Yoji Yamada
Directing
🎂 1931-09-13
Yoji Yamada (山田 洋次 Yamada Yōji, born September 13, 1931 in Toyonaka City, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films. He was born in Osaka. But because of the work of his father, who was an engineer for the South Manchuria Railway, from the age of 2 he was brought up in Manchuria. Following the end of World War II, he came back to Japan and subsequently he lived in Ube in Yamaguchi Prefecture. After receiving his degree from Tokyo University in 1954, he entered Shochiku and worked under Yoshitaro Nomura as a scriptwriter or as an assistant director. He has won many awards throughout his lengthy career and is well respected in Japan and by critics throughout the world. He wrote his first screenplay in 1958, and directed his first movie in 1961. Yamada continues to make movies to this day. He once served as president of the Directors Guild of Japan, and is currently a guest professor of Ritsumeikan University.
Cast credits(5)
Writing (175)
Writer
1970
Adaptation
1968
Original Story
1968
Screenplay
2019
Writer
1976
Screenplay
2015
Writer
1997
Screenplay
1982
Original Story
1982
Screenplay
1996
Screenplay
2022
Screenplay
2021
Screenplay
2016
Screenplay
1991
Screenplay
1970
Story
1970
Screenplay
1972
Original Story
1973
Screenplay
1973
Original Film Writer
2009
Screenplay
1980
Original Story
1980
Screenplay
2014
Screenplay
2002
Writer
1979
Screenplay
2006
Screenplay
1971
Writer
1988
Original Story
1981
Screenplay
1981
Screenplay
1983
Original Story
1983
Writer
2025
Writer
1979
Screenplay
1967
Screenplay
2018
Story
1978
Screenplay
2013
Writer
2003
Screenplay
2010
Writer
1977
Writer
2017
Screenplay
1985
Original Story
1985
Writer
2008
Screenplay
1974
Screenplay
1980
Screenplay
1987
Original Story
1987
Writer
1974
Screenplay
1969
Original Story
1969
Screenplay
1971
Original Story
1971
Co-Writer
1976
Writer
1974
Original Story
1985
Screenplay
1985
Original Story
1972
Screenplay
1972
Screenplay
1992
Screenplay
1988
Original Story
1988
Screenplay
1986
Original Story
1986
Writer
1984
Original Story
1984
Writer
1974
Original Story
1970
Screenplay
1970
Story
1981
Screenplay
1987
Original Story
1987
Screenplay
1998
Screenplay
1996
Writer
1973
Writer
1968
Writer
2018
Original Story
1981
Screenplay
1981
Screenplay
1970
Original Story
1970
Writer
1994
Screenplay
1977
Original Story
1981
Screenplay
1995
Original Story
1968
Adaptation
1968
Writer
1975
Writer
1977
Screenplay
1971
Original Story
1971
Writer
1994
Screenplay
1995
Writer
1989
Screenplay
1962
Screenplay
1993
Writer
1978
Original Story
2019
Screenplay
1962
Writer
1975
Writer
1996
Writer
1969
Writer
1998
Original Story
1972
Screenplay
1972
Writer
2011
Screenplay
1968
Writer
1983
Original Story
1983
Writer
2001
Screenplay
1971
Original Story
1971
Writer
1986
Screenplay
1969
Writer
1978
Screenplay
1967
Screenplay
1991
Screenplay
2004
Screenplay
2023
Writer
1968
Screenplay
2006
Original Story
1984
Screenplay
1984
Writer
1993
Writer
1976
Writer
1996
Screenplay
1988
Writer
1992
Screenplay
1966
Writer
1980
Screenplay
1966
Writer
1989
Writer
1991
Screenplay
1963
Screenplay
1960
Screenplay
1966
Screenplay
2018
Screenplay
1966
Writer
1997
Original Story
1979
Writer
1998
Writer
2005
Screenplay
1997
Writer
1966
Screenplay
2006
Screenplay
2025
Original Story
1976
Screenplay
2010
Story
2010
Writer
1976
Screenplay
2009
Story
1978
Screenplay
1961
Screenplay
1964
Writer
1967
Screenplay
1963
Screenplay
1958
Screenplay
1982
Original Story
1982
Writer
2002
Screenplay
1964
Original Story
1969
Screenplay
1964
Screenplay
1958
Screenplay
1962
Original Story
1983
Screenplay
1959
Screenplay
1958
Screenplay
1963
Screenplay
1961
Screenplay
1962
Screenplay
1964
Writer
1989
Screenplay
1967
Directing (92)
Director
1970
Director
2019
Director
1976
Director
2015
Director
1989
Director
1997
Director
1965
Director
1982
Director
2021
Director
2016
Director
1991
Director
1970
Director
1972
Director
1973
Director
1980
Director
2014
Director
2002
Director
1979
Director
2006
Director
1981
Director
1983
Director
1979
Director
1967
Director
2013
Director
2010
Director
1977
Director
2017
Director
1985
Director
2008
Director
1980
Director
1987
Director
1974
Director
1969
Director
1971
Director
1974
Director
1985
Director
1972
Director
1992
Director
1988
Director
1986
Director
1984
Director
1990
Director
1987
Director
1996
Director
1973
Director
1981
Director
1977
Director
1975
Director
1977
Director
1971
Director
1989
Director
1993
Director
1978
Director
1994
Director
1975
Director
1969
Director
1998
Director
1972
Director
1968
Director
1983
Director
1971
Director
1986
Director
1969
Director
1978
Director
1967
Director
1991
Director
2004
Director
2023
Director
1968
Director
1984
Director
1976
Director
1996
Director
2000
Director
1988
Director
1961
Director
1966
Director
1980
Assistant Director
1960
Director
1963
Director
1995
Director
2018
Director
1966
Director
1997
Director
1993
Director
2025
Director
2010
Director
1976
Director
1964
Director
1967
Director
1982
Director
1964
Director
1964
