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Japanese film director Yojiro Takita speaks to the media in Beijing on Oct. 30, 2023.

Japan vet works to protect elephants from poaching in Kenya

MASAI MARA, Kenya - Japanese veterinary Asuka Takita (C) talks with local people in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya on Aug. 11, 2014, during her work to protect African elephants from poaching.

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Film director Takita

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese film director Yojiro Takita. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the United States said on June 17, 2011, that it has invited 178 film artists and executives, including Takita, to join as Oscar voters.

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Emperor, empress host autumn garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C in front) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) talk to invitees, including actress Mitsuko Mori (3rd from R) and Oscar-winning film director Yojiro Takita, during an annual autumn party at the Akasaka imperial garden in Tokyo's Motoakasaka district on Oct. 22, 2009.

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Oscar-winning film director Takita appears in ballpark

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese film director Yojiro Takita (R) whose film ''Okuribito'' (Departures) won an Oscar last month takes part in a baseball ceremony at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on March 6. Young actor Kenta Suga (L), who plays a main character in Takita's new film, throws the ceremonial first pitch in an exhibition game between the Softbank Hawks and the Yokohama BayStars.

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Oscar-winning director, actor reunited in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Masahiro Motoki (L) and director Yojiro Takita (R) pose for photos during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28 with the Oscar for the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), which won the prize for best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Motoki played the lead role in the film.

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Oscar-winning director, actor reunited in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Masahiro Motoki (L) and director Yojiro Takita (R) meet the press in Tokyo on Feb. 28 with the Oscar for the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), which won the prize for best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Motoki played the lead role in the film.

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Oscar-winning director, actor reunited in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Masahiro Motoki (L) and director Yojiro Takita (R) attend a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28. They talked about the Oscar for the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), which won the prize for best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Motoki played the lead role in the film.

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Oscar-winning director Takita returns home

NARITA, Japan - Yojiro Takita (R), who directed the Oscar-winning Japanese film 'Okuribito' at the 81st Annual Academy Awards, speaks to reporters upon returning home to Japan at Narita airport on Feb. 26 after the award ceremony in Los Angeles.

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Oscar-winning director Takita returns home

NARITA, Japan - Yojiro Takita (R), who directed the Oscar-winning Japanese film 'Okuribito' at the 81st Annual Academy Awards, returns home to Japan at Narita airport on Feb. 26 after the award ceremony in Los Angeles.

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2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

LOS ANGELES, United States - Director Yojiro Takita (C) along with cast and crew members pose for photographers at a news conference after winning the Oscar for best foreign language film for ''Okuribito'' (Departures) at the 81st Academy Awards on Feb. 22 in Hollywood, California. (From L to R) Actress Kimiko Yo, actor Masashiro Motoki, Takita, actress Ryoko Hirosue and writer Kundo Koyama, all from best foreign language film winner ''Departures.''

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2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

LOS ANGELES, United States - (From L to R) Japanese actor Masahiro Kimoto, Japanese director Yojiro Takita and Japanese actress Ryoko Hirosue pose for photographers at a news conference after the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), directed by Takita, was awarded an Oscar as the best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, California, on Feb. 22. Kimoto played the leading role in the film, while Hirosue played his wife.

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Japanese film 'Okuribito' wins Oscar

LOS ANGELES, United States - Yojiro Takita (2nd from R), director of the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), which won the Oscar for best foreign-language film, Masahiro Motoki (2nd from L), who played the lead role in the film, and supporting actresses Kimiko Yo (R) and Ryoko Hirosue (L) pose in Los Angeles on Feb. 22 before the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony.

