Yu Irie (b. 1979)

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.

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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

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