KajirŠYamamoto (山本 嘉次郎, Yamamoto KajirŠ, 15 March 1902
â€" 21 September 1974) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and
actor who was known for his war films and comedies and as the mentor
of Akira Kurosawa. The combined list of his efforts as a director for
documentaries, silent, and sound films includes over 90 film titles
during his lifetime.Born in Tokyo, Yamamoto attended Keio University,
where he helped form a film appreciation society. He first appeared in
film in 1921 as an actor opposite Yoshiko Okada, but that only earned
the wrath of his family, who disowned him.He worked as an actor on the
stage, joined Nikkatsu as an assistant director, and finally made his
directorial debut in 1924 at TÅ a Kinema. After working at Nikkatsu
again, he was lured to Photo Chemical Laboratories (P. C. L.) in 1934,
where he first made a name filming the comedies of Kenichi Enomoto.
When P. C. L. became the Toho company, Yamamoto helmed realist dramas
such as Tsuzurikata kyÅ shitsu and Uma (starring Hideko Takamine), and
war films such as Hawai Mare oki kaisen.After World War II, he
continued directing films, but increasingly worked in television and
radio.
â€" 21 September 1974) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and
actor who was known for his war films and comedies and as the mentor
of Akira Kurosawa. The combined list of his efforts as a director for
documentaries, silent, and sound films includes over 90 film titles
during his lifetime.Born in Tokyo, Yamamoto attended Keio University,
where he helped form a film appreciation society. He first appeared in
film in 1921 as an actor opposite Yoshiko Okada, but that only earned
the wrath of his family, who disowned him.He worked as an actor on the
stage, joined Nikkatsu as an assistant director, and finally made his
directorial debut in 1924 at TÅ a Kinema. After working at Nikkatsu
again, he was lured to Photo Chemical Laboratories (P. C. L.) in 1934,
where he first made a name filming the comedies of Kenichi Enomoto.
When P. C. L. became the Toho company, Yamamoto helmed realist dramas
such as Tsuzurikata kyÅ shitsu and Uma (starring Hideko Takamine), and
war films such as Hawai Mare oki kaisen.After World War II, he
continued directing films, but increasingly worked in television and
radio.
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