Tizuka Yamazaki
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Tizuka Yamazaki (May 12, 1949) is a Brazilian film director born in Porto Alegre from a Japanese background.
[edit] Early life and work
At the age of 2, her parents move to the city of Atibaia, in the state of São Paulo. In her teenage years, Yamazaki moved to São Paulo city for a graduation in architecture. Before she was admitted to the architecture school, she changed her mind and went to Brasília where she started studying cinema. Yamazaki finished college in Rio de Janeiro, where she started her professional career.
Yamazaki worked as director assistant with Nelson Pereira dos Santos and Glauber Rocha. She's also a director of telenovelas and TV series.
[edit] Filmography as director
- Gaijin, Os Caminhos da Liberdade (1980)
- Parahyba, Mulher-Macho (1983)
- Patriamada (1984)
- Lua de Cristal (1990)
- Fica Comigo (1996)
- O Noviço Rebelde (1997)
- Xuxa Requebra (1999)
- Xuxa Popstar (2000)
- Gaijin 2 (2003)