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Yoshikata Yoda (依田義賢, Yoda Yoshikata) (14 April 1909 – 14 November 1991) was a Japanese screenwriter. He wrote for more than 130 films between 1931 and 1989. He is most famous for his work with Kenji Mizoguchi. He wrote for the film Bushido, Samurai Saga, which won the Golden Bear at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.
Yoshikata Yoda was born on 14 April 1909 in Japan. He was a writer and cinematographer, known for An Osaka Story (1957), Ibo kyoudai (1957) and Death of a Tea Master (1989). He died on 14 November 1991 in Japan.
- Writer, Cinematographer
- April 14, 1909
- Yoshikata Yoda
- November 14, 1991
Pages in category "Films with screenplays by Yoshikata Yoda". The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Osaka Elegy was the first mutual project of Mizoguchi and Yoshikata Yoda, his regular screenwriter for years to come. After the film's success, Mizoguchi and producer Masaichi Nagata planned two films to be set in Kyōto and Kōbe, of which only the former, Sisters of the Gion, was realised due to the production company's collapse.
Yoshikata Yoda was born on April 14, 1909 in Japan. He was a writer and cinematographer, known for An Osaka Story (1957), Ibo kyoudai (1957) and Death of a Tea Master (1989). He died on November 14, 1991 in Japan.
- April 14, 1909
- November 14, 1991
Yoda Yoshikata. (1909-91). Screenwriter. Born in Kyoto. As screenwriter for Mizoguchi Kenji's Naniwa erejii (1936, Osaka Elegy) and Gion no shimai (1936, Sisters of the Gion), Yoda concentrated on reproducing natural-sounding dialogues, unusual in the early period of talking pictures.
The screenwriter Yoshikata Yoda is best known for his long-time association with the director Kenji Mizoguchi. Their collaboration began with Osaka Elegy and lasted for two decades, until the director's death.
