Biography and filmography

Yasutaro Yagi

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.

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Movies (57)

Isho: Shiroi shōjo

Isho: Shiroi shōjo

1976 · Writer

River Without a Bridge

River Without a Bridge

1969 · Screenplay

Monument to the Girl's Corps

Monument to the Girl's Corps

1968 · Screenplay

Blood and Sea

Blood and Sea

1965 · Screenplay

Gazing at Love and Death

Gazing at Love and Death

1964 · Screenplay

A Story from Echigo

A Story from Echigo

1964 · Screenplay

Kanto Wanderer

Kanto Wanderer

1963 · Screenplay

Farm Girls

Farm Girls

1962 · Story, Screenplay

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

1961 · Screenplay

The Human Wall

The Human Wall

1959 · Screenplay

Kashima-nada no onna

Kashima-nada no onna

1959 · Screenplay

Lucky Dragon No. 5

Lucky Dragon No. 5

1959 · Screenplay

Ujō

Ujō

1957 · Screenplay

Rice

Rice

1957 · Screenplay

Streetlights

Streetlights

1957 · Screenplay

Song of the Underworld

Song of the Underworld

1956 · Screenplay

Osanaki mono wa uttaeru

Osanaki mono wa uttaeru

1955 · Writer

A Hole of My Own Making

A Hole of My Own Making

1955 · Screenplay

Blood Festival of Akagi

Blood Festival of Akagi

1955 · Screenplay

Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri

Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri

1955 · Writer

The Last Women

The Last Women

1954 · Screenplay

The End of a Day

The End of a Day

1954 · Executive Producer, Screenplay

Hiroshima

Hiroshima

1953 · Writer

At the End of the Clouds

At the End of the Clouds

1953 · Screenplay

The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki

The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki

1953 · Screenplay

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu

1953 · Screenplay

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

1952 · Screenplay

Toki no teizo: Sōshūban

Toki no teizo: Sōshūban

1952 · Screenplay

The Yamabiko School

The Yamabiko School

1952 · Screenplay

August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan

August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan

1952 · Writer

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

1950 · Script Supervisor

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

1950 · Script Supervisor

The Rainbow-Colored Flower

The Rainbow-Colored Flower

1950 · Screenplay

Listen to the Voices of the Sea

Listen to the Voices of the Sea

1950 · Script Supervisor

Town of Violence

Town of Violence

1950 · Screenplay

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

1950 · Writer

Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya

Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya

1949 · Screenplay

Utako's Story

Utako's Story

1949 · Screenplay

Wagakoyue ni

Wagakoyue ni

1949 · Screenplay

Platform at Night

Platform at Night

1948 · Screenplay

A Second Life

A Second Life

1948 · Writer

Invitation to Happiness

Invitation to Happiness

1947 · Writer, Story

Suicide Troops of the Watchtower

Suicide Troops of the Watchtower

1943 · Screenplay

A Diary of Our Love

A Diary of Our Love

1941 · Screenplay

Ōhinata-mura

Ōhinata-mura

1940 · Writer

Spring on Leper's Island

Spring on Leper's Island

1940 · Screenplay

Okumura Ioka

Okumura Ioka

1940 · Screenplay

The Burning Sky

The Burning Sky

1940 · Screenplay

Tuition

Tuition

1940 · Adaptation

Earth

Earth

1939 · Screenplay

Children of the Sun

Children of the Sun

1938 · Screenplay

King Kong Appears in Edo: The Episode of Gold

King Kong Appears in Edo: The Episode of Gold

1938 · Inoue Ginbei

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

1938 · Inoue Ginbei

Unending Advance

Unending Advance

1937 · Writer

The Crown of Life

The Crown of Life

1936 · Writer

Theater of Life: Youth Version

Theater of Life: Youth Version

1936 · Screenplay

Behold This Mother

Behold This Mother

1930 · Screenplay

TV shows (0)

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