Yōji Yamada
11.35body-of-work score · ranked #53 of 1774 directors · 24 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1Kazoku19701.00
- 2The Yellow Handkerchief19771.00
- 3My Sons19911.00
- 4The Twilight Samurai20021.00
- 5Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset19760.63
- 6A Distant Cry from Spring19800.56
- 7Home from the Sea19720.50
- 8Tora-san's Rise and Fall19750.39
- 9The Hidden Blade20040.39
- 10Love and Honor20060.39
- 11It's Tough Being a Man19690.36
- 12Tora-san's Dear Old Home19720.36
- 13Tora-san Goes North19870.36
- 14A Class to Remember19930.36
- 15Kabei: Our Mother20080.33
- 16Tora-san's Runaway19700.32
- 17Tora-san's Love Call19710.32
- 18Gakko II19960.32
- 19Tora-san's Cherished Mother19690.30
- 20Tora-san's Forget Me Not19730.30
- 21The Village19750.30
- 22Final Take19860.30
- 23Haha to Kuraseba20150.30
- 24The Shy Deceiver19680.29