Yōjirō Takita (滝田 洋二郎 ''Takita Yōjirō'', born December 4, 1955) is a Japanese
filmmaker
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. Takita received an
Oscar
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for
Best Foreign Language Film for his 2008 drama ''
Departures''. It marked the first time a Japanese film won the award after the category first became competitive in 1957.
Career
Yōjirō Takita entered the film industry through Mukai Productions, where he served as an
assistant director
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. Takita first came to prominence with the long-running, popular light-comic ''
pink film
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'' series, started by Shin'ya Yamamoto in 1975, and which Takita began directing in 1982 at
Shintōhō Eiga
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Foundation
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. Later, for the
Nikkatsu
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studio, Takita filmed similar ''Molester's'' films as part of that studio's ''Roman Porno'' line. ''Molester's School Infirmary'' (1984), ''Molester's Tour Bus'' (1985) and ''Molester's Delivery Service'' (1986) are some of these titles. Takita's 1986 mainstream comedy, ''No More Comic Magazines!'' received critical praise, and he has produced several popular films since then. ''
Yomiuri Shimbun
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'' writes that Takita's films usually have, "a warm tenderness, reflecting his bright and upbeat personality".
In 2001, he directed ''
Onmyoji'', an original work by
Baku Yumemakura
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. It became an international hit and received a prize at The
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival in 2002. He directed ''
Onmyoji 2'' in 2003.
His 2008 film won the
Best Foreign Language Film at the U.S.
81st Academy Awards. He also won the 2009
Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year,
among other accolades, for the film.
Filmography
As assistant director
*デパート・ガール 恍惚三姉妹 (1978)
* 下落合焼とりムービー (1979)
* 猟奇薔薇化粧 (1979)
* 実録 痴漢教師 (1983)
As director
*''Molester and the Female Teacher'' (痴漢女教師 - ''Chikan onna kyoshi'') (1981)
* (官能団地 上つき下つき刺激つき - ''Kanno danchi: Uetsuki shitatsuki shigekitsuki'') (1982)
* ''Molester's Train: Please Continue'' (痴漢電車 もっと続けて - ''Chikan densha: motto tsuzukete'') (1982)
* ''Molester's Train: Hunting In A Full Crowd'' (痴漢電車 満員豆さがし - ''Chikan densha: Man'in mamesagashi'') (1982)
* ''Molester's Train: Momoe's Tush'' (痴漢電車 百恵のお尻 - ''Chikan densha: Momoe no oshiri'') (1983)
* ''Serial Rape'' (連続暴姦 - ''Renzoku bokan'') (1983)
* ''Molester's Train: Rumiko's Tush'' (痴漢電車ルミ子のお尻 - ''Chikan densha: Rumiko no oshiri'') (1983)
* ''Molester's Train: Keiko's Tush'' (痴漢電車 けい子のヒップ - ''Chikan densha: Keiko no hip'')
* ''OL24 ji: Bishoujo'' - (''OL 24 時 媚娼女'') (1984)
* ''High Noon Ripper'' (真昼の切り裂き魔 - ''Mahiru no kirisakima'') (1984)
* ''Goodbye Boy'' (グッバイボーイ) (1984)
* ''Molester's School Infirmary'' (痴漢保険室 - ''Chikan hokenshitsu'') (1984)
* ''Groper Train: Search for the Black Pearl'' (痴漢電車 下着検札 - ''Chikan densha: shitagi kensatsu'') (1984)
* ''Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio'' (痴漢電車 ちんちん発車 - ''Chikan densha: chinchin hassya'') (1984)
* ''Molester's Train: Best Kept Secret Live Act'' (痴漢電車極秘本番 - ''Chikan densha: gokuhi honban'') (1984)
* ''Molester's Train: Blast Off'' (痴漢電車 ちんちん発車 - ''Chikan densha: chin chin hassha'') (1984)
* (絶倫ギャル やる気ムンムン - ''Zetsurin gal: Yaruki mun mun'') (1985)
* ''Pink Physical Examination'' (桃色身体検査 - ''Momoiro shintai kensa'') (1985)
* ''Molester's Tour Bus'' (痴漢通勤バス - ''Chikan tsukin bus'') (1985)
* ''Molester's Train: One Shot Per Train'' (痴漢電車 車内で一発 - ''Chikan densha: shanai de ippatsu'') (1985)
* ''Molester's Train: Seiko's Tush'' (痴漢電車 聖子のお尻 - ''Chikan densha: Seiko no oshiri'') (1985)
* ''Molester's Train: 1 Centimeter From The Wall'' (痴漢電車 あと奥まで1cm - ''Chikan densha: ato oku made 1cm'') (1985)
* ザ・緊縛 (1986)
* ''Za Mania: Kaikan seitai jikken'' (ザ・マニア 快感生体実験) (1986)
* ''
Time Escapade: 5 Seconds Til Climax'' (タイム・アバンチュール 絶頂5秒前 - ''Time adventure: zeccho 5-byo Mae'') (1986)
* ''Hamidashi School Mizugi'' (はみ出しスクール水着) (1986)
* ''Molester's Delivery Service'' (痴漢宅配便 - ''Chikan takuhaibin'') (1986)
* ''
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'' (コミック雑誌なんかいらない! - ''Komikku zasshi nanka iranai!'') (1986)
* ''
Itoshino Half Moon'' (愛しのハーフ・ムーン) (1987)
* ''
The Yen Family'' (木村家の人々 - ''Kimurake no hitobito'') (1988)
* ''Let's Go to the Hospital'' (病院へ行こう - ''Byōin e ikō'') (1990)
* ''Love Never Dies (Sickness is in the Mind: Let's go to the Hospital 2)'' (病は気から 病院へ行こう2 - ''Yamai Wa Kikara: Byōin e ikō 2'') (1992)
* ''
We Are Not Alone'' (''Made in Japan'') (僕らはみんな生きている - Bokura wa minna ikite iru) (1993)
* ''
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark'' (眠らない街 新宿鮫 - ''Nemuranai machi: Shinjuku Same'') (1993)
* ''The Tropical People'' (熱帯楽園倶楽部 - Nettai rakuen kurabu) (1994)
* ''
Sharan Q no enka no hanamichi'' (シャ乱Qの演歌の花道) (1997)
* ''The Exam'' (お受験 - ''O-juken'') (1999)
* ''Secret'' (秘密 - ''Himitsu'') (1999)
* ''
Onmyoji'' (''Onmyōji'') (2001)
* ''
When the Last Sword Is Drawn'' (壬生義士伝 - ''Mibu gishi den'') (2003) (Won
Best Film at the
27th Japan Academy Film Prize)
* ''
Onmyoji II'' (陰陽師II) (2003)
* ''
Ashurajō no Hitomi'' (2005)
* ''The Battery'' (バッテリー) (2007)
* ''
Departures'' (おくりびと - ''Okuribito'') (2008) (Won
Best Film at the
32nd Japan Academy Film Prize and
Best Foreign Language Film at the
81st Academy Awards)
* ''
Fisherman Sanpei'' (釣りキチ三平 - Tsurikichi Sanpei) (2009)
* ''
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer'' (天地明察) (2012)
* ''The Last Recipe'' (ラストレシピ) (2017)
* ''
Sakura Guardian in the North'' (北の桜守) (2018)
References
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1955 births
Living people
Directors of Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winners
Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year winners
Japanese film directors
Pink film directors
Samurai film directors
People from Toyama Prefecture
Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon