Tizuka Yamasaki

Tizuka Yamasaki

Tizuka Yamasaki (born May 12, 1949) is a Brazilian film director. Daughter of Japanese immigrants, Yamasaki was one of the first women filmmakers in Brazil to achieve a successful and longstanding career. She and her peers learned filmmaking by working on the sets of well-established Cinema Novo directors such as Glauber Rocha and Nelson Pereira dos Santos. Yamasaki challenged the norms of Cinema Novo by increasing both the representation of women and the awareness of issues affecting women in Brazilian society. Her film style focuses on historical subjects and she uses the genre of melodrama to reconstruct Brazilian politics, history and culture. She established herself as one of the most important film directors of the 1980s. Her films discussed sexuality and traditional gender roles more openly within Brazilian cultural identity. Yamasaki initiated a “cinema of emotion” to comment on Brazil’s past and rework female figures’ experiences in Brazil’s history. During her career, especially during the final years of the Brazilian military dictatorship, Yamasaki has suffered censorship and funding issues with her films. In response to these challenges, she established her own production company in 1976, Centro de Produção e Comunicação (Production and Communication Center). Tizuka gained some critical acclaim with her 1980 film "Gaijin, Os Caminhos da Liberdade" (aka "Gaijin, a Brazilian Odyssey"), a story about Japanese immigration to Brazil. She has also achieved the audience's praise by directing movies starring children TV show hostess Xuxa, which have become extremely popular and a cornerstone in Brazilian pop culture. In 2003, she completed Gaijin 2 as a sequel to her debut film.

  • Title: Tizuka Yamasaki
  • Popularity: 1.617
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1949-05-12
  • Place of Birth: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Tizuka Yamasaki Movies

  • 1987
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    No Tempo de Glauber

    No Tempo de Glauber

    1 1987 HD

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  • 2020
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    Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

    Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

    5 2020 HD

    In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark...

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  • 1990
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    Crystal Moon

    Crystal Moon

    5.2 1990 HD

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  • 2010
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    Aparecida - O Milagre

    Aparecida - O Milagre

    6.3 2010 HD

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  • 1999
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    Xuxa Requebra

    Xuxa Requebra

    3.4 1999 HD

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  • 1997
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    O Noviço Rebelde

    O Noviço Rebelde

    4.8 1997 HD

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  • 1980
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    Gaijin: A Brazilian Odyssey

    Gaijin: A Brazilian Odyssey

    5.929 1980 HD

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  • 1983
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    Parahyba Mulher Macho

    Parahyba Mulher Macho

    4.5 1983 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Age of the Earth

    The Age of the Earth

    6.3 1980 HD

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  • 2014
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    Tomie

    Tomie

    1 2014 HD

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  • 1981
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    Cinema: Embaixador do Brasil

    Cinema: Embaixador do Brasil

    1 1981 HD

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  • 2005
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    Gaijin: Ama-me Como Sou

    Gaijin: Ama-me Como Sou

    6.5 2005 HD

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  • 2005
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    Gaijin: Ama-me Como Sou

    Gaijin: Ama-me Como Sou

    6.5 2005 HD

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  • 2005
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    Gaijin: Ama-me Como Sou

    Gaijin: Ama-me Como Sou

    6.5 2005 HD

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  • 2009
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    Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess

    Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess

    4.9 2009 HD

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  • 1984
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    Bete Balanço

    Bete Balanço

    4.8 1984 HD

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  • 1998
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    Fica Comigo

    Fica Comigo

    6 1998 HD

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  • 2000
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    Xuxa Popstar

    Xuxa Popstar

    3.1 2000 HD

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  • 1983
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    Parahyba Mulher Macho

    Parahyba Mulher Macho

    4.5 1983 HD

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  • 2017
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    Encantados

    Encantados

    6.8 2017 HD

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  • 1977
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    Tent of Miracles

    Tent of Miracles

    5 1977 HD

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  • 2017
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    1817: A Revolução Esquecida

    1817: A Revolução Esquecida

    6 2017 HD

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  • 1980
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    Gaijin: A Brazilian Odyssey

    Gaijin: A Brazilian Odyssey

    5.929 1980 HD

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  • 1984
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    Patriamada

    Patriamada

    4 1984 HD

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  • 2015
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    Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme

    Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme

    6 2015 HD

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  • 2023
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    Xuxa, O Documentário

    Xuxa, O Documentário

    7 2023 HD

    Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel, about to celebrate her 60th birthday and more than 40 years in the business, looks back at all the important...

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  • 1970
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    Xuxa, O Documentário

    Xuxa, O Documentário

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Xuxa, O Documentário

    Xuxa, O Documentário

    6.7 1970 HD

    After the breakthrough success of 'The Cariocas', the spin-off 'The Brazilians - The Women' embraces all the diversity of Brazil and its women....

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