Directing
Akio Yoshida
Akio Yoshida (born October 6, 1951) is a Japanese television and film director. A graduate of Gakushuin University’s Faculty of Law, he has directed numerous television dramas, including Papa wa News Caster (1987), Mama wa Idol! (1987), Double Kitchen (1993), and High School Chorus (2015). His film directing credits include Intern! (2016) and The Grapes of Joy (2021). In 1994, he shared the Television Drama Academy Award for Best Director for Ningen Shikkaku.
Behind the camera
- 2017Grade A ReversalDirector10 ep.
- 2012Resident: Story of 5 InternsDirector10 ep.
- 2011Being Born.Director10 ep.
- 2010Bad Boy and Good GirlDirector10 ep.
- 2007Wives Make the World Go RoundDirector10 ep.
- 2004Bewitched In TokyoDirector11 ep.
- 2003Always SmilingDirector3 ep.
- 2002Pretty GirlsDirector3 ep.
- 2001世界で一番熱い夏Director2 ep.
- 2000OyajiDirector11 ep.
- 1999Living AloneDirector12 ep.
- 1998Who Do You Think You Are?Director7 ep.
- 1997Middle-aged BachelorsDirector1 ep.
- 1996Dear WomanDirector9 ep.
- 1996Kimi to Deatte karaDirector13 ep.
- 1994The Loss of HumanityDirector12 ep.
- 1991Mamatte Kirei!?Director6 ep.
- 1990Prep School BoogieDirector12 ep.
- 1990GraduationDirector12 ep.
- 1987Mama Is an IdolDirector4 ep.
- 1987Daddy, the NewscasterDirector4 ep.
- 1983Ao ga ChiruDirector13 ep.