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Yoji Yamada (Yamada Yoji, born September 13, 1931 in Toyonaka, Osaka) is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy (The Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade and Love and Honor). Photographed by the professional filmmaker Ryota Nakanishi.

Awards

Yôji Yamada

59 wins & 47 nominations

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Takako Matsu and Haru Kuroki in The Little House (2014)
    2014 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • The Little House
  • Yoji Yamada (Yamada Yoji, born September 13, 1931 in Toyonaka, Osaka) is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy (The Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade and Love and Honor). Photographed by the professional filmmaker Ryota Nakanishi.
    2010 Winner Berlinale Camera
  • Kabei: Our Mother (2008)
    2008 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • Kabei: Our Mother
  • The Hidden Blade (2004)
    2005 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • The Hidden Blade
  • The Twilight Samurai (2002)
    2003 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • The Twilight Samurai

Chicago International Film Festival

  • The Twilight Samurai (2002)
    2003 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Feature
    • The Twilight Samurai

Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain

  • Tokyo Family (2013)
    2014 Nominee CEC Award
    • Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
    • Tokyo Family

Cinemanila International Film Festival

  • Love and Honor (2006)
    2007 Nominee Lino Brocka Award
    • International Competition
    • Love and Honor

Udine Far East Film Festival

  • The Twilight Samurai (2002)
    2004 Winner Audience Award
    • The Twilight Samurai

Hawaii International Film Festival

  • The Twilight Samurai (2002)
    2003 Winner Golden Maile Award
    • Narrative Feature
    • The Twilight Samurai

Hochi Film Awards

  • The Twilight Samurai (2002)
    2002 Winner Hochi Film Award
    • Best Film
    • The Twilight Samurai
  • My Sons (1991)
    1991 Winner Hochi Film Award
    • Best Film
    • My Sons
  • The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
    1977 Winner Hochi Film Award
    • Best Film
    • The Yellow Handkerchief

Awards of the Japanese Academy

  • Mom, Is That You?! (2023)
    2024 Nominee Award of the Japanese Academy
    • Best Screenplay
    • Mom, Is That You?!
    Shared with: Yûzô Asahara
  • It's a Flickering Life (2021)
    2022 Nominee Award of the Japanese Academy
    • Best Screenplay
    • It's a Flickering Life
    Shared with: Yûzô Asahara
  • Tora-san, Welcome Back! (2019)
    2021 Nominee Award of the Japanese Academy
    • Best Screenplay
    • Tora-san, Welcome Back!
    Shared with: Yûzô Asahara
  • What a Wonderful Family (2017)
    2018 Nominee Award of the Japanese Academy
    • Best Screenplay
    • What a Wonderful Family
    Shared with: Emiko Hiramatsu
  • What a Wonderful Family! (2016)
    2017 Nominee Award of the Japanese Academy
    • Best Screenplay
    • What a Wonderful Family!
    Shared with: Emiko Hiramatsu

Montréal World Film Festival

  • A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
    1980 Winner Special Prize of the Jury
    • A Distant Cry from Spring

Moscow International Film Festival

  • Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984)
    1985 Nominee Golden Prize
    • Tora-san's Forbidden Love

Shanghai International Film Festival

  • Mom, Is That You?! (2023)
    2023 Nominee Golden Goblet
    • Best Film
    • Mom, Is That You?!
  • Love and Honor (2006)
    2007 Nominee Golden Goblet
    • Best Film
    • Love and Honor
  • A Class to Remember 3: The New Voyage (1998)
    1999 Winner Golden Goblet
    • Best Director
    • A Class to Remember 3: The New Voyage
  • A Class to Remember 3: The New Voyage (1998)
    1999 Nominee Golden Goblet
    • Best Film
    • A Class to Remember 3: The New Voyage

Tokyo International Film Festival

  • Yoji Yamada (Yamada Yoji, born September 13, 1931 in Toyonaka, Osaka) is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy (The Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade and Love and Honor). Photographed by the professional filmmaker Ryota Nakanishi.
    2015 Winner Samurai Award
  • Yoji Yamada (Yamada Yoji, born September 13, 1931 in Toyonaka, Osaka) is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy (The Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade and Love and Honor). Photographed by the professional filmmaker Ryota Nakanishi.
    2004 Winner Akira Kurosawa Award

