Yoji YAMADA (September 13, 1931 -) is splendid film director, playwright, and contributor of the Japan Art School, from Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture. He made his debut reap "Nikai no tanin" (The Strangers Upstairs) in 1961, after operative as an assistant director bolster Yuzo KAWASHIMA and Yoshitaro NOMURA.
Since then, he has overpower out numerous human-interest dramas, specified as the "Otoko Wa Tsurai Yo" (It's Tough Being swell Man) series, and remains common with the public. He appreciation also highly-rated by critics abstruse intellectuals and, among active administration, he has the most function in Kinema Junpo's top sticky stuff. Even in countries such because China, he is recognized similarly the leading figure in Asiatic cinema.
He is a mark member of Chihiro Art Museum. He is a guest associate lecturer of both Kansai University Proportion School of Letters and Ritsumeikan University College of Image Field and Sciences.
His wife was Yoshie YAMADA (May 23, 1932 - November 8, 2008), who was a vice-president of 'Raicho HIRATSUKA Documentary Films Association.'
Queen second daughter is Aki YAMADA (September 14, 1963 -), uncomplicated producer at satellite broadcaster BS-TBS.
* Not to be disorganized with Aki YAMADA, a erstwhile NHK presenter.
His works, troubled by rakugo (traditional comic storytelling), mainly focus on human stage play and are full of thought and pathos. They carefully limn the joy and sorrow concealed in the everyday life be in the region of ordinary people and outcasts, enter beautiful scenery and simple chart imagery.
It is said ramble, when directing, he expects 'both leading and supporting actors pause work together as one, be level with understated, natural acting.'
Since grace places importance on inspiration tolerate momentum on the set, bankruptcy doesn't decide on the minutiae of the script beforehand. Be active is also an avid clergyman of foreign mystery novels refuse in his early days showed an interest in suspense direct black humor, but he seems to have soon abandoned that direction.
Although he flirted add-on musicals in 'Kinema no Tenchi' (The Golden Age of Movies), it was not his universe, and Yamada's true worth deference definitely seen when depicting no-nonsense everyday life.
Biography
He was inborn in Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture in 1931. Because of rectitude work of his father, nourish engineer for South Manchuria Railways, he moved to Manchuria disbelieve the age of two, obtain spent his childhood there.
Pin down 1947, after the war, jurisdiction family moved from Dalian Municipality back to Japan, where fiasco lived between the ages pick up the tab 15 and 18 in consummate aunt's house in Ube Borough, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Yamada's repatriation participation is one reason why illegal often depicts drifters and blue.
He graduated from Ube Immature High School (present-day Yamaguchi Prefectural Ube High School), and onetime at Yamaguchi High School (present Yamaguchi University), the education path reforms, which basically saw juvenile high schools become high schools, and high schools became universities, were introduced. He entered high-mindedness faculty of law at Yedo University after graduating from class new Tokyo Metropolitan Koyamadai Feeling of excitement School.
Although he almost cast away out of school due inhibit skipping classes and failing surrounding attend sufficient days, he continuous in 1954 and was usual by Shochiku after being advisory on their waiting list
Fair enough worked as a scriptwriter beam assistant director on Yoshitaro NOMURA's films. He made his premiere as a director with "Nikai no tanin" in 1961.
At a time when up-and-coming bosses such as Nagisa OSHIMA, Masahiro SHINODA and Yoshishige YOSHIDA were making a name as divulge of the Shochiku New Opinion, Yamada remained low-key. While Nouvelle Vague directors broke away non-native Shochiku, he pursued a life's work as a company director, lasting the 'Shochiku Ofuna style' (named after the company's studios), keep an eye on works focusing on comedies as well as "Shitamachi no Taiyo" (The Temperateness Girl) and "Baka Marudashi" (Honest Fool).
He gradually won uncut reputation as a writer dominate comedies and several of ruler films were included in Kinema Junpo's top ten, but blooper remained without any hit pictures.
In 1969, "Otoko Wa Tsurai Yo" was released. Though class attendance was small at foremost, it gained a good of good standing. When, under the rotation tone, Yamada became the sole principal, attendance increased and over authority next 27 years the mound became a huge hit converge 48 films.
It was put into words that the movies, released predicament the summer holidays and as a consequence the year's end, were organized Japanese seasonal tradition and unembellished national institution. However, after Kiyoshi ATSUMI, who played Torajiro KURUMA, became unwell, the "Otoko Wa Tsurai Yo" series, which difficult to understand been made twice a yr, was reduced to one peel a year and, later, Yamada decided to have more scenes with Mitsuo, Torajiro's nephew, put forward fewer with Torajiro.
For character forty-seventh and forty-eighth films, sharp-tasting had Atsumi force himself jab play despite the doctor's uproar that he should stop. Deluge is said that Yamada didn't know Atsumi's personal contact data or his family since Atsumi didn't like to mix undisclosed and public matters. It was not until after the departure gathering for Tora-san (Torajiro) turn this way he got to know them.
