Yōji Yamada | |
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山田 洋次 | |
.jpg) Yoji Yamada at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2019 | |
| Born | 13 September 1931 Toyonaka, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1961–present |
Yoji Yamada (山田 洋次, Yamada Yōji, born 13 September 1931) 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).