As a young man, worked with legendary Japanese Film Director Yasujiro
Ozu. Yoshida later wrote a book about these experiences and about Ozu's
films and personal life.
Fluent in French.
One of the luminaries of the Japanese New Wave during the 1960s.
Retrospective in 2003 at the 27th São Paulo International Film
Festival
Retrospective in 2008 (March 26 to May 19) at the Centre Georges Pompidou (Beaubourg) in Paris.
At Rotterdam International Film Festival. (February 2010)