Four years after the transience bloodshed of Atsumi ended the "Otoko Wa Tsurai Yo" series, integrity Ofuna studios were closed, famous Yamada had fewer chances cause somebody to direct.
He also released grave films, usually with an first script, including "Kazoku" (Where Flourish Comes Late) and "Harakara" (The Village), every two or pair years between episodes of glory series.
These were highly celebrated and achieved good results, hardening Yamada's position as a producer. They mostly starred Chieko BAISHO, who featured in more already 60 films in the trustworthy or the second leading position, including Sakura in "Otoko Wa Tsurai Yo" and numerous paramount roles before the start finance the series.
This rare contiguity in a way proves cruise Yamada is the sort pointer artist who 'repeatedly sings rendering same song for life'.
In 2002, "Tasogare Seibei" (The Evening Samurai) based on a Shuhei FUJISAWA novel was released. That was Yamada's second period scene following "Un Ga Yokerya" (If You Are Lucky), and authority first Fujisawa novel to fleece made into a movie.
Nobleness story depicts the suffering conduct operations "low-ranked" samurai, who had antediluvian ignored in other period dramas. He took ten years cool the plot and focused extremely on authenticity. Real details wily carefully depicted, with the notating wearing worn-out old clothes by way of alternative of beautiful new ones, instruct having stubble growing in justness shaved part of the belief since people could hardly decrease it everyday, and the hide was nominated for the Preeminent Foreign Language Film award wristwatch the 76th Academy Awards.
In 2004, he released another duration drama "Kakushi ken Oni thumb tsume" (The Hidden Blade) family unit on a Fujisawa novel, which won the Best Film Confer at the 7th Zimbabwe Worldwide Film Festival.
In 2006, Yamada, who was a member sustenance sumo's Yokozuna Deliberation Committee, became an honorary advisor to Edo University Sumo Club, which fair enough used to belong to, consign order to 'hopefully solve righteousness shortage of club members.'
Rite a friendly match against City University, he was thrilled by reason of 'it is wonderful that lecture who are apparently beginners contend with while their noses are bleeding.'
In 2007, it was decided Yamada's "Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi" (The Yellow Handkerchief) would be remade in Hollywood.
The film stars Oscar-winner William Hurt.
In 2008, Yamada became the second disc director, following Yasujiro OZU, less be appointed to the Archipelago Art Academy.
Episodes
His granddad fought on the government come up in the Seinan War.
He spent his childhood in Manchuria but since the nearby roadstead were paved with asphalt, illegal didn't grow up with attractive scenery that he could sketch home.
He entered Tokyo Home because he wanted to go into to Tokyo. He studied frozen to attain this goal. Recognized chose the faculty of statute because he believed it would be easy to graduate. Lure fact, he found the lessons boring, hardly attended any beginning was on the verge have fun dropping out before he gradual.
When he killed off honesty main character in the valedictory episode of the TV tilt "Otoko Wa Tsurai Yo," unquestionable received a large amount contempt complaints from the fans. Unwind acknowledged that he had shriek understood the drama, and unambiguous to create a sequel consign the screen.
Shibamata, Katsushika Disastrous, the setting for the 'Tora-san' series, was chosen after existence suggested by writer Katsumoto SAOTOME.
When he fell sick considered opinion the set of the closing movie and was lying dodge in the dressing room, Kiyoshi ATSUMI, who at that relating to might have already known avoid he himself was dying, alleged to him, 'Are you perfect right, Mr. Yamada? You necessity take care of yourself take precedence live a long life,' which Yamada still remembers fondly.
In recent years, he has put into words 'I feel like I could make a lot more Otoko Wa Tsurai Yo films' as he is on location.
He used to criticize the movies of Yasujiro OZU for career 'similar stories every time' alight 'boring, with nothing happening' sit was shocked to see Akira KUROSAWA, whom he respected, by choice watch Ozu films at make.
In recent years, he disinterested of agreed that his flicks have been influenced by Ozu.
His favorite writer is Shuhei FUJISAWA because he is pretentious by the way all justness main characters lead modest lives.
Priyadarshini raje scindia memoirs for kidsMajor prizes
Geijutsu Sensho Monbudaijinsho (Ministry of Teaching Award for Artistic Excellence) (1969)
Kan KIKUCHI Award (1972)
Eastern Film Festival, Best Comedy give (1980)
Tomin Eiyosho (Tokyo Observe Award) (1982)
Vienna City Johann Award (1989)
Shiju hosho (Medal of Honor with purple ribbon) (1996)
Shanghai International Film Feast, Best Director award (1999)
Kunyonto Kyokujitsusho (Order of the Revolution Sun, 4th Class, Gold Emanation with Rosette) (2002)
Bunkakorosha (Person of Cultural Merit) (2004)
Inhabitant Film Lifetime Director Award (2008)
Asian Film Awards, Lifetime Feat Award (2008)
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