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Ryoko Hirosue Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Mika Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Tsutomu Yamazaki Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Ikuei Sasaki Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Kazuko Yoshiyuki & Ryoko Hirosue Characters: Tsuyako Yamashita & Mika Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo & Masahiro Motoki Characters: Ikuei Sasaki,Yuriko Kamimura & Daigo Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Ryoko Hirosue Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Mika Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Takashi Sasano Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Shokichi Hirata Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Ryoko Hirosue & Masahiro Motoki Characters: Mika Kobayashi & Daigo Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki Characters: Daigo Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Tsutomu Yamazaki Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Ikuei Sasaki Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Tsutomu Yamazaki Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Ikuei Sasaki Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Ryoko Hirosue Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Mika Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki Characters: Daigo Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Oscar-winning film director Takita appears in ballpark

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese film director Yojiro Takita (R) whose film ''Okuribito'' (Departures) won an Oscar last month takes part in a baseball ceremony at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on March 6. Young actor Kenta Suga (L), who plays a main character in Takita's new film, throws the ceremonial first pitch in an exhibition game between the Softbank Hawks and the Yokohama BayStars. (Kyodo)

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Oscar-winning director, actor reunited in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Masahiro Motoki (L) and director Yojiro Takita (R) pose for photos during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28 with the Oscar for the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), which won the prize for best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Motoki played the lead role in the film. (Kyodo)

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Oscar-winning director, actor reunited in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Masahiro Motoki (L) and director Yojiro Takita (R) attend a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28. They talked about the Oscar for the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), which won the prize for best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Motoki played the lead role in the film. (Kyodo)

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Oscar-winning director, actor reunited in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Masahiro Motoki (L) and director Yojiro Takita (R) meet the press in Tokyo on Feb. 28 with the Oscar for the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), which won the prize for best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Motoki played the lead role in the film. (Kyodo)

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Oscar-winning director Takita returns home

NARITA, Japan - Yojiro Takita (R), who directed the Oscar-winning Japanese film 'Okuribito' at the 81st Annual Academy Awards, returns home to Japan at Narita airport on Feb. 26 after the award ceremony in Los Angeles. (Kyodo)

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Oscar-winning director Takita returns home

NARITA, Japan - Yojiro Takita (R), who directed the Oscar-winning Japanese film 'Okuribito' at the 81st Annual Academy Awards, speaks to reporters upon returning home to Japan at Narita airport on Feb. 26 after the award ceremony in Los Angeles. (Kyodo)

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2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

LOS ANGELES, United States - Director Yojiro Takita (C) along with cast and crew members pose for photographers at a news conference after winning the Oscar for best foreign language film for ''Okuribito'' (Departures) at the 81st Academy Awards on Feb. 22 in Hollywood, California. (From L to R) Actress Kimiko Yo, actor Masashiro Motoki, Takita, actress Ryoko Hirosue and writer Kundo Koyama, all from best foreign language film winner ''Departures.''

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2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

LOS ANGELES, United States - (From L to R) Japanese actor Masahiro Kimoto, Japanese director Yojiro Takita and Japanese actress Ryoko Hirosue pose for photographers at a news conference after the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), directed by Takita, was awarded an Oscar as the best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, California, on Feb. 22. Kimoto played the leading role in the film, while Hirosue played his wife. (Kyodo)

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Japanese film 'Okuribito' wins Oscar

LOS ANGELES, United States - Yojiro Takita (2nd from R), director of the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), which won the Oscar for best foreign-language film, Masahiro Motoki (2nd from L), who played the lead role in the film, and supporting actresses Kimiko Yo (R) and Ryoko Hirosue (L) pose in Los Angeles on Feb. 22 before the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony. (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress host autumn garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C in front) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) talk to invitees, including actress Mitsuko Mori (3rd from R) and Oscar-winning film director Yojiro Takita, during an annual autumn party at the Akasaka imperial garden in Tokyo's Motoakasaka district on Oct. 22, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Film director Takita

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese film director Yojiro Takita. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the United States said on June 17, 2011, that it has invited 178 film artists and executives, including Takita, to join as Oscar voters. (Kyodo)

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Japan vet works to protect elephants from poaching in Kenya

MASAI MARA, Kenya - Japanese veterinary Asuka Takita (C) talks with local people in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya on Aug. 11, 2014, during her work to protect African elephants from poaching. (Kyodo)

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Olympics: Bronze for Japan's synchro team

Members of the Japanese synchronized swimming team were congratulated by coaches Masayo Imura (2nd from L, facing) and Risako Takita (C) after the team event free routine final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 19, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo