Japanese director Yasuo lowered the flag. Image from the web
Beijing News On May 26, according to Japanese media reports, Japanese director and screenwriter Yasuo died of illness at 9:44 a.m. on May 20, at the age of 84. He was involved in the production of the TV series "Blood Doubt" starring Momoe Yamaguchi, and directed films such as "Railroad Man" starring Ken Takakura and Ryoko Hiromi. It is reported that Yasuo who lowered the flag is very appreciative of Ken Takakura, and the two have cooperated more than 20 times.
Yasuo was born on August 19, 1934 in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the Faculty of French Literature at the Faculty of Letters of the University of Tokyo in 1957 and joined to the Toei Studio in the same year. In 1966, Yasuo lowered the flag and became a director and directed his debut film "Bad Girl Yoko". In 1975, Yasuo began to participate in the production of television series, most notably the red series "Blood Doubt", "Fate" and "Red Shock" starring Yamaguchi Momoe.
Stills from the movie "Railroad Man", starring Ken Takakura and Ryoko Hiromi. Image from the web
Yasuo Andakura Takakura have collaborated on more than 20 films, and the tacit understanding between the two has been talked about by fans. During his time at Toei, he directed the action film "New Net Walk Banwai" starring Ken Takakura and the chivalrous film "The Legend of a Japanese Woman". In 1981, the feature film "Station", directed by Yasuo Shigeki and starring Ken Takakura and Chieko Besai, became one of the top ten high-grossing films in Japan that year. In 1999, Yasuo Wrote and directed the feature film "Railroad Man" starring Ken Takakura and Ryoko Hiromi, which won the Best Director and Best Screenplay Awards at the 23rd Japan Academy Awards.
In addition, in 2005, Yasuo also cooperated with Chinese director Zhang Yimou to direct the Japanese part of the feature film "A Thousand Miles and a Single Ride".
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