Yōji Yamada

1931-09-13 · Toyonaka

Yōji Yamada (Japanese film director and screenwriter), born 1931. filmtheque lists 81 credits: 81 movies and 0 series, from 1964 to 2025. Best-known work includes Tokyo Taxi, What a Wonderful Family! 2, What a Wonderful Family!.

Roles: Director (53) · Screenwriter (28)

Known for

Tokyo Taxi

2025

What a Wonderful Family! 2

2017

What a Wonderful Family!

Full filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Tokyo Taxi	Director
2017	What a Wonderful Family! 2	Director
2016	What a Wonderful Family!	Director
2015	Haha to Kuraseba	Director
2015	Haha to Kuraseba	Screenwriter
2014	The Little House	Director
2014	The Little House	Screenwriter
2013	Tokyo Family	Director
2013	Tokyo Family	Screenwriter
2010	Otōto	Director
2008	Kabei: Our Mother	Director
2008	Kabei: Our Mother	Screenwriter
2006	Love and Honor	Director
2006	Love and Honor	Screenwriter
2004	The Hidden Blade	Director
2004	The Hidden Blade	Screenwriter
2002	The Twilight Samurai	Director
2002	The Twilight Samurai	Screenwriter
1995	Tora-san to the Rescue	Director
1995	Tora-san to the Rescue	Screenwriter
1993	Tora-san's Matchmaker	Director
1992	Tora-san Makes Excuses	Director
1991	My Sons	Director
1990	Tora-san Takes a Vacation	Director
1990	Tora-san Takes a Vacation	Screenwriter
1989	Tora-san, My Uncle	Director
1989	Tora-san Goes to Vienna	Director
1988	Hope and Pain	Director
1988	Hope and Pain	Screenwriter
1987	Tora-san Goes North	Director
1986	Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy	Director
1986	Final Take	Director
1985	Tora-san, the Go-Between	Director
1985	Tora-san's Island Encounter	Director
1985	Tora-san's Island Encounter	Screenwriter
1984	Marriage Counselor Tora-san	Director
1982	Tora-san, the Expert	Director
1982	Tora-san, the Expert	Screenwriter
1981	Tora-san's Love in Osaka	Director
1981	Tora-san's Love in Osaka	Screenwriter
1981	Tora-san's Promise	Director
1981	Tora-san's Promise	Screenwriter
1980	Tora's Tropical Fever	Director
1980	A Distant Cry from Spring	Director
1980	A Distant Cry from Spring	Screenwriter
1979	Tora-san, the Matchmaker	Director
1978	Talk of the Town Tora-san	Director
1978	Talk of the Town Tora-san	Screenwriter
1978	Stage-Struck Tora-san	Director
1977	Tora-san Plays Cupid	Director
1976	Tora's Pure Love	Director
1976	Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset	Director
1976	Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset	Screenwriter
1974	Tora-san's Lovesick	Director
1971	Tora-san's Love Call	Director
1971	Tora-san's Love Call	Screenwriter
1970	Kazoku	Director
1970	Kazoku	Screenwriter
1969	Tora-san's Cherished Mother	Director
1969	Tora-san's Cherished Mother	Screenwriter
1967	Song of Love	Director
1967	Song of Love	Screenwriter
1966	Gamblers' Luck	Director
1964	Baka marudashi	Director
0	Tora-san's Lullaby	Director
0	Tora-san's Lullaby	Screenwriter
0	Tora-san's Song of Love	Director
0	Tora-san's Song of Love	Screenwriter
0	The Strangers Upstairs	Director
0	Home from the Sea	Director
0	Home from the Sea	Screenwriter
0	Free and Easy: Samurai Edition	Screenwriter
0	The Irresponsible Fool	Director
0	The Rainbow Seeker	Director
0	喜劇一発勝負	Director
0	It's a Flickering Life	Director
0	椿姫	Screenwriter
0	喜劇一発大必勝	Director
0	Tora-san, Wish You Were Here	Director
0	Tora-san, Wish You Were Here	Screenwriter
0	Castle of Sand	Screenwriter