Museum dedicated to works of film director Yoji Yamada

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese film director Yoji Yamada (C) attends a ceremony marking the opening of a museum dedicated to his works, in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward, on Dec. 15, 2012. Yamada's works include the hit series "Otoko wa Tsuraiyo" (It's Tough Being a Man).

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