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Yoshishige Yoshida(1933-2022)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Yoshishige Yoshida was born on 16 February 1933 in Fukui, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for A Promise (1986), Akitsu Springs (1962) and Wuthering Heights (1988). He was married to Mariko Okada. He died on 8 December 2022 in Japan.
BornFebruary 16, 1933
DiedDecember 8, 2022(89)
BornFebruary 16, 1933
DiedDecember 8, 2022(89)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 3 nominations

Known for

A Promise (1986)
A Promise
7.6
  • Director
  • 1986
Akitsu Springs (1962)
Akitsu Springs
7.2
  • Director
  • 1962
Wuthering Heights (1988)
Wuthering Heights
6.9
  • Director
  • 1988
Farewell to the Summer Light (1968)
Farewell to the Summer Light
6.8
  • Director
  • 1968

Credits

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Director

  • Bem-Vindo a São Paulo (2004)
    Bem-Vindo a São Paulo
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Kagami no onna-tachi (2002)
    Kagami no onna-tachi
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Yume no cinema: Tôkyô no yume
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Lumière and Company (1995)
    Lumière and Company
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Aichi no minzoku geinô: Toshi no matsuri - Geinô suru yorokobi
    Short
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Yasujirô Ozu in The Cinema of Ozu According to Kiju Yoshida (1993)
    The Cinema of Ozu According to Kiju Yoshida
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Aichi no minzoku geinô: Seinaru matsuri - Geinô suru kokoro
    Short
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Wuthering Heights (1988)
    Wuthering Heights
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Bakumatsu ni ikiru: Nakaoka Shintarô
    • Director
    • 1987
  • A Promise (1986)
    A Promise
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Kyôgenshi: Tokuro Miyake
    Short
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Andesu bi no junrei
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Sadaharu Oh in Baseball's Big 1: Sadaharu Oh (1977)
    Baseball's Big 1: Sadaharu Oh
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Bi no bi
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1974–1977
  • Girishya ryojô
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976

Writer

  • Kagami no onna-tachi (2002)
    Kagami no onna-tachi
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • Yume no cinema: Tôkyô no yume
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Yasujirô Ozu in The Cinema of Ozu According to Kiju Yoshida (1993)
    The Cinema of Ozu According to Kiju Yoshida
    • concept
    • 1993
  • Wuthering Heights (1988)
    Wuthering Heights
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1988
  • A Promise (1986)
    A Promise
    7.6
    • screenplay
    • 1986
  • Bi no bi
    TV Series
    • commentary
    • 1974–1977
  • Confessions Among Actresses (1971)
    Confessions Among Actresses
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • Eros + Massacre (1969)
    Eros + Massacre
    7.4
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Farewell to the Summer Light (1968)
    Farewell to the Summer Light
    6.8
    • written by
    • 1968
  • Affair in the Snow (1968)
    Affair in the Snow
    6.9
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Flame and Women (1967)
    Flame and Women
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • The Affair (1967)
    The Affair
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • 1967
  • Woman of the Lake (1966)
    Woman of the Lake
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • 1966
  • A Story Written with Water (1965)
    A Story Written with Water
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • 1965
  • Yôroppa kinô kyô
    TV Mini Series
    • commentary
    • 1964

Producer

  • Sadaharu Oh in Baseball's Big 1: Sadaharu Oh (1977)
    Baseball's Big 1: Sadaharu Oh
    • supervision
    • 1977
  • Coup d'Etat (1973)
    Coup d'Etat
    6.8
    • planner (as Kiju Yoshida)
    • 1973
  • Confessions Among Actresses (1971)
    Confessions Among Actresses
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Heroic Purgatory (1970)
    Heroic Purgatory
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Eros + Massacre (1969)
    Eros + Massacre
    7.4
    • executive producer
    • 1969

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Festival
    • France's national library catalogue .
  • Alternative names
    • Kiju Yoshida
  • Born
    • February 16, 1933
    • Fukui, Japan
  • Died
    • December 8, 2022
    • Japan(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Mariko Okada1964 - November 8, 2022 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    As a young man, worked with legendary Japanese Film Director Yasujiro Ozu. Yoshida later wrote a book about these experiences and about Ozu's films and personal life.
  • Quotes
    Defining a commercial film? It's a movie where you know everything. So, it's a film you soon forget.

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