Yojiro Takita
Known for: Directing
Born: December 3, 1955 in 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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Making of "Departures"
Himself
Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio
Passenger on train
Groper's Last Train
Kan'ichiro Ozu, a groper
OL 24 Ji: Bishôjo
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Molester's Train: Seiko's Ass
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Onmyoji
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When the Last Sword Is Drawn
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Departures
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Ashura
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Onmyoji II
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Groper Train: Search for the Black Pearl
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The Exam
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No More Comics!
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Secret
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Sanpei the Fisher Boy
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The Battery
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The Yen Family
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Sexy Timetrip Ninjas
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Time Adventure: 5 Seconds Til Climax
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The Half Moon
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Molester Train: Searching for Beans
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Nettai rakuen kurabu
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Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
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The Bondage
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