Yoji Yamada to shoot film based on 'Tokyo Story'

Yoji Yamada to shoot film based on 'Tokyo Story'

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese film director Yoji Yamada takes part in a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2010. The 79-year-old director, who will mark 50 years next year since his debut, said he will shoot a film ''Tokyo Kazoku (family)'' based on Yasujiro Ozu's masterpiece ''Tokyo Story,'' shifting the setting to the present day.

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