Yōjirō Takita
Yōjirō Takita entered the film industry through Mukai Productions, where he served as an assistant director. Takita first came to prominence with the long-running, popular light-comic "pink film" series, started by Shin'ya Yamamoto in 1975, and which Takita began directing in 1982 at Shintōhō Eiga. Later, for the Nikkatsu studio, Takita filmed similar "Molester's" films as part of that studio's "Roman Porno" line. "Molester's School Infirmary" (1984), "Molester's Tour Bus" (1985) and "Molester's Delivery Service" (1986) are some of these titles. Takita's 1986 mainstream comedy, "No More Comic Magazines!" received critical praise, and he has produced several popular films since then. "Yomiuri Shimbun" writes that Takita's films usually have, "a warm tenderness, reflecting his bright and upbeat personality."