Japan auteur Yamada sticks to exploring the human condition after 90 films

Brilliant!

Yamada's films flow to the heartbeat rhythm of Japanese folk. For sentiment and compassion he's the master of middle-brow entertainment. I once sat in an almost empty theater as the only man among a dozen women and all through the show I could hear their nose-blowing and saw the ladies wiping their eyes with tissues while watching "Kabei: Our Mother", my favorite Yamada film. I hope he catches up to the now deceased director, Shindo Kaneto, who worked to 100. Kudos to Yamada-sensei, a Japanese mensch!

I have always liked his movies. They have a certain atmosphere and warmth that makes me feel that the world isn't all that bad after all.

Spectacular !

Chobe sound like character out of a Zatoinchi series

Good director for feel good family films

His My Sons 1991 and A Distant Cry From Spring are one of his best.

I loved his films.

Great plots, but life is not like that as we live it today!! Oh how we yearn to get back to those times

Great article. Thank you. Love his movies. Watch them all the time. My hubby thinks I'm crazy.