Yamashita is a Japanese director and screenwriter. His first feature film Donten seikatsu (Hazy Life, 1999) was actually his graduation film from the Art Academy in Osaka. Afterwards he made No One's Ark (Baka no hakobune, 2003), Riarizumu no yado (Ramblers, 2004), drama Kurîmu remon (Cream Lemon, 2004), very popular music comedy Linda Linda Linda (2005) and Matsugane ransha jiken (The Matsugane Potshot Affair, 2006). His last film is Tennen kokekkô (2007).