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Yoji Yamada

Director · 102 credits · 21 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Twilight Samurai (2002)

Best Yoji Yamada movies by genre

Directed movies (92 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Twilight Samurai

    2002 · ★ 7.8 (365 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    1

  2. Love and Honor

    2006 · ★ 7.5 (95 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    2

  3. The Hidden Blade

    2004 · ★ 7.4 (129 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    3

  4. Tokyo Taxi

    2025 · ★ 7.3 (18 votes)

    Drama

    4

  5. Tokyo Family

    2013 · ★ 7.3 (73 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. Kyoto Story

    2010 · ★ 6.6 (6 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. What a Wonderful Family!

    2016 · ★ 7.3 (39 votes)

    Comedy, Family

    7

  8. Kabei: Our Mother

    2008 · ★ 7.4 (41 votes)

    Family, Drama

    8

  9. A Distant Cry from Spring

    1980 · ★ 7.4 (30 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. My Sons

    1991 · ★ 7.8 (10 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    10

  11. The Greatest Challenge of All

    1967 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    11

  12. The Yellow Handkerchief

    1977 · ★ 7.0 (39 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    12

  13. Where Spring Comes Late

    1970 · ★ 7.6 (15 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. Vagabond Schemer

    1969 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    14

  15. A Trap

    1965 · ★ 7.1 (14 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Crime

    15

  16. The Donkey Comes on a Tank

    1964

    Comedy, Drama

    16

  17. Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp

    1969 · ★ 7.9 (25 votes)

    Comedy

    17

  18. What a Wonderful Family! 2

    2017 · ★ 7.0 (29 votes)

    Comedy

    18

  19. The Little House

    2014 · ★ 6.8 (45 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    19

  20. Downtown Heroes

    1988 · ★ 8.4 (8 votes)

    Drama

    20

  21. What a Wonderful Family! 3

    2018 · ★ 7.6 (14 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    21

  22. Tora-san's Matchmaker

    1993 · ★ 9.0 (3 votes)

    Comedy

    22

  23. A Class to Remember

    1993 · ★ 7.5 (4 votes)

    Drama

    23

  24. The Rainbow Seeker

    1996 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    24

  25. Tora-san Goes North

    1987 · ★ 9.0 (4 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    25

  26. Tora-san's Easy Advice

    1994 · ★ 8.5 (4 votes)

    Comedy

    26

  27. The Million Dollar Pursuit

    1968 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure

    27

  28. Tora-san, My Uncle

    1989 · ★ 8.2 (4 votes)

    Comedy

    28

  29. The Lovable Tramp

    1966 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    29

  30. Tora-san, Wish You Were Here

    2019 · ★ 8.0 (3 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.