Yojiro Takita

Yojiro Takita is a Japanese director. He was born on December 4, 1955 in Takaoka, Toyama prefecture.

His 2008 film “Departures” won Best Foreign Language Film at 81st Annual Academy Awards, a prize which was widely considered a shoo-in for Ari Folman’s “Waltz with Bashir” in the weeks leading up to the ceremony.