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Kajirō Yamamoto (山本 嘉次郎, Yamamoto Kajirō, 15 March 1902 – 21 September 1974) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor who was known for his war films and comedies and as the mentor of Akira Kurosawa. The combined list of his efforts as a director for documentaries, silent, and sound films includes over 90 film titles during his lifetime.

Kajirō Yamamoto
Born(1902-03-15)15 March 1902
Kyōbashi, Tokyo
Died21 September 1974(1974-09-21) (aged 72)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter, actor

Early life


Born in Tokyo, Yamamoto attended Keio University, where he helped form a film appreciation society.[1] He first appeared in film in 1921 as an actor opposite Yoshiko Okada, but that only earned the wrath of his family, who disowned him.[1]


Career


He worked as an actor on the stage, joined Nikkatsu as an assistant director, and finally made his directorial debut in 1924 at Tōa Kinema.[1] After working at Nikkatsu again, he was lured to Photo Chemical Laboratories (P. C. L.) in 1934, where he first made a name filming the comedies of Kenichi Enomoto.[2] When P. C. L. became the Toho company, Yamamoto helmed realist dramas such as Tsuzurikata kyōshitsu and Uma (starring Hideko Takamine), and war films such as Hawai Mare oki kaisen.[2]

After World War II, he continued directing films, but increasingly worked in television and radio.[2]


Legacy


He is now mostly known as the mentor of Akira Kurosawa, who served as his assistant director on 17 films.[3]

He is also responsible for the career of Toshiro Mifune. In 1947, one of Mifune's friends who worked for the Photography Department of Toho Productions suggested Mifune try out for the Photography Department. He was accepted for a position as an assistant cameraman. At this time, a large number of Toho actors, after a prolonged strike, had left to form their own company, Shin Toho. Toho then organized a "new faces" contest to find new talent. Mifune's friends submitted an application and photo, without his knowledge. He was accepted, along with 48 others (out of roughly 4000 applicants), and allowed to take a screen test for Kajiro Yamamoto. Instructed to mime anger, he drew from his wartime experiences. Yamamoto took a liking to Mifune, recommending him to director Senkichi Taniguchi.[4]


Selected filmography


Advertisement for Enoken no Kondō Isami. (Starring Kenichi Enomoto and Teiichi Futamura.)
Advertisement for Enoken no Kondō Isami. (Starring Kenichi Enomoto and Teiichi Futamura.)

Director (selected films)



Screenplay only (selected titles)



References


  1. Yamane Sadao (1997). "Yamamoto Kajirō". Nihon eiga jinmei jiten: Kantoku hen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kinema Junpō. pp. 867–870.
  2. "Yamamoto Kajirō". Nihon jinmei daijiten + Plus (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  3. Prince, Stephen (1999). The Warrior's Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-691-01046-5.
  4. Blair, Gavin J. (1 November 2007). "Director Senkichi Taniguchi dies at 95". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 June 2017.



На других языках

- [en] Kajirō Yamamoto

[ru] Ямамото, Кадзиро

Кадзиро Ямамото (яп. 山本嘉次郎 Ямамото Кадзиро, (15 марта 1902 — 21 сентября 1974) — японский режиссёр, актёр, сценарист. Когда писал сценарии или участвовал в кино в качестве актёра зачастую пользовался псевдонимами Нобукай Хирадо (平戸延介 — когда выступал в качестве сценариста) или Нобукай Хирата (平田延介 — выступая в качестве актёра). Сегодня Кадзиро Ямамото известен в основном как наставник Акиры Куросавы (который был его ассистентом на пяти проектах) и постановщик пропагандистских милитаристских кинолент военных лет, однако в своих лучших работах он проявил себя выдающимся режиссёром[1].


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