Valladolid International Film Festival

  • What a Wonderful Family! (2016)
    2016 Nominee Golden Spike
    • Best Film
    • What a Wonderful Family!
  • Tokyo Family (2013)
    2013 Winner Golden Spike
    • Best Film
    • Tokyo Family
  • Love and Honor (2006)
    2007 Nominee Golden Spike
    • Best Film
    • Love and Honor
  • The Hidden Blade (2004)
    2005 Nominee Golden Spike
    • Best Film
    • The Hidden Blade

Venice Film Festival

  • Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986)
    1986 Nominee Golden Lion
    • Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

Kinema Junpo Awards

  • The Twilight Samurai (2002)
    2003 Winner Kinema Junpo Award
    • Best Film
    • The Twilight Samurai
  • The Twilight Samurai (2002)
    2003 Winner Kinema Junpo Award
    • Best Director
    • The Twilight Samurai
  • The Twilight Samurai (2002)
    2003 Winner Kinema Junpo Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Twilight Samurai
    Shared with: Yoshitaka Asama
  • The Twilight Samurai (2002)
    2003 Winner Readers' Choice Award
    • Best Film
    • The Twilight Samurai
  • My Sons (1991)
    1992 Winner Kinema Junpo Award
    • Best Film
    • My Sons

Mainichi Film Concours

  • The Twilight Samurai (2002)
    2003 Winner Mainichi Film Concours
    • Best Film
    • The Twilight Samurai
  • A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen (2000)
    2001 Winner Mainichi Film Concours
    • Best Screenplay
    • A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen
    Shared with: Yoshitaka Asama · Emiko Hiramatsu
  • A Class to Remember (1993)
    1994 Winner Readers' Choice Award
    • Best Film
    • A Class to Remember
  • My Sons (1991)
    1992 Winner Mainichi Film Concours
    • Best Film
    • My Sons
  • My Sons (1991)
    1992 Winner Mainichi Film Concours
    • Best Director
    • My Sons

Blue Ribbon Awards

  • The Twilight Samurai (2002)
    2003 Winner Blue Ribbon Award
    • Best Film
    • The Twilight Samurai
  • The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
    1978 Winner Blue Ribbon Award
    • Best Film
    • The Yellow Handkerchief
  • The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
    1978 Winner Blue Ribbon Award
    • Best Director
    • The Yellow Handkerchief
  • Un ga yoke rya (1966)
    1967 Winner Blue Ribbon Award
    • Best Director
    • Un ga yoke rya

Chlotrudis Awards

  • The Twilight Samurai (2002)
    2005 Nominee Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • The Twilight Samurai
    Shared with: Yoshitaka Asama

Nikkan Sports Film Awards

  • Love and Honor (2006)
    2007 Winner Ishihara Yujiro Award
    • Love and Honor
  • The Twilight Samurai (2002)
    2002 Winner Nikkan Sports Film Award
    • Best Director
    • The Twilight Samurai
  • My Sons (1991)
    1991 Winner Nikkan Sports Film Award
    • Best Director
    • My Sons

Jeonju International Film Festival

  • Tokyo Family (2013)
    2014 Winner Netpac Award
    • Tokyo Family

Asian Film Awards

  • Yoji Yamada (Yamada Yoji, born September 13, 1931 in Toyonaka, Osaka) is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy (The Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade and Love and Honor). Photographed by the professional filmmaker Ryota Nakanishi.
    2008 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

Asian Film Critics Association Awards

  • Kabei: Our Mother (2008)
    2009 Nominee NETPAC Award
    • Best Director
    • Kabei: Our Mother
  • Love and Honor (2006)
    2007 Winner NETPAC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Love and Honor
    Shared with: Emiko Hiramatsu · Ichirô Yamamoto
  • Love and Honor (2006)
    2007 Nominee NETPAC Award
    • Best Director
    • Love and Honor

Nippon Connection Japanese Film Festival

  • Nagasaki: Memories of My Son (2015)
    2016 Nominee Nippon Cinema Award
    • Best Film
    • Nagasaki: Memories of My Son

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