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Yasutaro Yagi

Writing
84 years oldGunma, Japan

Biography

Yasutarō Yagi (3 February 1903 – 8 September 1987) was a Japanese screenwriter, mostly famous for his adaptations of literary works for the director Tomu Uchida in the 1930s, such as Jinsei gekijō and Kagirinaki zenshin, and for his collaborations with leftist filmmakers such as Kaneto Shindo and Tadashi Imai in the postwar period. He served as president of the Japan Screenwriters Guild. Wikipedia contributors. "Yasutarō Yagi." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 24 Jan. 2021. Web. 3 Nov. 2021.

Personal Details

Born
February 3, 1903 - September 8, 1987 (age 84)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Gunma, Japan
Known For
Writing

Also Known As

Yagi Yasutarou

Movies (48)

River Without a Bridge
5.0

River Without a Bridge

Screenplay (Writing)

1969

Monument to the Girl's Corps

Monument to the Girl's Corps

Screenplay (Writing)

1968

Blood and Sea

Blood and Sea

Screenplay (Writing)

1965

Gazing at Love and Death
7.0

Gazing at Love and Death

Screenplay (Writing)

1964

A Story from Echigo
7.2

A Story from Echigo

Screenplay (Writing)

1964

Kanto Wanderer
6.3

Kanto Wanderer

Screenplay (Writing)

1963

Chibusa o daku musume tachi

Chibusa o daku musume tachi

Story (Writing)

1962

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

Screenplay (Writing)

1961

The Human Wall
5.0

The Human Wall

Screenplay (Writing)

1959

Kashima-nada no onna

Kashima-nada no onna

Screenplay (Writing)

1959

Lucky Dragon No. 5
7.3

Lucky Dragon No. 5

Screenplay (Writing)

1959

Rice
6.4

Rice

Screenplay (Writing)

1957

Streetlights

Streetlights

Screenplay (Writing)

1957

Song of the Underworld

Song of the Underworld

Screenplay (Writing)

1956

A Hole of My Own Making
6.0

A Hole of My Own Making

Screenplay (Writing)

1955

Blood Festival of Akagi

Blood Festival of Akagi

Screenplay (Writing)

1955

The Last Women

The Last Women

Screenplay (Writing)

1954

The End of a Day
5.0

The End of a Day

Screenplay (Writing)

1954

Hiroshima
7.4

Hiroshima

Writer (Writing)

1953

At the End of the Clouds

At the End of the Clouds

Screenplay (Writing)

1953

The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki

The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki

Screenplay (Writing)

1953

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu

Screenplay (Writing)

1953

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

Screenplay (Writing)

1952

The Yamabiko School

The Yamabiko School

Screenplay (Writing)

1952

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

Script Supervisor (Directing)

1950

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

Script Supervisor (Directing)

1950

The Rainbow-Colored Flower
1.0

The Rainbow-Colored Flower

Screenplay (Writing)

1950

Listen to the Voices of the Sea
7.0

Listen to the Voices of the Sea

Script Supervisor (Directing)

1950

Street of Violence
6.5

Street of Violence

Screenplay (Writing)

1950

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
6.5

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

Writer (Writing)

1950

Konna onna ni dare ga shita

Konna onna ni dare ga shita

Screenplay (Writing)

1949

A Second Life

A Second Life

Writer (Writing)

1948

Invitation to Happiness

Invitation to Happiness

Writer (Writing)

1947

Suicide Troops of the Watchtower
5.7

Suicide Troops of the Watchtower

Screenplay (Writing)

1943

A Diary of Our Love

A Diary of Our Love

Screenplay (Writing)

1941

Ōhinata-mura

Ōhinata-mura

Writer (Writing)

1940

Spring on Leper's Island
6.3

Spring on Leper's Island

Screenplay (Writing)

1940

Okumura Ioka

Okumura Ioka

Screenplay (Writing)

1940

The Burning Sky

The Burning Sky

Screenplay (Writing)

1940

Tuition
6.0

Tuition

Adaptation (Writing)

1940

Earth
7.4

Earth

Screenplay (Writing)

1939

Children of the Sun

Children of the Sun

Screenplay (Writing)

1938

King Kong Appears in Edo: The Episode of Gold
5.0

King Kong Appears in Edo: The Episode of Gold

as Inoue Ginbei

1938

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo
5.5

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

as Inoue Ginbei

1938

Unending Advance

Unending Advance

Writer (Writing)

1937

The Crown of Life

The Crown of Life

Writer (Writing)

1936

Theater of Life: Youth Version

Theater of Life: Youth Version

Screenplay (Writing)

1936

Behold This Mother

Behold This Mother

Screenplay (Writing)

1930