Yojiro Takita - Actor Profile

Yojiro Takita

Directing
3Total Films
2.0 Highest Rated
Born: Dec 4, 1955
Birth Place: Toyama, Japan

About Yojiro Takita

Yojiro Takita (滝田 洋二郎 Takita Yōjirō, born December 4, 1955) is a Japanese filmmaker. His 2008 film Departures (おくりびと Okuribito) won the Best Foreign Language Film at the U.S. 81st Academy Awards, in an upset over the Israeli Animated documentary, Waltz with Bashir. He also won the 2009 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, among other accolades, for the film.

Best Yojiro Takita Movies Ranked

Must-watch hits from Yojiro Takita's career based on audience ratings.

★2.0
Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio (1984) movie poster
★2.0

Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio — The world’s greatest detective, Ippei Kuroda, is back and this time hired by a politician to find his estranged daughter

Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio

1984•Comedy
★2.0
Groper's Last Train (1978) movie poster
★2.0

Groper's Last Train — A female student moves from the countryside to Tokyo and starts attending a cram school in Tokyo. She becomes so enthusi

Groper's Last Train

1978
★0.0
Making of "Departures" (2009) movie poster
★0.0

Making of "Departures" — A documentary about the making and shooting of Yojiro Takita’s ‘Departures’ (2008)

Making of "Departures"

2009•Documentary

Complete Filmography & Success Status

Tracking the career evolution and box office verdicts of Yojiro Takita.

YearMovieCharacterSuccessMore
2009 Making of "Departures" Himself Flop Similar →
1984 Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio Passenger on train Flop Similar →
1978 Groper's Last Train Kan'ichiro Ozu, a groper Flop Similar →

Yojiro Takita - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best movie of Yojiro Takita?

According to audience ratings, the best movie starring Yojiro Takita is "Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio" with a rating of 2.0/10.

How many movies has Yojiro Takita acted in?

Yojiro Takita has been featured in at least 3 major films throughout their career.