Shin Adachi
Born in 1973 in Tottori Prefecture, Adachi Shin graduated from the Japan Academy of Moving Images, a film school founded in Yokohama in 1975 by director Imamura Shohei. Adachi served as an assistant director to Somai Shinji and started writing scripts. His first feature scriptwriting credit was for the 2004 pro wrestling comedy Mask de 41. His breakthrough was the script for the 2014 boxing drama 100 Yen Love, which won him a Japan Academy Award. In 2016 Adachi made his directorial debut with the semi-autobiographical teen comedy 14 That Night.
Movies (25)
Good Luck
2025 · Director, Writer
Yolo
2024 · Original Film Writer
The Beast of Comedy
2024 · Writer
Brats, Be Ambitious!
2023 · Director, Screenplay
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
2023 · Screenplay
Underdog: Part One
2020 · Original Story, Screenplay
Underdog: Part Two
2020 · Screenplay, Original Story
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
2020 · Screenplay
A Beloved Wife
2019 · Original Story, Screenplay, Director
As Sawa-chan Rides the Waves
2019 · Writer
The Kids' Diner
2019 · Writer
Journey of the Sky Goddess
2019 · Screenplay
Shino Can't Say Her Name
2018 · Writer
We Make Antiques!
2018 · Writer
Demekin
2017 · Writer
14 That Night
2016 · Director, Writer
Obon Brothers
2015 · Screenplay
Sachi & Mayu
2015 · Writer
100 Yen Love
2014 · Screenplay
Schoolgirl Complex
2013 · Screenplay
Just One Point
2013 · Screenplay
Virgin Wandering
2009 · Screenplay
Aogura
2006 · Screenplay
The Catch Man
2006 · Writer
Mask de 41
2004 · Writer
TV shows (6)
The Asayama Family
2025 · Screenplay, Director, Original Concept, Creator
I Still Wanna Have Sex with My Wife
2025 · Novel, Director, Screenplay
Lost Man Found
2022 · Screenplay, Creator
Rokujouma no Piano Man
2021 · Screenplay
Stolen Face
2019 · Screenplay
Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman
2017 · Writer