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Yoji Yamada (山田 洋次, Yamada Yōji, born 13 September 1931) is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy (The Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade and Love and Honor).
Yôji Yamada. Writer: The Twilight Samurai. 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.
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Name: Yoji Yamada Japanese: 山田洋次 （やまだ ようじ) Birthdate: September 13, 1931 Birthplace: Osaka, Japan Director. Mom, Is That You?! | Konnichiha, Kasan (2023) Tora-san, Wish You Were Here | Otoko wa tsuraiyo Okaeri Torasan (2019) What A Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life | Tsumayo Baranoyouni Kazoku wa Tsuraiyo III (2018)
Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his new life when he is put to the test and ordered to kill a traitor who just happens to be his dearest friend.
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.
Nov 29, 2019 · Legendary Japanese director Yamada Yōji launched the popular film series Otoko wa tsurai yo(It’s Tough Being a Man) back in 1969. Originally planned to end after five...
The Otoko wa Tsurai yo film series by Director Yoji Yamada has long been loved in Japan for over 50 years. The journalist, Claude Leblanc commemorates the screening of all 50 films in the series held at the Maison de la Culture du Japon à Paris and writes about what makes the films so captivating.
