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Yoji Yamada

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Yamada Yōji

ペンネーム: Yoshio Yamada（Pen name used for some television scripts and early TV works）

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性別
男性
生誕
1931-09-13 （Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan (birthplace) → Manchuria (Dalian; spent childhood) → Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan (postwar residence) → Tokyo, Japan (long-term base)

経歴

職業
Film director, Screenwriter, Stage director
活動期間
1954年〜
所属
Shochiku, Directors Guild of Japan, Japan Art Academy, Iwasaki Chihiro Memorial Foundation (Chairperson)
所属団体
Directors Guild of Japan, Japan Art Academy (Member)
影響を受けた人物
Yasujirō Ozu, Akira Kurosawa, John Ford, Charles Chaplin, Clint Eastwood

学歴

Old Yamaguchi High School (now Yamaguchi University)
Old-style high school
期間: 1948-1949
卒業年: 1949
国: Japan
Completed in an accelerated manner due to postwar education reform
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Law / Law
期間: 1950-1954
卒業年: 1954
国: Japan
Entered 1950; nearly left due to attendance issues but graduated in 1954

受賞歴

Berlinale Camera (Honorary Award)
2010
主催: Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale)
結果: Winner
Special Award (SAMURAI Award)
2015
主催: Tokyo International Film Festival
結果: Winner
Japan Academy Prize: Best Director
1978
対象作品: The Yellow Handkerchief
主催: Japan Academy Prize
結果: Winner
Japan Academy Prize: Best Director
1994
対象作品: School
主催: Japan Academy Prize
結果: Winner
Japan Academy Prize: Best Director
2003
対象作品: Twilight Samurai
主催: Japan Academy Prize
結果: Winner
Japan Academy Prize: Best Screenplay
1978
対象作品: The Yellow Handkerchief
主催: Japan Academy Prize
結果: Winner
Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Director
1967
対象作品: If You're Lucky
主催: Blue Ribbon Awards (Japan)
結果: Winner
Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Director
1978
対象作品: The Yellow Handkerchief
主催: Blue Ribbon Awards (Japan)
結果: Winner
Jury Prize (Special)
1980
対象作品: The Call of the Distant Mountain
主催: Montreal World Film Festival
結果: Winner
Yamaji Fumiko Film Award
1986
対象作品: Cinema no Tenchi
主催: Yamaji Fumiko Film Award
結果: Winner
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1996
主催: Government of Japan (Agency for Cultural Affairs)
結果: Recipient
Person of Cultural Merit
2004
主催: Government of Japan
結果: Recipient
Order of Culture
2012
主催: Cabinet Office of Japan (Order of Culture)
結果: Recipient
Best Director
1999
対象作品: School III
主催: Shanghai International Film Festival
結果: Winner
Asia Film Awards: Lifetime Achievement
2008
主催: Asia Film Awards
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Tora-san (Otoko wa Tsurai yo)

1969年 Film / Humanistic comedy series

Originally based on a TV concept, the film series centers on Torajiro and is known for its humanistic comedy. It became a long-running national series with over 50 films.

familyhumanismtravelnostalgia
映像化・舞台化
  • [Television and film series] Tora-san / Yoji Yamada (1969)
翻訳
  • Tora-san

The Yellow Handkerchief

1977年 Film / Human drama

A human drama with a road-movie element about a man fresh out of prison and the people who welcome him, exploring themes of redemption and forgiveness. Considered a representative Japanese film.

redemptionforgivenessjourneyloneliness
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film (planned Hollywood remake)] The Yellow Handkerchief (remake) (2007)
翻訳
  • The Yellow Handkerchief

The Call of the Distant Mountain

1980年 Film / Drama

A weighty human drama depicting the struggles and pride of rural men. Starring Ken Takakura, it received international recognition.

rural-urban dividepridemale solitude
翻訳
  • The Call of the Distant Mountain

School

1993年 Film / Social drama

An ensemble drama set in a school. It sensitively portrays education and intergenerational conflicts and was highly regarded in Japan.

educationgenerational conflictlocal communities
翻訳
  • School

Twilight Samurai

2002年 Film / Period drama (human drama)

A film adaptation of a work by Shuhei Fujisawa, this period drama depicts the struggles and earnest life of a low-ranking samurai. It achieved high international acclaim.

samurai pridefamilyhonor and poverty
翻訳
  • Twilight Samurai

The Hidden Blade

2004年 Film / Period drama

A period drama based on Shuhei Fujisawa's work. It carefully depicts the pathos of people caught in a changing era.

changes of eraduty and ethicsvanishing values
翻訳
  • The Hidden Blade

全著作

  • Yoji Yamada Works Collection (8 vols.)
  • Making Films
  • Tora-san's Views on Education
  • Pottō Kappore-bushi (Rakugo collection)
  • Bad Boy: A Novel — Tora-san's Confession

翻案

  • The Yellow Handkerchief (planned Hollywood remake)

作品の翻訳

  • The Yellow Handkerchief
  • Twilight Samurai
  • Tora-san

作風・主題

文体
Warm humanismRestrained emotional expressionBlend of humor and pathos
頻出モチーフ
wandering protagonistsfamily and local communityintergenerational conflict and reconciliationthe small dignities of people

評価・遺産

Yoji Yamada is a leading Japanese filmmaker known for the Tora-san series and humanistic dramas. A recipient of the Order of Culture among other honors, he has exerted great influence on Japanese cinema as director of long-running national series.

記念館・博物館

  • Yoji Yamada Museum Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan 2012年開館

関連学会

  • Japan Art Academy
  • Directors Guild of Japan

資料所蔵先

  • Yoji Yamada Museum Archive
  • Shochiku Archives (holds materials)

大衆文化への影響

  • The 'Tora-san' series became entrenched in Japanese popular culture and a seasonal tradition in summer and year-end screenings.

引用

  • People pay to come and enjoy themselves—why should they be told 'don't do this' or 'don't do that'? I want them to laugh heartily.
    出典: Interview (e.g. Eiga.com) (2012年)

豆知識

  • Used the pen name 'Yoshio Yamada' for some television scripts
  • Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law (1954)
  • Directed the long-running national film series 'Tora-san'
  • Honorary citizen of Toyonaka; recipient of the Order of Culture