Biography: Takio Yoshidais a Japanese movie producer. He got his start in the film industry as an assistant director for Nobuhiko Obayashi both in the 1982 film Tenkosei and 1987's Hyoryu Kyoshitsu. He made his debut as a producer in Takeshi Kitano's 1989 film Violent Cop. He still works mostly on Kitano's films, only rarely branching out for other projects.