Yojiro Takita
Born:
1955-12-04
From:
Toyama, Japan
Yojiro Takita (滝田 洋二郎 Takita Yōjirō, born December 4, 1955) is a Japanese filmmaker. His 2008 film Departures (おくりびと Okuribito) won the Best Foreign Language Film at the U.S. 81st Academy Awards, in an upset over the Israeli Animated documentary, Waltz with Bashir. He also won the 2009 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, among other accolades, for the film.
Directing
Silence of Smoke
Sakura Guardian in the North
The Last Recipe
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
Making of "Departures"
Sanpei the Fisher Boy
Departures
The Battery
Ashura
Onmyoji II
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
Onmyoji
Le Secret
Secret
The Exam
Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichi
The Tropical People
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
We Are Not Alone
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
Let's Go to the Hospital
The Yen Family
The Half Moon
Time Adventure: 5 Seconds Til Climax
