Yōji Yamada
Yoji Yamada is a Japanese filmmaker best known for his film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo and the Samurai Trilogy. He has directed 91 films, and is well regarded by critics around the world. His Tora-san series holds the Guinness World Record for the longest-running film series starring the same actor.
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🎬 Movies
Downtown Heroes
writer
1988
Tora-san Plays Daddy
writer
1987
Tora-san Plays Daddy
director
1987
Tora-san Goes North
writer
1987
Tora-san Goes North
director
1987
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
director
1986
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
writer
1986
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
writer
1986
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
director
1986
Tora-san's Island Encounter
director
1985
Tora-san's Island Encounter
writer
1985
Tora-san, the Go-Between
writer
1985
Tora-san, the Go-Between
director
1985
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
director
1984
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
writer
1984
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
director
1984
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
writer
1984
Tora-san Goes Religious?
writer
1983
Tora-san Goes Religious?
director
1983
Tora-san's Song of Love
writer
1983
Tora-san's Song of Love
director
1983
Tora-san, the Expert
director
1982
Tora-san, the Expert
writer
1982
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
director
1982
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
writer
1982
Tora-san's Promise
writer
1981
Tora-san's Promise
director
1981
Xiongmao Monogatari TaoTao
writer
1981
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
writer
1981
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
director
1981
Foster Daddy, Tora!
director
1980
Foster Daddy, Tora!
writer
1980
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
director
1980
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
writer
1980
A Distant Cry from Spring
director
1980
A Distant Cry from Spring
writer
1980
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
director
1979
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
writer
1979
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
director
1979
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
writer
1979
Our Symphony
writer
1979
Talk of the Town Tora-san
writer
1978
Talk of the Town Tora-san
director
1978
Stage-Struck Tora-san
writer
1978
Stage-Struck Tora-san
director
1978
Tora-san Plays Cupid
director
1977
Tora-san Plays Cupid
writer
1977
The Yellow Handkerchief
writer
1977