Yojiro Takita
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.
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.
Known For
Cast Credits
Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio
as Passenger on train
Groper's Last Train
as Kan'ichiro Ozu, a groper
Crew Credits
Silence of Smoke
Director
Sakura Guardian in the North
Director
The Last Recipe
Director
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
Director
Sanpei the Fisher Boy
Director
Departures
Director
The Battery
Director
Ashura
Director
Onmyoji II
Director
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
Director
Onmyoji
Director
Le Secret
Director
Secret
Director
The Exam
Director
Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichi
Director
Nettai rakuen kurabu
Director
We Are Not Alone
Director
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
Director
Let's Go to the Hospital
Director
The Yen Family
Director
The Half Moon
Director
Exposed School Swimsuits
Director
Molester's Delivery Service
Director
Za mania: Kaikan seitai jikken
Director
No More Comics!
Director
Zetsukin gyaru: Yaruki munmun
Director
Molester's Tour Bus
Director