A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Born:
August 21, 1970
Japanese movie director, screenwriter. A member of Japan Writers Guild. Started her career making 8mm films at the Kobe University Cinema Club. After graduated from Kobe University, YASUDA worked for Panasonic for 10years. In 2006, YASUDA directed and scripted her first commercial film; “The Switch to Happiness”, in which Juri Ueno and Kenji Sawada played the main roles. On this film, YASUDA received; – Special woman Director Award at the 16th Japanese Movie Critics Award – Best Script Award at the 2nd Osaka Cinema Festival. After giving birth to a baby boy in 2006, YASUDA has mainly worked on scriptwriting. During these years, many dramas with YASUDA’s script, for example; – “Yasashii Hana (A Tender Flower)” (Broadcasted on NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation) – “Osaka Loop-line part2 Ashiharabashi Station — DADADA yuute DON”( Broadcasted on Kansai Television Co. Ltd.) participated in the National Arts Festival by Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs. YASUDA came back to filming “Slight Fever”(2017), in directing and scriptwriting. In 2019, YASUDA directed and worked on scriptwriting “TUNA GIRL”, currently broadcasting on both Netflix and iFlix. YASUDA’s films have been highly regarded, especially for its original scripts created by in-depth researches and interviews, also for its “Real Life Sized” storytelling.
Cinematography:
2000 something interesting
Director:
1992 Wattsu gôin on?
1993 Bochibochi no orera
1994 Hito-Chigai
1995 Old Man Rhapsody
1995 Waya burabô!
1996 The Forgotten Papers
1997 Japanese-style Paella
1998 Kizuoto
2000 Harenochi zakuzaku
2000 something interesting
2001 All Right
2001 Just a Drop of Magic
2004 Bella Grazie
2006 Switch of Happiness
2017 Slight Fever
2019 Cultivating the Seas: History and Future of the Full-Cycle Cultured Kindai Tuna
2019 Tuna Girl
2021 Parent's Day
2022 Kojirasete Okujou
2023 Noodle Doodle
Music:
1992 Wattsu gôin on?
1993 Bochibochi no orera
1994 Hito-Chigai
1995 Old Man Rhapsody
1995 Waya burabô!
1996 The Forgotten Papers
1997 Japanese-style Paella
1998 Kizuoto
2000 Harenochi zakuzaku
2000 something interesting
2001 All Right
2001 Just a Drop of Magic
2004 Bella Grazie
2006 Switch of Happiness
2017 Slight Fever
2019 Cultivating the Seas: History and Future of the Full-Cycle Cultured Kindai Tuna
2019 Tuna Girl
2021 Parent's Day
2022 Kojirasete Okujou
2023 Noodle Doodle
Producer:
1992 Wattsu gôin on?
1993 Bochibochi no orera
1994 Hito-Chigai
1995 Old Man Rhapsody
1995 Waya burabô!
1996 The Forgotten Papers
1997 Japanese-style Paella
1998 Kizuoto
2000 Harenochi zakuzaku
2000 something interesting
2001 All Right
2001 Just a Drop of Magic
2004 Bella Grazie
2006 Switch of Happiness
2017 Slight Fever
2019 Cultivating the Seas: History and Future of the Full-Cycle Cultured Kindai Tuna
2019 Tuna Girl
2021 Parent's Day
2022 Kojirasete Okujou
2023 Noodle Doodle
Screenplay:
1992 Wattsu gôin on?
1993 Bochibochi no orera
1994 Hito-Chigai
1995 Old Man Rhapsody
1995 Waya burabô!
1996 The Forgotten Papers
1997 Japanese-style Paella
1998 Kizuoto
2000 Harenochi zakuzaku
2000 something interesting
2001 All Right
2001 Just a Drop of Magic
2004 Bella Grazie
2006 Cat-Eyed Boy
2006 Switch of Happiness
2017 Slight Fever
2019 Cultivating the Seas: History and Future of the Full-Cycle Cultured Kindai Tuna
2019 Tuna Girl
2021 Parent's Day
2022 Kojirasete Okujou
2023 Noodle Doodle
Writer:
1992 Wattsu gôin on?
1993 Bochibochi no orera
1994 Hito-Chigai
1995 Old Man Rhapsody
1995 Waya burabô!
1996 The Forgotten Papers
1997 Japanese-style Paella
1998 Kizuoto
2000 Harenochi zakuzaku
2000 something interesting
2001 All Right
2001 Just a Drop of Magic
2004 Bella Grazie
2006 Cat-Eyed Boy
2006 Switch of Happiness
2015 Kobe Zaiju: The Movie
2017 Slight Fever
2019 Cultivating the Seas: History and Future of the Full-Cycle Cultured Kindai Tuna
2019 Tuna Girl
2021 Parent's Day
2022 Kojirasete Okujou
2023 Noodle Doodle
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