Between 1960 and 2004, Yoshida directed more than 20 films, some of which starred his wife, actress Mariko Okada. After a long abscence from the screen following the 1973 "Coup d'État", he returned with "A Promise", which was shown in the Un Certain Regard section the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. Two years later, his film "Wuthering Heights" would compete for the Golden Palm at the 1988 Festival. In 2002, "Women in the Mirror" followed after another hiatus of 14 years. In addition to his theatrical films, Yoshida directed a series of documentaries for Japanese TV.