FILM DIRECTOR

Yōjirō Takita

1955 - Today

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Yōjirō Takita (滝田 洋二郎 Takita Yōjirō, born December 4, 1955) is a Japanese filmmaker. Takita received an Oscar 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Yōjirō Takita is the 1,269th most popular film director (down from 1,262nd in 2024), the 1,565th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,436th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Japanese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Yōjirō Takita ranks 1,269 out of 2,041. Before him are David Twohy, Agustí Villaronga, Li Han-hsiang, Laurent Cantet, Alexander Drankov, and S. Shankar. After him are Luis Alcoriza, Ali Hatami, James Algar, Peter R. Hunt, Jaume Balagueró, and Andrew Adamson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Yōjirō Takita ranks 403. Before him are Agostino Di Bartolomei, David Twohy, Philippe Boisse, Chen Quanguo, Jake Roberts, and Marcelo Trobbiani. After him are Enver İzmaylov, Janusz Kupcewicz, Uwe Reinders, Rob Portman, Mihovil Nakić, and Jean Lassalle.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yōjirō Takita ranks 1,567 out of 6,245. Before him are Naoki Makino (1976), Yoshihiro Hamaguchi (1926), Tsutomu Nihei (1971), Miyavi (1981), Kamui Kobayashi (1986), Anri (1961), Sakai Toshihiko (1871), and Kazushi Kimura (1958). After him are Hisako, Princess Takamado (1953), Akihiro Nishimura (1958), Eiji Aonuma (1963), and Kyohei Ueda (1999).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Yōjirō Takita ranks 51. Before him are Sion Sono (1961), Yasuzo Masumura (1924), Kihachi Okamoto (1924), Kei Kumai (1930), Masaaki Yuasa (1965), and Shunji Iwai (1963). After him are Naomi Kawase (1969), Takashi Shimizu (1972), Hiromasa Yonebayashi (1973), Ryusuke Hamaguchi (1978), Hiroyuki Imaishi (1971), and Hiroyuki Morita (1964).

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