Yoji Yamada

Yoji Yamada

Directing

Born September 13, 1931 · Osaka, Japan

93 films as director · Active 1961–2025

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. He was born in Osaka. But be…

Known for

Ken San

Ken San

2016

700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto

700 Days with Ryuichi Sakamoto

2015

Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-ki

Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-ki

2015

I Lived, But...

I Lived, But...

1983

Film Director Satsuo Yamamoto

Film Director Satsuo Yamamoto

1993

55th anniversary performance of Tora-San: Rakugo, Talk and Tora Jiro Returns

55th anniversary performance of Tora-San: Rakugo, Talk and Tora Jiro Returns

2024

Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films

Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films

2019

Directed(93)

Tokyo Taxi

2025Tokyo Taxi★ 7.3

Mom, Is That You?!

2023Mom, Is That You?!★ 6.1

It's a Flickering Life

2021It's a Flickering Life★ 6.4

2020戦争童画集～75年目のショートストーリー～

Tora-san, Wish You Were Here

2019Tora-san, Wish You Were Here★ 8.0

What a Wonderful Family! 3

2018What a Wonderful Family! 3★ 7.6

What a Wonderful Family! 2

2017What a Wonderful Family! 2★ 7.0

What a Wonderful Family!

2016What a Wonderful Family!★ 7.3

Nagasaki: Memories of My Son

2015Nagasaki: Memories of My Son★ 6.8

The Little House

2014The Little House★ 6.8

Tokyo Family

2013Tokyo Family★ 7.3

About Her Brother

2010About Her Brother★ 6.4

Kyoto Story

2010Kyoto Story★ 6.6

Kabei: Our Mother

2008Kabei: Our Mother★ 7.4

Love and Honor

2006Love and Honor★ 7.4

The Hidden Blade

2004The Hidden Blade★ 7.4

The Twilight Samurai

2002The Twilight Samurai★ 7.8

A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen

2000A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen★ 7.8

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

1998A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage★ 6.6

Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirou Wasurenagusa

1998Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirou Wasurenagusa★ 9.0

The Rainbow Seeker 2

1997The Rainbow Seeker 2

Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version

1997Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version★ 8.5

A Class to Remember II

1996A Class to Remember II★ 6.4

The Rainbow Seeker

1996The Rainbow Seeker★ 7.0

Tora-san to the Rescue

1995Tora-san to the Rescue★ 7.8

Tora-san's Easy Advice

1994Tora-san's Easy Advice★ 8.5

A Class to Remember

1993A Class to Remember★ 7.3

Tora-san's Matchmaker

1993Tora-san's Matchmaker★ 9.0

Tora-san Makes Excuses

1992Tora-san Makes Excuses★ 8.0

My Sons

1991My Sons★ 7.8

Tora-san Confesses

1991Tora-san Confesses★ 8.3

Tora-san Takes a Vacation

1990Tora-san Takes a Vacation★ 7.7

Tora-san, My Uncle

1989Tora-san, My Uncle★ 8.3

Tora-san Goes to Vienna

1989Tora-san Goes to Vienna★ 8.7

Downtown Heroes

1988Downtown Heroes★ 8.6

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

1988Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial★ 8.3

Tora-san Goes North

1987Tora-san Goes North★ 9.0

Tora-san Plays Daddy

1987Tora-san Plays Daddy★ 8.3

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

1986Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies★ 6.6

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy

1986Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy★ 7.3

Tora-san's Island Encounter

1985Tora-san's Island Encounter★ 8.3

Tora-san, the Go-Between

1985Tora-san, the Go-Between★ 6.9

Tora-san's Forbidden Love

1984Tora-san's Forbidden Love★ 8.0

Marriage Counselor Tora-san

1984Marriage Counselor Tora-san★ 8.0

Tora-san Goes Religious?

1983Tora-san Goes Religious?★ 7.7

Tora-san's Song of Love

1983Tora-san's Song of Love★ 8.3

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

1982Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san★ 8.0

Tora-san, the Expert

1982Tora-san, the Expert★ 8.7

Tora-san's Love in Osaka

1981Tora-san's Love in Osaka★ 9.0

Tora-san's Promise

1981Tora-san's Promise★ 8.7

A Distant Cry from Spring

1980A Distant Cry from Spring★ 7.4

Tora-san's Tropical Fever

1980Tora-san's Tropical Fever★ 8.3

Foster Daddy, Tora!

1980Foster Daddy, Tora!★ 8.0

Tora-san's Dream of Spring

1979Tora-san's Dream of Spring★ 8.3

Tora-san, the Matchmaker

1979Tora-san, the Matchmaker★ 8.7

Stage-Struck Tora-san

1978Stage-Struck Tora-san★ 8.3

Talk of the Town Tora-san

1978Talk of the Town Tora-san★ 8.0

The Yellow Handkerchief

1977The Yellow Handkerchief★ 7.0

Tora-san Meets His Lordship

1977Tora-san Meets His Lordship★ 8.8

Tora-san Plays Cupid

1977Tora-san Plays Cupid★ 8.0

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset

1976Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset★ 8.8

Tora-san's Pure Love

1976Tora-san's Pure Love★ 9.3

The Village

1975The Village★ 7.4

Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again

1975Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again★ 8.2

Tora-san, the Intellectual

1975Tora-san, the Intellectual★ 8.2

Tora-san's Lovesick

1974Tora-san's Lovesick★ 8.0

Tora-san's Lullaby

1974Tora-san's Lullaby★ 7.8

Tora-san Loves an Artist

1973Tora-san Loves an Artist★ 8.4

Tora-san's Forget Me Not

1973Tora-san's Forget Me Not★ 8.4

Home from the Sea

1972Home from the Sea★ 7.2

Tora-san's Dear Old Home

1972Tora-san's Dear Old Home★ 8.3

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

1972Tora-san's Dream-Come-True★ 8.3

Tora-san's Love Call

1971Tora-san's Love Call★ 8.4

Tora-san's Shattered Romance

1971Tora-san's Shattered Romance★ 7.7

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

1971Tora-san, the Good Samaritan★ 8.0

Tora-san's Runaway

1970Tora-san's Runaway★ 8.0

Where Spring Comes Late

1970Where Spring Comes Late★ 7.7

Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp

1969Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp★ 7.9

Tora-san's Cherished Mother

1969Tora-san's Cherished Mother★ 6.8

Vagabond Schemer

1969Vagabond Schemer★ 6.0

The Shy Deceiver

1968The Shy Deceiver★ 7.0

The Million Dollar Pursuit

1968The Million Dollar Pursuit★ 7.3

The Greatest Challenge of All

1967The Greatest Challenge of All★ 7.0

Let's Have A Dream

1967Let's Have A Dream★ 7.0

Song of Love

1967Song of Love★ 6.5

The Lovable Tramp

1966The Lovable Tramp★ 7.7

Gamblers' Luck

1966Gamblers' Luck★ 7.2

A Trap

1965A Trap★ 7.1

The Irresponsible Fool

1964The Irresponsible Fool★ 7.0

The Honest Fool

1964The Honest Fool★ 8.0

The Donkey Comes on a Tank

1964The Donkey Comes on a Tank★ 9.0

The Sunshine Girl

1963The Sunshine Girl★ 5.7

The Strangers Upstairs

1961The Strangers Upstairs★ 6.0

Acting(7)

202455th anniversary performance of Tora-San: Rakugo, Talk and Tora Jiro Returns

2019Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making FilmsSelf

2015700 Days with Ryuichi SakamotoSelf

2015Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-kiSelf

1993Film Director Satsuo YamamotoSelf

1983I Lived, But...Self

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