Yamamoto Kajiro (山本嘉次郎) Kajiro YAMAMOTO (March 15, 1902 - September 21, 1974) was a film director, actor, screenwriter and essayist in Japan. He was known for having nurtured Akira KUROSAWA and Hideko TAKAMINE. Moreover, he was a filmmaker who worked best with Kenichi ENOMOTO. Initially, when writing scripts and debuting as an actor