 76Screenplay, Director
GoodWatch score 73Screenplay, Director
1960s
34 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch score 73Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 69Original Story, Director
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GoodWatch score 72Writer
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GoodWatch score 72Director
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GoodWatch score 65Screenplay
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1950s
5 titles
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