Yojiro Takita

Dec 4, 1955 - 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.

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Movie	2009	Making of "Departures"	Himself
Movie	1984	Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio	Passenger on train
Movie	1978	Groper's Last Train	Kan'ichiro Ozu, a groper

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2009

Making of "Departures"

Himself

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1984

Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio

Passenger on train

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1978

Groper's Last Train

Kan'ichiro Ozu, a groper

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Movie	1984	OL 24 Ji: Bishôjo	Director	Directing
Movie	1985	Molester Train: Seiko's Ass	Director	Directing
Movie	2001	Onmyoji	Director	Directing
Movie	2003	When the Last Sword Is Drawn	Director	Directing
Movie	2008	Departures	Director	Directing
Movie	2005	Ashura	Director	Directing
Movie	1984	Groper Train: Search for the Black Pearl	Director	Directing
Movie	2003	Onmyoji II	Director	Directing
Movie	1999	The Exam	Director	Directing
Movie	1986	No More Comics!	Director	Directing
Movie	1999	Secret	Director	Directing
Movie	2009	Sanpei the Fisher Boy	Director	Directing
Movie	1984	Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio	Director	Directing
Movie	2007	The Battery	Director	Directing
Movie	1988	The Yen Family	Director	Directing
Movie	1984	Sexy Timetrip Ninjas	Director	Directing
Movie	1987	The Half Moon	Director	Directing
Movie	1986	Time Adventure: 5 Seconds Til Climax	Director	Directing
Movie	1982	Molester Train: Searching for Beans	Director	Directing
Movie	1994	Nettai rakuen kurabu	Director	Directing
Movie	2012	Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer	Director	Directing
Movie	1984	The Bondage	Director	Directing
Movie	1993	The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark	Director	Directing
Movie	1983	Jitsuroku: Chikan kyôshi	Assistant Director	Directing
Movie	1985	Chikan tsûkin-basu	Director	Directing
Movie	1992	Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2	Director	Directing
Movie	1984	High Noon Ripper	Director	Directing
Movie	1986	Za mania: Kaikan seitai jikken	Director	Directing
Movie	1990	Let's Go to the Hospital	Director	Directing
Movie	1979	Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie	Assistant Director	Directing
Movie	1979	Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again	Assistant Director	Directing
Movie	2017	The Last Recipe	Director	Directing
Movie	1979	Yobai: Dote sagashi	Assistant Director	Directing
Movie	1984	OL 24 Ji: Bishôjo	Screenplay	Writing
Movie	2018	Sakura Guardian in the North	Director	Directing
Movie	1986	Exposed School Swimsuits	Director	Directing
Movie	2012	Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer	Screenplay	Writing
Movie	1993	We Are Not Alone	Director	Directing
Movie	1983	The Serial Rape Murderer	Director	Directing
Movie	1985	Groper Train: 1 Centimeter From The Wall	Director	Directing
Movie	1984	Molester's School Infirmary	Director	Directing
Movie	1986	Molester's Delivery Service	Director	Directing
Movie	1985	Zetsukin gyaru: Yaruki munmun	Director	Directing
Movie	2023	Silence of Smoke	Director	Directing
Movie	1985	Pink Physical Examination	Director	Directing
Movie	1984	Goodbye Boy	Director	Directing
Movie	1981	Tattooed Slave Wife	Assistant Director	Directing
Movie	1978	Forbidden Technique to Tie a Lady	Assistant Director	Directing
Movie	1983	Wet Kimono	Assistant Director	Directing
Movie	1981	Molester and the Female Teacher	Director	Directing
Movie	1981	Molester and the Female Teacher	Screenplay	Writing
Movie	1983	Molester Train: Rumiko's Ass	Director	Directing
Movie	1983	Groper Train: Keiko's Hips	Director	Directing
Movie	1983	Groper Train: Momoe's Ass	Director	Directing
Movie	1982	Groper Train: Continue	Director	Directing
Movie	1983	Bondage: Angel in White	First Assistant Director	Directing
Movie	1982	College Girl Business Trip to Tukey	First Assistant Director	Directing
Movie	2009	Making of "Departures"	Director	Directing
Movie	2003	Onmyoji II	Screenplay	Writing
Movie	1985	Groper Train: One Shot on the Train	Director	Directing
Movie	1983	Newlywed's Midday Assault	First Assistant Director	Directing
Movie	1983	The True Story of the Element	Assistant Director	Directing
Movie	1979	Savaged and Ravaged	Second Assistant Director	Directing
Movie	1980	Seijo jigoku ezu	First Assistant Director	Directing
Movie	1979	Bizarre Rose Makeup	Assistant Director	Directing

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