Yojiro Takita

Yojiro Takita

Actor · Director · Writer

Toyama, Japan
December 4, 1955

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.

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Representative Works

Departures
Departures
7.9
/ Japanese
Time Adventure: 5 Seconds Til Climax
Time Adventure: 5 Seconds Til Climax
6.2
/ Japanese
Sexy Timetrip Ninjas
Sexy Timetrip Ninjas
4.7
/ Japanese
Secret
Secret
6.9
/ Japanese
Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again
Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again
6.1
/ Japanese
Onmyoji
Onmyoji
6.3
/ Japanese
Molester's Tour Bus
Molester's Tour Bus
4.5
/ Japanese
The Last Recipe
The Last Recipe
6.9
/ Japanese
The Exam
The Exam
8.0
/ Japanese
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
7.4
/ Japanese
Groper Train: Search for the Black Pearl
Groper Train: Search for the Black Pearl
4.4
/ Japanese
Exposed School Swimsuits
Exposed School Swimsuits
3.7
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Departures
2008Winner

Best Director

Departures

Time Adventure: 5 Seconds Til Climax
1986Nominee

Best Director

Time Adventure: 5 Seconds Til Climax

Sexy Timetrip Ninjas
1984Nominee

Best Director

Sexy Timetrip Ninjas

Career Highlights

Secret
1999Highlight

Best Director

Secret

Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again
1979Highlight

Best Director

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

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