Yoshida grew close to Ozu Yasujiro during his time at Shochiku, where he was able to observe the legendary master at work. Although Yoshida and his generation outspokenly rejected the values of Ozu, Kurosawa and the older humanist filmmakers, over the years Yoshida found himself increasingly drawn back to Ozu’s films, fascinated by their unique rigor, formal language and delicate balance between comedy and tragedy. For Japanese television, Yoshida adapted his own text into a four part documentary, which he also condensed into the one hour version.
Yoshishige Yoshida
Director, Writer
The Class of ‘9271%
McQueen74%
Directed by John Ford70%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Public Speaking70%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
Sidney70%
Above Majestic73%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Sherman's March67%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
My Mom Jayne79%
180° South72%
American Teen63%
Elstree 197661%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Fuck64%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
Night Will Fall76%
Love, Antosha74%
