YÅ jirÅ Takita (æ» ç"° 洋二郎 Takita YÅ jirÅ , 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.YÅ jirÅ Takita entered the film industry
through Mukai Productions, where he served as an assistant director.
Takita first came to prominence with the long-running, popular
light-comic pink film Molester's Train (痴漢電車, Chikan densha)
series, started by Shin'ya Yamamoto in 1975, and which Takita began
directing in 1982 at ShintÅ hÅ Eiga. Later, for the Nikkatsu studio,
Takita filmed similar Molester's films as part of that studio's Roman
Porno line. Molester's School Infirmary (1984), Molester's Tour Bus
(1985) and Molester's Delivery Service (1986) are some of these
titles. Takita's 1986 mainstream comedy, No More Comic Magazines!
received critical praise, and he has produced several popular films
since then. Yomiuri Shimbun writes that Takita's films usually have,
"a warm tenderness, reflecting his bright and upbeat personality."In
2001, he directed Onmyoji (film), an original work by Baku Yumemakura.
It became an international hit and received a prize at The Neuchâtel
International Fantastic Film Festival in 2002. He directed Onmyoji 2
in 2003.His 2008 film Departures (ã Šã り㠳㠨, Okuribito) won the
Best Foreign Language Film at the U.S. 81st Academy Awards. He also
won the 2009 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, among other
accolades, for the film.
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.YÅ jirÅ Takita entered the film industry
through Mukai Productions, where he served as an assistant director.
Takita first came to prominence with the long-running, popular
light-comic pink film Molester's Train (痴漢電車, Chikan densha)
series, started by Shin'ya Yamamoto in 1975, and which Takita began
directing in 1982 at ShintÅ hÅ Eiga. Later, for the Nikkatsu studio,
Takita filmed similar Molester's films as part of that studio's Roman
Porno line. Molester's School Infirmary (1984), Molester's Tour Bus
(1985) and Molester's Delivery Service (1986) are some of these
titles. Takita's 1986 mainstream comedy, No More Comic Magazines!
received critical praise, and he has produced several popular films
since then. Yomiuri Shimbun writes that Takita's films usually have,
"a warm tenderness, reflecting his bright and upbeat personality."In
2001, he directed Onmyoji (film), an original work by Baku Yumemakura.
It became an international hit and received a prize at The Neuchâtel
International Fantastic Film Festival in 2002. He directed Onmyoji 2
in 2003.His 2008 film Departures (ã Šã り㠳㠨, Okuribito) won the
Best Foreign Language Film at the U.S. 81st Academy Awards. He also
won the 2009 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, among other
accolades, for the film.
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