Yojiro Takita

Biography

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

Acting

2009

Making of "Departures"

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Himself

1984

Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio

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Passenger on train

1978

Groper's Last Train

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Kan'ichiro Ozu, a groper

Production

Crew

Directing

1984

OL 24 Ji: Bishôjo

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1985

Molester Train: Seiko's Ass

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2001

Onmyoji

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2003

When the Last Sword Is Drawn

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2008

Departures

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2005

Ashura

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2003

Onmyoji II

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1984

Groper Train: Search for the Black Pearl

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1999

The Exam

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1986

No More Comics!

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1999

Secret

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2009

Sanpei the Fisher Boy

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1984

Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio

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2007

The Battery

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1988

The Yen Family

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1984

Sexy Timetrip Ninjas

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1986

Time Adventure: 5 Seconds Til Climax

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1987

The Half Moon

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1982

Molester Train: Searching for Beans

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1994

Nettai rakuen kurabu

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2012

Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

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1984

The Bondage

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1993

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark

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1983

Jitsuroku: Chikan kyôshi

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1985

Chikan tsûkin-basu

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1992

Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

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1984

High Noon Ripper

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1986

Za mania: Kaikan seitai jikken

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1990

Let's Go to the Hospital

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1979

Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again

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1979

Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie

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2017

The Last Recipe

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1979

Yobai: Dote sagashi

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2018

Sakura Guardian in the North

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1986

Exposed School Swimsuits

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1993

We Are Not Alone

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1983

The Serial Rape Murderer

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1984

Molester's School Infirmary

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1985

Groper Train: 1 Centimeter From The Wall

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1986

Molester's Delivery Service

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1985

Zetsukin gyaru: Yaruki munmun

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2023

Silence of Smoke

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1985

Pink Physical Examination

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1984

Goodbye Boy

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1981

Tattooed Slave Wife

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1978

Forbidden Technique to Tie a Lady

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1983

Wet Kimono

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1981

Molester and the Female Teacher

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1983

Molester Train: Rumiko's Ass

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1983

Groper Train: Keiko's Hips

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1983

Groper Train: Momoe's Ass

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1982

Groper Train: Continue

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1983

Bondage: Angel in White

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1982

College Girl Business Trip to Tukey

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2009

Making of "Departures"

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1985

Groper Train: One Shot on the Train

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1983

Newlywed's Midday Assault

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1983

The True Story of the Element

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1979

Savaged and Ravaged

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1980

Seijo jigoku ezu

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1979

Bizarre Rose Makeup

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