Tizuka Yamasaki
Directing
Born: 1949-05-12 · Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Biography
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
🎬 Movies (23)
Amuleto
2025
Lobby do Batom
2022
Self (archive footage)
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
Self
Encantados
2017
Director
1817: A Revolução Esquecida
2017
Director
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
2015
Director
Tomie
2014
Director
Aparecida - O Milagre
2010
Director
Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess
2009
Director
Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am
2005
Director
Xuxa Popstar
2000
Director
Xuxa Requebra
1999
Director
Fica Comigo
1998
Director
O Noviço Rebelde
1997
Director
Crystal Moon
1990
Director
No Tempo de Glauber
1987
Patriamada
1985
Director
Bete Balanço
1984
Executive Producer
Parahyba Mulher Macho
1983
Director
Cinema: Embaixador do Brasil
1981
Director
Gaijin: A Brazilian Odyssey
1980
Director
The Age of the Earth
1980
Production Director
Tent of Miracles
1977
Set Designer
