Directing
Yoji Yamada
- Titles
- 159movies3TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19572025
- Directed
- 91titles as director
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
The Twilight Samurai79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Family Dynamics8.0average 4.7
- Wholesome6.1average 3.3
- Pathos7.1average 5.2
- Melancholy6.6average 4.7
- Catharsis6.8average 5.1
- Historical4.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.3average 3.6
- Romance5.3average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.5, average 5.1
- Crime1.9, average 3.7
- Violence2.6, average 4.3
- Scare0.9, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 13
- Japanese Cinema 7
- Gentle Humor 6
- Nostalgic 6
- Family Dynamics 5
- Melancholy 5
- Japanese Comedy 4
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Situational Humor 4
- Nostalgic Charm 4
- Slice of Life 4
- Family Comedy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Chieko BaishoActorTOKYO Taxi, Kabei: Our Mother, The Yellow Handkerchief, The Little House, Tora-san's Forbidden Love, +62 more- IIwao IshiiEditorThe Twilight Samurai, What a Wonderful Family! 2, Kabei: Our Mother, The Yellow Handkerchief, The Little House, +57 more
- TTetsuo TakahaCinematographerThe Yellow Handkerchief, Tora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san's Grand Scheme, Tora-san's Runaway, A Class to Remember, +56 more
- YYoshitaka AsamaWriterThe Twilight Samurai, The Yellow Handkerchief, Tora-san's Forbidden Love, A Class to Remember II, A Class to Remember, +51 more
Kiyoshi AtsumiActorThe Yellow Handkerchief, Tora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san's Grand Scheme, Tora-san's Runaway, Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies, +46 more
Naozumi YamamotoComposerTora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san's Grand Scheme, Tora-san's Runaway, Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies, Tora-san's Love Call, +45 more
Gin MaedaActorTora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san's Grand Scheme, Tora-san Goes to Vienna, Tora-san's Love Call, Home from the Sea, +36 more
Chieko MisakiActorTora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san's Grand Scheme, Tora-san's Runaway, Tora-san Goes to Vienna, Tora-san's Love Call, +29 more
Gajirō SatōActorTora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san's Grand Scheme, Tora-san Goes to Vienna, Tora-san's Love in Osaka, Tora-san Plays Daddy, +28 more
Hisao DazaiActorThe Yellow Handkerchief, Tora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san Goes to Vienna, Tora-san Plays Daddy, Tora-san, the Matchmaker, +20 more
Masami ShimojōActorTora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san Goes to Vienna, Tora-san Plays Daddy, Tora-san, the Matchmaker, Tora-san Goes North, +18 more
Hidetaka YoshiokaActorTora-san's Forbidden Love, A Distant Cry from Spring, Tora-san Goes to Vienna, Tora-san's Love in Osaka, A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage, +17 more
Movies and TV shows
1552020s
5 titles · average score 65
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63
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68
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2010s
12 titles · average score 69
73
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72
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69
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70
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65
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70
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74
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66
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65
Screenplay, Director
2000s
13 titles · average score 77
Screenplay
77
Original Film Writer
74
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75
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79
Director, Screenplay
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79
Screenplay, Director
1990s
26 titles · average score 74
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72
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76
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1980s
26 titles · average score 70
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65
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74
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1970s
34 titles · average score 72
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70
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72
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76
Screenplay, Director
68
Original Story, Screenplay
1960s
34 titles · average score 70
75
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72
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1950s
5 titles
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