A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Yû Irie
Birthplace:
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Born:
November 25, 1979
Yu Irie (入江 悠, Irie Yū, born November 25, 1979) is a Japanese film director / screenwriter who was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and grew up in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture. After a number of short films, including Obsession and Seven Drives which were screened at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in 2003 and 2004, Irie directed two softcore erotic V-Cinema videos in 2007, Cream Lemon 7 and Swimsuit Spy - SPY GIRLS. The latter video, an erotic comedy, starred AV Idol Mihiro. In 2009 the second feature film he directed, 8000 Miles (SR サイタマノラッパー, SR: Saitama no Rapper), won the grand prize in the Off Theatre Competition at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. It also earned Irie the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. The film follows four friends from suburban Fukuya (punned on Fukaya) who dream of becoming rap stars. The mostly amateur cast also included adult video actress Mihiro.
Director:
2006 Cream Lemon: Magic Doll
2006 JAPONICA VIRUS
2009 8000 Miles
2010 8000 Miles 2: Girls Rapper
2011 Brutus's Heart
2011 Ringing in Their Ears
2012 Roadside Fugitive
2014 Hibi Rock
2015 Joker Game
2016 The Sun
2017 Memoirs of a Murderer
2017 Vigilante
2018 Gangoose
2020 AI Amok
2021 Ninja Girl
2021 The Cursed Sanctuary X
2023 Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral
2024 A Girl Named Ann
2025 Muromachi Burai
Editor:
2006 Cream Lemon: Magic Doll
2006 JAPONICA VIRUS
2009 8000 Miles
2010 8000 Miles 2: Girls Rapper
2011 Brutus's Heart
2011 Ringing in Their Ears
2012 Roadside Fugitive
2014 Hibi Rock
2015 Joker Game
2016 The Sun
2017 Memoirs of a Murderer
2017 Vigilante
2018 Gangoose
2020 AI Amok
2021 Ninja Girl
2021 The Cursed Sanctuary X
2023 Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral
2024 A Girl Named Ann
2025 Muromachi Burai
Producer:
2006 Cream Lemon: Magic Doll
2006 JAPONICA VIRUS
2009 8000 Miles
2010 8000 Miles 2: Girls Rapper
2011 Brutus's Heart
2011 Ringing in Their Ears
2012 Roadside Fugitive
2014 Hibi Rock
2015 Joker Game
2016 The Sun
2017 Memoirs of a Murderer
2017 Vigilante
2018 Gangoose
2020 AI Amok
2021 Ninja Girl
2021 The Cursed Sanctuary X
2023 Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral
2024 A Girl Named Ann
2025 Muromachi Burai
Screenplay:
2006 Cream Lemon: Magic Doll
2006 JAPONICA VIRUS
2009 8000 Miles
2010 8000 Miles 2: Girls Rapper
2011 Brutus's Heart
2011 Ringing in Their Ears
2012 Roadside Fugitive
2014 Hibi Rock
2015 Joker Game
2016 The Sun
2017 Memoirs of a Murderer
2017 Vigilante
2018 Gangoose
2020 AI Amok
2021 Ninja Girl
2021 The Cursed Sanctuary X
2023 Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral
2024 A Girl Named Ann
2025 Muromachi Burai
Writer:
2006 Cream Lemon: Magic Doll
2006 JAPONICA VIRUS
2009 8000 Miles
2010 8000 Miles 2: Girls Rapper
2011 Brutus's Heart
2011 Ringing in Their Ears
2012 Roadside Fugitive
2014 Hibi Rock
2015 Joker Game
2016 The Sun
2017 Memoirs of a Murderer
2017 Vigilante
2018 Gangoose
2020 AI Amok
2021 Ninja Girl
2021 The Cursed Sanctuary X
2023 Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral
2024 A Girl Named Ann
2025 Muromachi Burai
Creator:
2013 Ghost Negotiator Tenma
2022 Uzukawamura Incident
Director:
2012 Clover
2013 Ghost Negotiator Tenma
2013 Minna! ESPer Dayo!
2013 Neo Ultra Q
2015 Futagashira
2021 Nemesis
2022 Uzukawamura Incident
2025 飛鳥クリニックは今日も雨
Screenplay:
2012 Clover
2013 Ghost Negotiator Tenma
2013 Minna! ESPer Dayo!
2013 Neo Ultra Q
2015 Futagashira
2021 Nemesis
2022 Uzukawamura Incident
2025 飛鳥クリニックは今日も雨
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